Mobile Engineer in Varese

As we evolve into Social Wellness Clubs, we are creating spaces and experiences that support every aspect of our members’ physical, mental, nutritional and social wellbeing.

By bringing together expert guidance, genuine community, personalised experiences and innovative technology, we make wellness feel accessible, welcoming and easy to navigate.

Virgin Active is committed to recruiting the finest people who share our passion for creating exceptional experiences and delivering world-class service every day. We are looking for

• Mobile Engineers at both mid and senior level to join our
• Digital & Technology Transformation Team in
• London ,
• Cape Town and

Milan.

As we transform into a Social Wellness Club, we are redefining how we approach technology and building globally scalable solutions.

A key part of this transformation is bringing our core member engagement platform—including our mobile app and related services—under one central team.

This team will own a unified codebase, enabling faster and more consistent feature delivery across multiple countries.

As a Mobile Engineer, you will design, build and maintain high-quality mobile experiences using Kotlin Multiplatform.

Working closely with Engineering Leads, Product Managers, Designers, QA and backend engineers, you will deliver features across Android and i OS through shared Kotlin Multiplatform modules and platform-specific implementations where required.

This is a hands-on engineering role, with opportunities available at both mid and senior level.

The level of appointment will reflect your experience, technical capability and the level of ownership you are ready to take.

Role Type: Permanent - Full Time

The Role

• Design, build and maintain mobile features using Kotlin Multiplatform.
• Develop shared functionality across Android and i OS, with platform-specific solutions where needed.
• Work with Product, Design, QA and backend engineers to deliver high-quality mobile experiences.
• Integrate the app with APIs, services and third-party platforms.
• Write clean, testable code and contribute to code reviews and engineering standards.
• Troubleshoot production issues and improve app performance and reliability.
• Contribute to automated testing, CI/CD and mobile release processes.
• Identify opportunities to simplify solutions, reduce technical debt and improve delivery.

At senior level, you will also

• Lead the technical delivery of complex mobile features.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and the direction of our mobile platforms.
• Provide technical guidance and support to other engineers.
• Identify technical risks and help the team make pragmatic trade-offs.
• Who We're Looking For
• Experience building and supporting production mobile applications.
• Strong Kotlin experience, ideally including Kotlin Multiplatform.
• Experience developing shared functionality across Android and i OS.
• A good understanding of mobile architecture, APIs and application performance.
• Knowledge of automated testing, CI/CD and mobile release processes.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving and communication skills.
• A collaborative approach to working within a cross-functional Product and Engineering team.

At senior level, you will also have experience

• Owning complex mobile features from technical design through to production.
• Contributing to architectural decisions and improving engineering standards.
• Providing technical guidance and support to other engineers.

Experience with consumer-facing digital or subscription products would be advantageous, but it is not essential.

You do not need to meet every requirement to apply.

We are recruiting across mid and senior levels and will consider your experience, technical capability and potential when determining the most appropriate level.

• 25 days (excluding bank holidays) annual leave, plus a Celebration Day - and we want you take them
• Access to The Peoples Pension, with our contributions at 3%.
• Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy. You can also get free membership for your children too, ability to take advantage of our Club V.
• We want you to love Virgin Active like we do, so you get discounts across Virgin active - everything from guest passes to 50% off PTsessions.
• You will join Virgin Family - where not only can you communicate with your colleagues across Virgin Group, but also many discounts (including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays and Virgin Media/O2)
• Maintaining a healthy diet while at work can be hard, so we offer all our team members 20% off food and drink at our KAUAI branches located in clubs.
• Managing finances can be difficult, so we offer access to Salary Finance. They can support you with loans and savings plans, as well as help you become a personal finance expert.
• Mental health is a cornerstone of wellbeing. Our Health Heroes employer assistance programme is there when you need a helping hand with 6 free counselling sessions.
• We know finding a new home to rent can be stressful. We partner with Dexters who offer complimentary corporate letting services - meaning no tenant charges.
• Access to e Points, offering loads of online discounts to retailers.
• Always wanted to take that yoga course? Well VA offer discount on all their Academy courses, trained by the very best instructors.
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