Durlston Partners

Lead Android Engineer

AI - ML, Software Engineering
£80,000 - £120,000 Base + Equity
London, UK

Lead Android Engineer – Autonomous Systems – London

Ready to step up from Senior to Lead? If you love deep technical challenges and customers who depend on your app working anytime, anywhere – this one’s for you.

 

The Role:

You’ll design and optimise mission-critical networking layers for autonomous systems, solving problems like:

  • Low-level protocol design (sockets, WebSockets) for unreliable environments
  • Bulletproof offline functionality – think ride-sharing app resilience, but for defence tech
  • Real-time data streaming with strict performance requirements

 

You’re the missing piece if you:

  • Have 5+ years Android experience (Kotlin/Java) and know Jetpack inside out
  • Live for networking challenges – sync conflicts, spotty connections, and edge cases are your specialty
  • Wanttrue ownership of architecture (no micromanagement, just hard problems to solve)
  • Have battle scars fromhigh-stakes apps (ride-sharing, delivery, or similar is perfect)

 

Why this isn’t just another Android job:

  • Your work enables autonomous systems that operate in critical scenarios
  • You’ll join a tight-knit team of experts (founders included) who ship impactful tech
  • Growth potential: Equity in a well-funded startup tackling the hardest problems in defence
  • Perks that matter: Competitive salary, visa support, top-tier equipment, health/dental, and free breakfast and lunch daily

 

📩 Reach out on LinkedIn or via email – [email protected] to discuss further!