Android Engineer

As an Android engineer at Starling, you contribute to an in-house, Kotlin-based Android app and help shape fintech progress. You work in cross-functional feature teams, owning code from development to release while aligning with security and accessibility priorities. You’ll collaborate with designers and engineers to deliver high-quality, testable features and tooling, with frequent releases and automation. This is a chance to shape a modern banking app in a fast-moving, collaborative culture that values ownership and simplicity.

• 25 days holiday
• birthday day off
• pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth
• volunteering time
• Cycle to Work

• Build, test and ship Android features from day one in cross-functional teams
• Collaborate on CI tooling and improve release processes
• Maintain clean, secure, accessible code across the app
• Write and review code with a focus on quality and maintainability
• Participate in testing strategies (Espresso/UI, JUnit) and work with QA for complex deliveries
• Contribute to feature parity with iOS and modern UI/UX in collaboration with designers
• Engage in ongoing learning and knowledge sharing within the team

• Proficient Android development in Kotlin
• Experience with MVVM architecture
• Experience with RxJava for asynchronous operations
• Experience with Dagger for dependency injection
• Experience with Realm for persistence
• Familiarity with testing (Espresso for UI, JUnit for unit tests) and manual testing practices
• Focus on accessibility and security in app design
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams and own end-to-end delivery

• collaboration
• ownership
• customer-focused mindset
• Kotlin
• MVVM
• RxJava