Principal Apps Engineer

Salary: £40,000 - 80,000 per year

Requirements:

• We have expertise in native mobile development for iOS and/or Android, with proficiency in both modern and legacy languages.
• We apply a test-driven approach to development (TDD/BDD) to ensure the stability and reliability of our mobile applications.
• We guide engineering peers by participating in thorough code reviews to maintain high standards across the codebase.
• We communicate technical concepts clearly to both internal stakeholders and external communities through presentations or meetups.
• We build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline the delivery of mobile features.
• We take a proactive mindset by driving positive change and continuous improvement within a collaborative agile environment.

Responsibilities:

• We lead technical direction and discussions within the team.
• We ensure best practice and good code quality is maintained.
• We support existing and develop new features to support business needs across The Sun.
• We work with stakeholders to understand requirements and help define ticket requirements.
• We assist with the release process to deploy new features and fixes to production.
• We help with hiring, growing, and running the team.
• We are responsible for the technical strategy and tactical implementation.

Technologies:

• Android
• CI/CD
• Support
• Mobile
• TDD
• iOS
• Network

More:

We are News UK, one of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our brands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, The TLS, talkSPORT, Times Radio, and Virgin Radio UK, alongside market-leading local stations across Ireland. Our world-famous multi-format brands span print, digital, audio, video, events, and experiences, reaching almost 40 million people each month. We are driven by passion, guided by principles, and acting with purpose, with a commitment to promoting a fair society, freedom of speech, and a little bit of fun. We foster an inclusive culture, support employee-led networks, and offer benefits including generous leave, training and LinkedIn Learning access, private medical insurance, discounted gym memberships, wellbeing support, a pension scheme, holiday allowance, volunteering days, and access to exclusive events and competitions. The role is based in London.

last updated 35 week of 2026