Senior Software Development Engineer - Android

You’ll work within the mobile platform engineering team at Capital One. We own the mobile platforms and set the pace for the multiple mobile engineering teams within the business. Our fully native mobile apps are our customers' favourite way to interact with us, so you will be integral to their experience.

You’ll work to achieve the goals and vision shared by Product Management and your more senior Tribe community. Innovate within your team, initiative area and contribute within your technical domain. Be a helpful, approachable and inquisitive problem-solver with excellent technical, supportive and communication skills and a demonstrable track record of continuous learning and improvement, to help us deliver frequent releases of high quality software in a complex regulated environment.

What we’re looking for:

• Strong programming skills with a good knowledge of Kotlin and Java alongside modern Android toolsets like Android Studio, JUnit and Espresso.
• A capable, technical lead, who is willing to help grow and guide more junior engineers towards appropriate target architectures.
• A deep understanding of the Android platform and how it can be leveraged on a large enterprise scale consisting of multiple teams.
• You’re excited by the cloud/AWS and the opportunities that it brings.
• You’re able to effectively communicate and work together across engineering to maximise inner-sourcing opportunities and reduce waste.
• You’ll have a proven ability to deliver high quality applications at scale.
• You’re an advocate for quality and can support the team leveraging approaches such as Pair Programming, TDD and BDD.
• An interest in learning new languages, tools, libraries and frameworks.

This is a permanent position and is based in our Nottingham office. We’re big on collaboration and connection, and so you will be based in our offices on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

What’s in it for you:

Bring us all this and you’ll be well rewarded with a role contributing to the roadmap of an organisation committed to transformation. We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression, investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers). Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme, bonus, generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance – with flexible benefits available including season-ticket loans, cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave. Open-plan workspaces and accessible facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham head-office has a fully-serviced gym, subsidised restaurant, mindfulness and music rooms.

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people, not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are, whatever you look like, wherever you come from. We know it’s about what you do, not just what you say. That’s why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible.

Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact ukrecruitment@capitalone.com. All information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment.