Job Description

Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.

We're Atom bank

The bank that's leading the fintech charge!
We're not like the rest. We're true innovators, and we're redefining what a bank should be. Ours is a bank for today and the future, a mobile-first bank. Forget the stuffy branches, with Atom you can bank whenever, wherever, faster, and simpler.
Could you be the next innovator to join us?

What will your 'typical' day look like? Different that's for sure...:

Atom's Technology team is made up of: Engineering, Delivery, Change, Service Management, Security & Architecture. These capabilities are distributed across multiple cross-functional product teams known as Value Streams. They design, develop and deliver a customer journey that is secure, performant and user-friendly, ensuring we remain a leader in the fintech space.
Engineering can be further broken down into Test, Platform, Frontend and Backend disciplines. Android development is recognised as a sub-discipline of Frontend Engineering, with a well-established community of engineers. This role will be activity managed within the Savings Value Stream and coached by the Android Engineering Lead.
As a Senior Android Engineer at Atom, you'll be responsible for developing cutting-edge mobile applications using Kotlin and provide technical steer for the team design activities. You'll continually provide detailed technical input across the development lifecycle and be a key contributor to the Android team activities and point of contact for app releases. You'll work on a variety of features, from designing intuitive user interfaces to optimizing app performance and collaborate with a talented team of engineers, contribute to technical decisions, and lead initiatives to improve our development processes.

What you'll be doing:

Write high quality, performant and secure code.
Take ownership of a variety of items, including complex features and dependency updates.
Collaborate with other Android Engineers on large, high impact tasks.
Design and develop data models/structures, API integrations and fundamental application framework
Proactively identify the technical impact of product delivery.
Contribute to technical design and ensure associated artefacts are documented to agreed standards.
Be a point of contact for incident investigation and resolution.
Provide technical input in value stream meetings, including planning, stand-ups and retrospectives.
Contribute to the design of the Android roadmap.
Conduct personal research and contribute to proof of concepts.
Where required, mentor less experienced engineers.
Where agreed, participate in out of hours support.

What do we need from you?

A significant understanding of Android development, including associated tooling and frameworks.
Strong working knowledge of Kotlin.
A holistic understanding of Mobile App Engineering.
Conversant with SOLID and OOP principles and Software Design Patterns as approaches
Experience of RESTful API integration, securing applications and secure messaging using a variety of methods
Clear communicator both written and verbally
Strong experience with Android Studio, Git, and CI/CD processes
Strong knowledge of Android libraries and APIs
Experience writing unit and UI tests using Mockito/Mockk and Espresso
Strong knowledge of dependency injection and app modularisation.
Experience with working with shared codebase with other developers.

What you'll get from us?

Flexible hybrid working (Newcastle from September)
Salary up to 45,000
4-day work week
Incredibly generous company pension scheme (maximum of 13% of Atom input - you can put in more)
'All About Me' fund: 200 per year to spend on personal development.
22.5 days annual leave plus public holidays
Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan & Life Insurance
Electric Vehicle Scheme
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Role tech stack
Kotlin


RESTful


Android Studio


Git


Life at
Atom bank
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Culture overview
We're using cutting-edge technology to change banking for the better and whilst we're at it, we're creating an outstanding place to work.
A 4 day work week, flexible hybrid working, annual share option bonus, life insurance and health cover are just the basics.
Ever wanted to learn or develop a new skill? Crochet? Scuba Diving? Golf Lessons? We'll give you 200 from our "All about me fund" towards it!
Hackathons, social events and work in the local community all add to our vibrant culture.
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Employee benefits
4-Day week
Bonus Scheme
Cycle To Work
Enhanced parental leave
Flexible Hours
Flexible Working
Free Food
Free Parking
Health Cash Plan
Laptop
Learning Allowance
Life Insurance
Pension
Private Healthcare
Season Ticket Loan
Share Options
Wellbeing Programme
Office vibe
BEER FRIDGE
HACKATHONS
OPEN PLAN
SOCIAL EVENTS
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Leadership
Andy Sturrock
CTO
Engineering principles
AGILE PROCESS
CODE REVIEWS
CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
CONTINUOUS DELIVERY
CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT
CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION
INFRASTRUCTURE AS CODE
KNOWLEDGE SHARING
MENTORING
MICRO SERVICES
MONITORING AND LOGGING
PAIR PROGRAMMING
RAPID RELEASE CYCLES
SCRUM
TEST DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT
UNIT TESTING
Company tech stack
iOS


Swift


RESTful


Android


Python


Golang


React


R


Google Cloud Platform


SQL


noSQL


Apache Kafka


Processing


Kotlin


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