Senior Mobile Engineer Android

Mobile | Media | Digital Products

Barcelona, Spain | Hybrid model (1–2 days in office)

We partner with a global technology company building premium digital products for one of the leading media groups worldwide. Mobile applications play a key role in content distribution and news delivery, reaching millions of users globally, with a strong focus on innovation, performance, and quality.

About the role:

We are looking for a Senior Mobile Engineer (L4) to join the Mobile Team, responsible for building next-generation mobile apps for premium brands. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on execution, guiding architecture, driving feature delivery, and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Lead technical planning and execution of mobile features and projects, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
• Serve as a technical point of contact: guide discussions, unblock engineers, provide architectural guidance, and promote best practices.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with product and design to refine scope, estimate work, and align priorities and timelines.
• Contribute hands-on across mobile platforms by implementing features, fixing bugs, and improving performance.
• Make technical decisions that align engineering work with business objectives and team roadmap.

Requirements:

• Experience acting as a technical lead on mobile engineering projects, guiding architecture, planning, and execution.
• Strong background in native mobile development:
• Android: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Room, Retrofit, Coroutines/Flow
• iOS (optional/bonus): Swift, SwiftUI
• Solid understanding of data structures, system design, design patterns, API design, MVP/MVVM, and declarative UI.
• Experience with Git workflows, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.
• Ability to drive technical decisions, communicate clearly with stakeholders, and align engineering work with business goals.
• Passion for news and mobile innovation; experience in journalism is a plus.
• Advanced English proficiency.

Nice to have:

• Full-stack experience or familiarity with cloud services, GraphQL, Firebase, or backend technologies.
• Experience in distributed or multi-brand teams.
• Open-source contributions or apps published on Google Play.

We Offer:

• €70,200 annual gross salary and an attractive perks package
• High-impact mobile projects for premium global brands.
• Flexible hybrid work model (1–2 days in office).
• International, product-driven, collaborative environment.
• Influence over technical architecture and roadmap.
• Continuous learning and professional growth.