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Engineering Manager_Android
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- Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Contract
- Full Time
- £156,000 - £208,000 Per Hour
Job Description
Engineering Manager (Android/Mobile)
Location: Manchester (2 days in a week /Hybrid)
Contract: 6 Months (Inside IR35)
The Role You will lead a cross-functional engineering team (Android, iOS, Backend) building high-traffic, customer-facing search products for a global tech platform. This is a "player-coach" role: you will drive agile delivery and manage the team while serving as the hands-on Android technical expert.
Key Responsibilities
Lead & Deliver: Manage a multidisciplinary team of 5-8 engineers (including contractors), owning the roadmap, resourcing, and agile delivery.
Android Leadership: Guide technical decisions, review code, and step in to troubleshoot complex Android issues (Kotlin, Jetpack, architecture).
Operational Health: Monitor app performance (crashes, ANRs, latency) and lead technical incident management.
Stakeholder Alignment: Partner closely with Product and Design to balance rapid feature delivery with long-term technical quality.What You Need
Leadership: Proven experience managing, leading, or coaching software engineering teams in a product-led environment.
Android Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on Android development experience using Kotlin and modern architecture (Compose, modularisation).
Mobile DevOps: Strong grasp of mobile testing, CI/CD, release management, and feature flags.
Communication: Ability to clearly translate technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
How to Apply
If you are a pragmatic, delivery-focused Engineering Manager with strong Android roots who thrives in high-scale mobile environments, click Apply below with an updated CV.
Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy
Location: Manchester (2 days in a week /Hybrid)
Contract: 6 Months (Inside IR35)
The Role You will lead a cross-functional engineering team (Android, iOS, Backend) building high-traffic, customer-facing search products for a global tech platform. This is a "player-coach" role: you will drive agile delivery and manage the team while serving as the hands-on Android technical expert.
Key Responsibilities
Lead & Deliver: Manage a multidisciplinary team of 5-8 engineers (including contractors), owning the roadmap, resourcing, and agile delivery.
Android Leadership: Guide technical decisions, review code, and step in to troubleshoot complex Android issues (Kotlin, Jetpack, architecture).
Operational Health: Monitor app performance (crashes, ANRs, latency) and lead technical incident management.
Stakeholder Alignment: Partner closely with Product and Design to balance rapid feature delivery with long-term technical quality.What You Need
Leadership: Proven experience managing, leading, or coaching software engineering teams in a product-led environment.
Android Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on Android development experience using Kotlin and modern architecture (Compose, modularisation).
Mobile DevOps: Strong grasp of mobile testing, CI/CD, release management, and feature flags.
Communication: Ability to clearly translate technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
How to Apply
If you are a pragmatic, delivery-focused Engineering Manager with strong Android roots who thrives in high-scale mobile environments, click Apply below with an updated CV.
Randstad Technologies is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy