Senior Android Engineer
Location: Glasgow | Salary: £52,400‑£60K+ (plus up to 10% bonus)
Flexible & hybrid working (1–2 days in the office per week)
Overview
Help us create a better future, quicker. ScottishPower is part of Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. ScottishPower is the first integrated energy company in the UK to generate 100% green electricity. Our focus is on wind energy, smart grids and driving the change to a cleaner, electric future and we’re investing over £4 m every working day to make this happen. We’re committed to speeding up the transition to cleaner electric transport, improving air quality and over time, driving down bills. Our Customer business provides energy to 5 million households and businesses across the UK and we’ve won numerous awards for both technical implementations and customer satisfaction in recent years. At ScottishPower we want to do the right thing for our customers. We believe in fair pricing and offer a choice of tariffs to suit customer needs. We offer products that help our customers control and protect the energy in their homes and have the flexibility to help customers manage their energy accounts today, tomorrow and in the future.
What you’ll be doing
The position of Android Developer sits within the Digital function of our Retail business, reporting into Digital Engineering Manager. As an Android Developer within Digital Team you will be working in small product squad alongside iOS developers, Backend developers, QA testers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, UX designers. With daily downloads in excess of 1 million, you have potential to make a huge impact on our customer’s digital experience. Our YourEnergy app is 100% Kotlin, built using MVVM architecture with Android libraries such as ObjectBox, NavGraph, LiveData, Jetpack Compose. Coroutines are heavily used throughout the app. We’re looking for a senior level Android developer with a passion for writing great code with customer’s needs at the forefront of mind. You’ll recognise the need to write tested, clean, maintainable code while moving fast in an agile environment.
Responsibilities
* Work in a small product squad alongside iOS developers, Backend developers, QA testers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, and UX designers.
* Develop the YourEnergy app using Kotlin, MVVM, ObjectBox, NavGraph, LiveData, Jetpack Compose and Coroutines.
* Write tested, clean, maintainable code and move fast in an agile environment.
* Provide development support for the ScottishPower family of Digital platforms.
* Create visually appealing digital solutions featuring user‑friendly design and clean navigation.
* Participate in process improvements across the Digital department by capturing change improvements.
* Assess external and internal factors to maximise benefits and minimise risks where appropriate for the business.
* Produce effective developments.
Qualifications
* Knowledge of Android Studio.
* Experience with Kotlin or Java.
* Comfortable connecting to RESTful APIs (Retrofit).
* Familiarity with versioning tools (e.g. Git or SVN).
* Experience with Google Play / app release process.
* Knowledge of Agile / Scrum processes.
* Familiarity of Coroutines.
* Experience in Compose.
* Experience in Gradle.
* Experience with debugging tools.
* Experience / familiarity of Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery, test driven development and writing of UI tests would be an advantage.
Benefits
* Competitive salary reviewed annually.
* Double match pension scheme up to 10% contribution.
* 36 days annual leave (additional holidays can be purchased).
* Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme.
* Payroll giving and charity matched funding.
* Technology vouchers.
* Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions.
* Electric Vehicle schemes to help transition to clean driving.
* Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans.
* Options to purchase dental, private medical, health cash plan and annual health assessments.
* Life Assurance (4× salary).
* Access to “nudge” financial wellbeing support.
* Shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, plus unique employee deals on travel insurance.
Why ScottishPower
ScottishPower is part of Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6 m every working day. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals in a global organisation. Inclusion, diversity and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long‑term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neuro‑divergent or require pregnancy‑related support.
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