WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, in our Bristol hub
About this opportunity...
We're on a journey to build the bank of the future, and we need your help! We're looking for a Senior Android Software Engineer to join our Segments & Propositions Relationships lab in Bristol.
Segments & Propositions is the segment of customers with between £50,000 and £5 million in investable assets. We have close to three million Mass Affluent customers, and we are working hard to create greenfield personalised and tailored offering to ensure a beautiful banking experience. We want to provide a seamless digital experience, with the right products and services at our customers' fingertips, but our face-to-face, telephone and secure messaging remain a vital part of our service.
About us…
We're on an exciting journey and there couldn't be a better time to join us. The investments we're making in our people, data, and technology are leading to innovative projects, fresh possibilities, and countless new ways for our people to work, learn, and thrive.
What you'll do…
* Collaborate across the Bank to ensure seamless integration of Android applications with other systems
* Have an excellent understanding of Agile software development and supporting continuous improvement of your team
* Contribute to levelling up how we design, build and operate mobile native software as scale within the Bank through the wider engineering community
* Technically mentor and develop your colleagues, providing clear and constructive feedback, through code reviews and design documents
What you'll need...
* Excellent knowledge of Kotlin / Java
* Strong knowledge of Android SDK, Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
* Professional hands-on experience and working knowledge in designing a mobile experience for variable screen sizes in variable versions of Android phones and tablets
* In-depth knowledge and experience of interacting with RESTful APIs
* Knowledge and experience of agile development practices, continuous integration and test automation (e.g. TDD, BDD).
It would be great if you had any of the following...
* Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks and benchmarking and optimisation
* Unit, UI and Snapshot Testing
* Solid understanding of software architecture (MVVM), design patterns (SOLID, DRY) and best practices (specifically Google's Android design principles, interface guidelines.
* Demonstrated experience collaborating with Product and Design colleagues to drive outcomes for customers
* A good understanding of Git, source code management and managing change.
About working for us...
Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident. So, if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.
We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes...
* A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
* An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
* Share schemes including free shares
* Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
* 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey!
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