Senior Android Developer

About Moneybox

Moneybox is the award-winning app that helps you turn your money into something greater. We’ve brought saving, investing, home-buying, and retirement services all together into one simple app, so it's easier than ever to achieve your goals and build wealth, whatever your starting point.

Job Brief

We are currently growing at a rapid pace with more and more people using Moneybox. To support this growth we are looking for an Android Developer to help develop and own parts of the android application. This role will be responsible for working within a dedicated team to develop the Moneybox Android app. You will work alongside other developers to maintain a high quality app and develop new features that enhance the overall experience.

What you’ll do

The position will be responsible for supporting the Lead Android Developer working on the Android application. You will help to create a reliable application that makes investing simple and enjoyable for users. You will be involved in the whole life cycle from suggesting new features to releasing the application: Develop new features and maintain the Moneybox Android application Lead development and take ownership for streams of work that enable customers to reach their financial goals. Mentor and support members of the Android team. Interact with the product manager and designers to refine ideas into fully specified user stories, that define how the user will interact with the application. Help to suggest new features for the application that will make the app experience better for users, and that will make the application more reliable. Break down stories into manageable chunks that allow features to be developed in an iterative manner that allow us to release regularly so we can gain feedback from our users. Estimate features so that we can get a reliable release date estimate for the rest of the company and users. Support the design of the architecture of the android application.  Lead large scale improvements to the design of the application. Release the app when all the features for the release have been developed. Monitor the app post-release to ensure that it is working as expected.

Who you are

Someone who is excited about making an application you would use personally that helps make saving and investing easier and more accessible. Thrives in a fast-paced startup environment. Interested in all areas of the business and enjoys hearing about what other team members are working on. Genuine interest in financial technology. Constantly looking to improve all areas that you can affect. Excited about learning and experiencing new ways of thinking.

Experience and skills

5+ years of commercial experience in Android development. Experience and desire to mentor and support other developers with their technical and professional development. Exposure to all aspects of software development from gathering requirements to releasing with the ability to take ownership of these aspects. Highly proficient in Kotlin. Experience with common design patterns such as MVVM. Experience using common libraries such as RxJava2, Dagger, Retrofit etc. Knowledge of reactive programming using RxJava or Coroutines. Experience creating rich mobile interfaces. Extensive knowledge of the mobile landscape, architecture, trends and emerging technologies.

What’s in it for you?

Opportunity to join a fast-growing, award-winning and super ambitious startup Work with a friendly team of highly motivated individuals Be in an environment where you are listened to and can actually have an impact Thriving collaborative and inclusive company culture Competitive remuneration package Company Share options Opportunity to attend industry conferences and events Perkbox – selection of 200+ perks 25 days holiday + bank holidays

At Moneybox, we promote, support and celebrate inclusion, diversity and equity for all, so that everyone can bring their full selves to work. We believe that diversity drives innovation, and that if our team is representative of our community of customers, we can better support their needs. To ensure our recruitment processes provide an equal opportunity for all applicants to succeed, we encourage you to let us know if there are any adjustments that we can make. We are open-minded and always willing to go the extra mile to ensure all applicants can present their full self and potential.

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