Engineering Team Manager (Android)

TL;DR

Engineering Team Manager (Android): Leading an established full-stack mobile app team to deliver scalable mobile applications within the Mobile Banking app, with an accent on predictable delivery and engineering excellence. Focus on hands-on codebase contribution, mobile architecture, API, and micro-service design while providing line-management and personal development support.

Location: Hybrid in London, UK (at least two days per week in the office)

Salary: £107,304 - £126,240

Company

hirify.global is rebooting an icon and building the future of finance, investing in people, data, and tech to transform services for its 26 million customers.

What you will do

• Lead a full-stack feature team of mobile, API, and quality engineers specializing in Android.
• Collaborate with leads, architects, designers, and product owners to define roadmaps and technical designs.
• Contribute to the codebase and provide oversight and feedback via pull requests.
• Demonstrate leadership for mobile architecture, API, and micro-service design, with deep Android development knowledge.
• Provide line-management and personal development support to engineering team members.
• Develop tactical plans for resource and asset optimization.

Requirements

• Proven experience in leading software engineering projects within large, distributed systems.
• Strong collaboration and influencing skills to align diverse teams.
• Proven experience with modern application development approaches including automated testing, TDD, CI, pair programming, code review, and version control.
• Proficiency in Kotlin and strong knowledge of Jetpack Compose.
• Solid understanding of clean architecture, design patterns (MVP, MVVM, MVI), and principles (SOLID, DRY).
• Confidence to express opinions and be pragmatic in modifying them.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model, requiring at least two days per week in the office.
• Commitment to inclusivity and diversity, with initiatives for senior roles, menopause health, and working with cancer.
• Generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• Annual performance-related bonus and share schemes.
• Flexible benefits package and generous parental leave policies.