Android Developer

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Android Developer

12-month Fixed-Term Contract

Location: Edinburgh (We believe in the power of in-person collaboration, and our hybrid model requires colleagues to be in the office a minimum of 40% of their time) 

Salary: A competitive salary from £47,680 – £71,520 depending on the experience you can bring

Closing date: 30th June 2026

As a purpose-led business, we're focused on supporting our customers as they navigate through new stages of their lives and all the moments that matter. We're here for everyone who wants to make the most of their time on the planet and leave it a little better than they found it, however grand or humble their ambitions. 

We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments. At Aegon, we strive in creating a diverse organisation that plays a meaningful role in driving greater equity, inclusion and belonging.

We see longevity, aging, and changing life patterns as an opportunity for our customers, our employees, and society as a whole. And we want to support everyone in building the financial means to explore the possibilities and challenges of a long and varied life. Delivered through our diverse businesses, Aegon’s products and services enable people to proactively improve their financial wellbeing and remain flexible and focused during times of change.

We are now looking for an Android Developer to join our Mylo team to help continue building and improving our market leading Android app. Working with others to build, test and run the application and associated pipelines, you will have experience of building Android applications and be ready to use your experience to rapidly develop and iterate our app.

Working closely with our Lead Android Developer and broader product team, you will contribute with assessment of viability, and feasibility of product features and own the development of specific product features in the Android environment. You will be responsible for the testing of the application as we build automated test pipelines into the technology stack.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Following industry standard mobile architecture patterns in all development activities.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, design solutions, and ensure timely delivery of projects.
• Implementing and maintaining a strong testing framework to ensure the reliability and quality of developed mobile applications.
• Owning the end-to-end development lifecycle of the mobile application which includes building, testing, packaging and deploying.
• Troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues, collaborating with team members to find optimal solutions.
• Participating in the agile development process, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Solid experience in Android development.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in Kotlin with best practices. Experience in Java is beneficial; however, your primary skill should be Kotlin.
• Proficiency in integrating third-party APIs and understanding networking concepts, including RESTful services and handling JSON/XML.
• Knowledge and experience of different testing phases in Android applications which includes unit testing, end-to-end testing and visual regression testing.
• Ability to find performance bottlenecks and implement optimisations.
• Deep understanding and experience working with Android SDK. This includes knowledge on fundamentals of Android development such App Components and Lifecycle, Permissions System and usage of Jetpack libraries.
• Experience in implementing UI for different Android screen sizes, having knowledge implementing components to adhere to a design system is beneficial.

What’s in it for you?

• We’re serious about your future and our enhanced pension scheme is now in place.  We ask you to contribute 3% of your salary to your pension and we’ll put in 9%.  If you decide to contribute more, we’ll match it up to a combined total of 20% of your salary (that’s 7% from you and 13% from us). 
• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance
• 34 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.  To find out more about what to expect at Aegon, visit our careers site.

We're looking for talented individuals who are ready to make a real impact. If you're excited about new challenges and want to work with a team that values your skills, apply today!

The legal bits

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.