Senior Software Engineer I (Android)

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.

We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market. 

Role:   Senior Android Engineer 1 Location:   Soho Square, London Office / Hybrid   Reporting to:   Engineering Manager  

The Role  
We are on a mission to be "the app you can’t move without". Our Android app serves millions of users every month as they search, dream and plan their next move.  

We are looking for a product-minded Senior Android Engineer to lead the delivery of key journeys in the Rightmove Android app. You will work in a cross-discipline team with Product Managers, QA, Back-end engineers, Product Designers and Analytics to design, build and iterate on impactful features. You will own complex technical areas, mentor other engineers and help define the patterns and practices that keep our app fast, stable and enjoyable to work on.  

Responsibilities will include:  

• Product Collaboration: Partner with Product and Design from discovery through delivery, shaping requirements and proposing Android-native solutions.  

• End-to-End Ownership: Lead the design and implementation of complex features, ensuring they are well architected, observable and straightforward to evolve.  

• Technical Excellence: Apply modern Android development practices using Kotlin, AndroidX and Jetpack Compose, and champion clean, modular architectures.  

• User-Focused Delivery: Ensure features feel intuitive and polished for Android users, with attention to performance, accessibility and offline behaviour.  

• Mentorship: Guide and support other engineers through pairing, reviews and technical coaching, helping to grow the strength of the Android discipline.  

• Data-Driven Iteration: Instrument features with analytics, collaborate with Data and Product to interpret results, and iterate based on real user behaviour.  

• Quality & Reliability: Maintain high standards for testing, crash-free sessions and observability, and contribute to incident investigation and prevention.  

We are looking for someone who:  

• Experience: Has 4+ years of Android engineering experience building and shipping consumer products in Kotlin.  

• Architectural Depth: Comfortable designing architectures for complex features, including modularisation, DI and clear separation of concerns.  

• Product Mindset: Understands product goals, can challenge and refine requirements, and makes tradeoffs explicit.  

• Cross-Functional Skills: Proven experience collaborating closely with Product Managers, Designers, QA, Analytics and Back-end teams.  

• Operational Awareness: Familiar with monitoring, crash reporting, performance analysis and release management on Android.  

• Mentoring Ability: Experience supporting and reviewing the work of other engineers and helping them to grow.  

• Communication: Able to explain complex technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.  

Bonus points for:  
- Experience running A/B tests and experiments on mobile.  
- Contributions to Android communities, talks or open-source projects.  
- Experience improving build performance, CI pipelines or release tooling.  

Our approach to AI:  
At Rightmove, we expect everyone to actively explore and use AI tools to improve their productivity, creativity, and impact. We believe that software and product are ultimately people problems, and everything we build is aimed at improving the lives of others. Our view is that thoughtful use of AI can free up more time for the human parts of our work, understanding real problems, listening carefully, and making sure we are solving the right things in the right way. If you are not curious about how to use AI to work smarter, this is unlikely to be the right environment for you.  

About Rightmove

Our vision is to give everyone the belief that they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.

We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market.

Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here!  We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:

• We create value… by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers.
• We think bigger… by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations.
• We care deeply… by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity.
• We move together… by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive.
• We make a difference… by focusing on delivering measurable impact.

We believe in careers that open doors and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work , we’re clearly doing something right! 

If all of this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making......

People are the foundation of Rightmove - We’ll help you build a career on it.

What we offer 

• Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments.
• Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan.
• 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes.
• Contributory stakeholder pension.
• Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility.
• Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan.
• Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching.
• Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more.
• We offer hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days in the office. For our roles, such as Field or Home-based positions, different working arrangements apply - full details will be shared during the recruitment process.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate based on age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage / civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity or sexual orientation. 

At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success., We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.

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