Android Developer

Moneybox; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A financial technology company is seeking an Android Developer to work on their app. This is a 3-month fixed-term contract that offers remote work within the UK. Responsibilities include designing and developing features, collaborating with stakeholders, and mentoring team members. Candidates should have over 3 years of experience in Android development and a strong knowledge of Kotlin. Join to contribute to impactful projects and enjoy career growth opportunities.

Benefits

Opportunity for career growth

Friendly company culture

Latest technologies in development

Qualifications

• 3+ years of commercial experience as an Android developer.
• Strong knowledge of Kotlin and experience in creating user interfaces.
• Experience proposing and implementing large scale technical improvements.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop & release features for the Android application.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to refine ideas into solutions.
• Drive the technical roadmap ensuring best practices.

Skills

Kotlin

UI/UX design

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring

Education

Computer Science degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Android Jetpack

Jetpack Compose

Job description

Overview

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Moneybox is growing and expanding its app to help people save and invest for their future. We are looking for an Android Developer to help develop and own parts of the Android application. This is a 3-month FTC role which will be 2 days a week in our London office or fully remote from within the UK.

About the role

• We are looking for an Android Developer (Contractor) to join our team which owns core areas of the app and underlying architecture. Each mission works in a fast-paced environment using the Shape Up methodology to deliver meaningful projects to our customers. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
• Design, develop & release features for the Android application.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and data analysts to refine ideas into solutions that our customers love.
• Own area(s) of the application, responsible for all aspects of the product delivery cycle.
• Drive the technical roadmap, propose and implement improvements to our application, architecture and delivery pipeline.
• Mentor and influence our team; opportunity to manage and build effective delivery teams.

About the stack

• Our app is modularised, split into features and written using the latest Android Jetpack libraries. You will work with the latest technologies in the Android ecosystem and contribute to how our architecture evolves to enable rapid and reliable delivery.
• Architecture is organized into single-responsibility layers. Features are built with Jetpack Compose, Android’s modern UI toolkit. The domain layer uses the MVVM pattern and the data layer uses reactive streams to ensure up-to-date data.
• We release the app every week using a release train; your work will be shipped to customers as soon as it’s ready.

About you

• Highly experienced product-focused Android developer. Preferably 3+ years of commercial experience, or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of Kotlin with solid programming fundamentals. Computer Science background or equivalent experience is preferred.
• Experience creating rich user interfaces and custom components; prioritising user experience and quality.
• Experience working with stakeholders to refine requirements and deliver large-scale projects.
• Experience proposing and implementing large-scale technical improvements; keeps up to date with industry trends and shares knowledge with the team.
• Desire to mentor or manage other team members; ability to support delivery teams and personal development.

Why join?

• Work on features used by hundreds of thousands of users to help people save and invest for their future.
• Develop with the latest technologies and contribute to an evolving project. Includes a week every 8 weeks dedicated to technical improvements and learning.
• Ownership of your work and its impact on the app.
• Excellent opportunities for career growth and leadership; open and honest progression.
• Fun and friendly culture with exposure to the wider business and visibility of impact.