Hire Android developers for your team in the United Kingdom

Look for someone who can explain their choices in the context of your app, including how they would maintain existing code and investigate problems after release.

• Kotlin and interfacesThey build screens with Jetpack Compose and can maintain Java and XML layouts in older apps.
• ArchitectureThey use ViewModels and a repository layer, with dependency injection through Hilt or Koin and Room for local data.
• Background work and permissionsThey schedule tasks with WorkManager, request permissions when a feature needs them and handle refusals.
• Release readinessThey keep the target API level current for Google Play requirements.
• Testing and profilingThey use JUnit, Compose UI tests and Espresso, then investigate slow screens and memory leaks with Android Studio profilers.

You direct the product work. Our developers already work on client projects; we do not find freelancers specifically for your project.

1. 01

   Choose the arrangement

   Studio hiring usually moves recruitment, payroll, equipment and cover for absence to the studio, while you direct the work. Direct hiring gives you more control and takes longer to set up.

2. 02

   Set up management

   We include a lead who reviews code and keeps work on track, so agree how that lead will coordinate with your own decision-maker.

3. 03

   Start with a real task

   Plan environment setup and a product and codebase walkthrough, followed by a small task that touches the main parts of the system.

4. 04

   Keep accounts under your organisation

   Put repositories, cloud accounts and third-party services in your organisation’s name, and confirm intellectual property assignment in the contract.

5. 05

   Review progress

   We give you regular updates and demos, with direct access to the people doing the work.

A field service or logistics business might need offline data, barcode scanning, maps or location tracking in its app. Decide which data the developer needs to see while building and reviewing those features.

Where work involves access to UK personal data from India, we set up individual accounts with the least permissions needed, starting in staging and adding production access after the review process is in place. India is not covered by UK adequacy regulations. Check whether a transfer safeguard is needed; the IDTA is available as UK standard contract wording.

Prepare the work before hiring, so a developer is not left waiting for useful tasks.

• Rank the backlog or describe the first tasks clearly enough for work to start.
• Define doneSet review rules, expected tests, and who approves deployment.
• Share the architecture, coding standards, branching and release process, and instructions for running the project locally. Record gaps.
• Confirm the repository, ticket system and stand-ups the developer will join.