Android Engineer - Kotlin, Jetpack Compose & MVVM (Hybrid)

Starling; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Birthday leave

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Starling Bank, a leading digital bank in the UK, is hiring an Android engineer. You will work on the Starling Android app using Kotlin, MVVM, and Jetpack Compose. You’ll implement accessible UI, write tests with Espresso/JUnit, and collaborate with engineers, QA, and product teams to ship features weekly.

You’ll join a hybrid team with a strong focus on code quality, security, and rapid delivery, contributing to the platform used by thousands of customers across the UK.

Qualifications

• Proficient Android engineer with Kotlin and MVVM architecture.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose and UI testing (Espresso/JUnit).
• Focus on accessibility and secure feature delivery.
• Ability to ship features and maintain code quality in a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Starling's Android app in Kotlin.
• Collaborate in cross-functional teams to deliver features.
• Write tests, participate in code reviews, and improve tooling.
• Contribute to release planning and CI automation.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

MVVM

Jetpack Compose

UI testing

Accessibility

Security mindset

CI workflows

Tools

Espresso

JUnit

Dagger 2

Hilt

Realm

Room

Job description

Starling Bank, a leading digital bank in the UK, is hiring an Android engineer. You will work on the Starling Android app using Kotlin, MVVM, and Jetpack Compose. You’ll implement accessible UI, write tests with Espresso/JUnit, and collaborate with engineers, QA, and product teams to ship features weekly.

You’ll join a hybrid team with a strong focus on code quality, security, and rapid delivery, contributing to the platform used by thousands of customers across the UK.