Junior Android Developer

What you’ll do

• We are looking for a Junior Android Developer to join our team. Each mission works in a fast paced environment using the Shape Up methodology to ensure we 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, 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.
• Propose and implement improvements to our application, architecture and delivery pipeline.
• Learn from and influence our fun, passionate and experienced team.

About the stack

• Our app is fully modularised, split into separate features and written using the latest libraries from Android Jetpack.  You will be working on the latest technologies in the Android ecosystem and contribute to how our architecture evolves to enable us to deliver rapidly and reliably to our users.


• Our Architecture is organised into single responsibility layers.  We build new features using Jetpack Compose, Android’s modern UI toolkit.  Our domain layer uses the MVVM design pattern and we use Coroutines and Flows in our data layer.


• We release the app every single week using a release train 🚂. So your work is shipped to customers as soon as it’s ready!

Who you are

• Experience in developing Android applications.
• Proficient in Kotlin (or Java) with good programming knowledge.  Preferably with a Computer Science background or equivalent experience.
• Ability to create rich user interfaces with support from other developers. Ensuring user experience & quality is at the forefront of everything you do.
• Good communication and listening skills. Ability to work with relevant stakeholders to refine requirements and deliver features that satisfy customer needs.
• Eager to learn and expand your technical knowledge. Ability to learn by yourself and from others.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary that is continually benchmarked across the industry.
• Company shares
• Company pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance & Health Cash Plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellhub (formally Gympass) for access to a variety of gyms and wellbeing apps
• Enhanced parental pay & leave
• Home office furniture allowance
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with additional days added with length of service
• Mission + Functional team socials every 8 weeks
• Annual L&D budget including team trip to Droidcon London each year

Why join?

• Work on features used by hundreds of thousands of users, helping people to save and invest for their future!
• Develop using the latest technologies and contribute to our ever evolving project. 1 week out of every 8 to exclusively work on technical improvements and learning.
• Ownership of everything you do. Contribute to the features you develop and feel rewarded for the impact you have on the app.
• Excellent opportunity for career growth and leadership, open and honest progression opportunities. As we grow we want you to grow with us!
• Fun and friendly company culture.  Exposure to all areas of the business, and ability to see the impact of your work on the wider company.