Engineering Manager – Android (Hybrid, Manchester)

About the role

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Android mobile team in Manchester. This hybrid role combines hands‑on Android development with people‑management, overseeing a cross‑functional group that also includes iOS and backend engineers. You will drive agile delivery while ensuring the stability and performance of high‑traffic customer‑facing search products.

Key responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of 5‑8 engineers, managing roadmap, resourcing and agile delivery.
• Provide Android technical leadership: guide architecture, review code and resolve complex issues using Kotlin, Jetpack and Compose.
• Monitor app health, handle incidents, and optimise performance metrics such as crashes, ANRs and latency.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Design to balance rapid feature delivery with long‑term quality.
• Oversee mobile DevOps processes including testing, CI/CD pipelines, release management and feature‑flag implementation.

Required profile

• Proven experience managing or coaching software engineering teams in a product‑led environment.
• 5+ years of hands‑on Android development with modern Kotlin‑based architectures.
• Strong communication skills to translate technical trade‑offs to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, high‑scale mobile environment.

Required skills

• Kotlin
• Jetpack
• Compose
• Modularisation
• Mobile testing
• CI/CD
• Release management
• Feature flags