At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead Android development and mentor engineers while shaping technical strategy.
- Company: Join a historic brand transforming into a digital-first, engineering-led company.
- Benefits: Enjoy discounts, bonuses, generous holidays, and wellbeing support.
- Other info: Collaborate with diverse teams and access excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make an impact with cutting-edge tech in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Expertise in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern Android practices required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
As part of the M&S Software Engineering organisation, you’ll join a well‑loved historic brand that serves millions of customers and thousands of colleagues. With ethical values embedded at our core and technology leaders who truly understand engineering, this is an exciting time as we continue our transformation into a digital‑first, engineering‑led company.
What You'll Do
- Technical Strategy & Leadership: Define and drive the long‑term technical vision for the Android platform across multiple teams. Influence architectural decisions, ensuring adherence to clean architecture and modern Android principles. Partner with engineering leaders to improve engineering velocity, quality, and ways of working.
- Android Development: Design, build, and maintain high‑quality Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. Develop scalable, maintainable features and guide teams in implementing performance‑minded mobile solutions.
- Mentorship & Technical Excellence: Mentor and develop Android engineers of all levels, raising the bar for engineering craft. Lead technical reviews, champion TDD, and ensure best‑in‑class testing and quality practices.
- Tooling, DevOps & CI/CD: Shape CI/CD strategy for mobile engineering and improve build systems such as Gradle. Identify opportunities to optimise pipelines, automation, and developer workflows.
- Research & Innovation: Explore new technologies, evaluate tooling, and introduce modern capabilities such as GraphQL and offline‑first strategies. Contribute to mobile platform roadmaps and strategic engineering initiatives.
Who You Are
- Deep expertise with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and the modern Android ecosystem.
- Strong understanding of clean architecture, offline‑first patterns, and scalable mobile design.
- Experience integrating RESTful APIs and familiarity with GraphQL.
- Ability to translate Figma designs into polished, high‑performance UI.
- Proficient with Git, CI/CD, and GitHub Actions.
- Known for raising engineering standards and influencing technical direction.
- Passionate about performance, accessibility, security, and user‑centric engineering.
Tech stack: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Gradle, REST, GraphQL (nice to have), GitHub Actions, Figma, MDM (nice to have), Clean Architecture, MVVM, Offline‑first principles.
As a member of M&S Software Engineering, you’ll also work with and learn from other engineers and specialists in the organisation through Business Platforms, Product Portfolios, Product Groups, other teams and Communities of Practice.
What’s In It For You
- 20% colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food.
- A first‑class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development.
- Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives.
- Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days.
- Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website, including GymSave for up to 25% off gym memberships and the option to become an M&S shareholder using ShareSave & ShareBuy Schemes.
- Charity Volunteer Day – a paid day away from work to support your chosen charity.
- A very generous defined contribution pension scheme and life assurance.
- Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support, including our 24/7 virtual GP, PAM Assist and many other schemes.
Staff Mobile Engineer - Android employer: Marks and Spencer
Joining M&S as a Staff Mobile Engineer - Android means becoming part of a historic brand that prioritises ethical values and innovation. With a strong focus on employee development, you will benefit from tailored training schemes, a generous pension plan, and unique perks like a 20% discount across various products. The collaborative work culture fosters mentorship and technical excellence, ensuring you have the opportunity to grow your skills while contributing to exciting digital transformations.
