Lead Android Developer

Role: Lead Android Developer

Office: London

Hybrid, 2 days a week

About Us:

Two Circles is a global sports agency. We drive growth for sports properties by

delivering deeper connections with fans, through the intelligent use of data and

technology.

We work with some of the world’s biggest sports organisations – including the NFL,

Premier League, Formula 1, AFL, Wimbledon and UEFA – and have been named Sport

Industry Agency of the Year on more than four occasions.

We have a team of over 950 Two Circlers working from 14 cities across

APAC, North America, and EMEA,

serving our expanding international client base.

Data is at the center of our approach - helping clients to get a better understanding

of their customers and deliver insights that influence top-level decision-making.

From there, we develop digital products and integrate data and technology solutions

that grow audiences and revenue across ticketing, participation, sponsorship and

media.

Role Description:

As a part of our ongoing growth, we are expanding our software engineering capability

and looking for an experienced Senior Android Engineer to join our London office and

lead from the front in the technical design, setup, and implementation of digital

products and solutions for our clients.

You will play a pivotal role in the establishment of cross functional engineering

practices, tooling and culture as the team is established and continues to grow.

You will have a proven track record of delivering best-in-class digital products whilst

solving complex engineering problems. We are looking for a team player who is able

to mentor and upskill other engineers whilst setting the bar for best practice.

If this sounds like you, then let’s talk!

Key Responsibilities

● Work closely with Engineering Managers, Engineering Leads and Product

Managers to understand problems and define technical scope for global sports

properties.

● You will be hands on, building and delivering end-to-end solutions for clients

whilst encompassing and establishing best practices in coding standards.

● Leading and influencing the design of software architecture both in house and

alongside clients.

● Drive technical excellence and advocate for clean, maintainable, and scalable code.

● Establish and maintain coding standards, development practices, and CI/CD pipelines.

● You will be active in the hiring of other Software Engineers whilst helping refine

and improve the process.

● Being an advocate for developer experience and a keen interest in continually

improving it.

● Encouraging a blameless culture of continuous improvement and technical

excellence.

● This is a hybrid role where you are expected to be in our London office for 2 days

a week and occasionally travel to client offices in London and EMEA.

Your Skills

What we are looking for:

● A minimum of 5+ years experience in Android development including experience in technical leadership or as a senior/lead engineer.

● A high level of proficiency and understanding of Kotlin.

● Strong architectural knowledge (SOLID principles, clean architecture etc) and

passionate about writing clean, modular and testable code.

● A passion for delivering high quality UI/UX that scales to all screen sizes using

Jetpack Compose.

● Experience in a CI / CD environment where you have utilised tools such as

Bitrise, Circle CI, GitHub actions or Azure DevOps etc.

● Experience in agile development practices, continuous integration and test

automation via various methods such as unit, integration, contract and E2E

testing.

● You have experience in monitoring the performance and analytics of your

applications with tools like Firebase, Sentry, Mix Panel, Google Analytics etc.

● A strong desire and advocate for performant applications.

● A flair for simplicity when problem solving.

● Excellent communication skills, with the ability to communicate to a variety of

audiences to explain your solutions and collaborate effectively with others.

Nice To Have:

● Experience building modules using KMM (Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile) for

consumption by iOS.

● Experience working in an agency environment.

● Experience working in a startup.

● A degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

● A keen interest in sport and sports business’.

Two Circles is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an

equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for

employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or

expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran

status.