Hybrid Android Engineer, Mid-level

Posted 3 weeks ago

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About the role

  • Contribute to the development of new features and maintain existing features of the Freetrade Android app.
  • Ensure high performance, quality, security and responsiveness of the application.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (including backend, design, product, and QA) to define, design, and ship new features. Upcoming features include giving our customers the ability to invest in their kids’ futures with JISA accounts, and rewarding our customers for good investing habits by building a dedicated rewards hub.
  • Ensure the robustness of the application by writing tests and participating in code reviews.
  • Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs. Help maintain code quality, organisation, automation and application releases
  • Ensure customer satisfaction by participating in a support rota to understand and address customer issues. This can include communicating directly with customers where necessary, helping to instil trust in the team behind the product.

Requirements

  • Typically around 4-5 years of experience developing production grade mobile applications
  • Strong ability to problem solve and passionate about improving your skills and knowledge
  • Good understanding of mobile architectural patterns, such as MVVM or MVI
  • Experience in using industry standard tools for Android development, such as Kotlin, Dagger, Jetpack libraries
  • Familiarity with Jetpack Compose for building modern, composable user interfaces
  • Experience of using reactive libraries, such as coroutines or Rx
  • Good understanding of Android frameworks development, with either an imperative or declarative approach
  • Familiarity with using APIs to connect Android applications to backend services.
  • Develop your understanding of Human Interface Guidelines.
  • Working understanding of using code version control tools (such as Git), appreciation of continuous integration and build tools (CircleCI).

Benefits

  • Bonus Scheme: join us and share in our growth. Bonuses are linked to both company success and your individual impact. First payouts: July 2026.
  • Holidays – 25 days plus UK public holidays. Your birthday off, plus one extra day for every year at Freetrade.
  • Enhanced pension – We’ll match your contributions up to 5%.
  • Group Life Insurance – Protect your loved ones with coverage at 5x your salary, ensuring financial security in any circumstance.
  • Private Health Insurance – Which includes access to high quality medical care, mental health support, dental and vision plans, Wellness programs and preventative care initiatives are also provided to ensure the wellbeing of your entire family.
  • Income Protection Cover – Safeguard your income with comprehensive coverage, ensuring financial stability in the event of illness or injury.
  • Enhanced parental leave – Time off when it matters most.
  • Flexibility for those who need it – We’re office-first, but life happens. Whether you’re a parent or have care responsibilities, we focus on output and trust you to manage your time.
  • Learning & Development – We fund industry qualifications so you can grow as a financial services professional.
  • Cycle to Work scheme – Get a high quality bike and gear through our salary sacrifice scheme, spreading the cost with tax free monthly instalments.
  • Paid Sick Leave – Receive 10 days of fully paid sick leave each calendar year.

Job title

Android Engineer, Mid-level

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Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

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Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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