Staff Mobile Engineer - Android

Summary

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.

We’re looking for a Staff Android Engineer who brings deep technical expertise, thinks strategically, and elevates engineering quality across teams.

You will drive architectural vision, influence standards and practices beyond your squad, and ensure that our Android experiences are modern, scalable, and delightful. You will operate as a multiplier: coaching engineers, shaping technical direction, and collaborating widely across product groups to deliver outstanding mobile experiences.

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 (e.g., GraphQL, offline‑first strategies, MDM integrations).

• 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

Works closely with

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

Being a part of M&S is exactly that – becoming a part and playing your part. We’re an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values.

Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special…

• 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. Having options to progress is something we’re proud of at M&S.

• 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 – that offers up to 25% off Gym Memberships and the option to become an M&S Shareholder using our 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.

• Every colleague at M&S has access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support – this includes access to our 24/7 Virtual GP, PAM Assist to support you & your family as well as many other schemes.

Everyone’s Welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail. We’re disrupting, innovating and leading the industry into a more conscientious, inspiring digital era. We’re transforming how we work together and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer strives to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make change happen.

We are committed to building diverse and representative teams, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and be at their best. We support each other and work together to win together.

If you feel you'd benefit from any support or reasonable adjustments during any stage of the recruitment process, please don’t hesitate to let us know when completing your application. This information will be picked up by our team, so we can try and put steps in place to help you be at your best through this process.