Android Engineer - DriveScore

Android Engineer - DriveScore

We're looking for a Android Engineer to join DriveScore, a fast-growing scale-up business within the ClearScore Group. DriveScore’s mission is to disrupt the car insurance market by making it more transparent, accessible, and user-centric than ever before. Leveraging cutting-edge telematics technology and data analytics, DriveScore provides users with personalised car insurance offers and insights, helping people make informed decisions about their car insurance needs.

You will be joining a team of talented engineers from around the world, working in an interdisciplinary squad on the DriveScore app. You will develop experiences that are as beautiful and visually complex as they are helpful and optimised.

Skills we'd love you to have:

• End-to-end delivery of fully-fledged commercial apps
• Good knowledge of Kotlin and Android SDK
• Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform
• Good understanding of design patterns & Object Oriented Programming
• Good knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices In-depth experience of working with RESTful APIs
• Hands on experience with UI/Unit Testing
• Good knowledge of version control using Git and Gitflow
• Experience working in an Agile Scrum environment and collaborative tools (e.g. Jira)
• Understanding of build processes and CI tooling (e.g. Bitrise, Fastlane, GitHub Actions)
• Knowledge of other related tech stacks, such as web or backend
• Experience with various Dependency Injection libraries (e.g. Koin, Dagger, Hilt)
• Experience working with multi-module projects

We are always looking for ways to do things better and encourage new joiners to bring their ideas and ways of working to the table. Teach us some cool stuff and we'll teach you some, but most of all, you'll have fun doing it.

For more information on our tech stack check out our Tech Radar 2024, how we work is summarised in our Engineering Principles and we have many other Tech Blogs on Medium.

Why ClearScore?

ClearScore is the UK's #1 credit score and report app. We are also present in South Africa, Australia and Canada, with more than 20 million users globally and growing fast. Someone joins ClearScore every 20 seconds.

We have established relationships with over 50 of the main lenders in the U.K., and have been a trusted tool for customers to manage their credit and make better financial decisions.

Since October 2016 we have helped 1.8 million users take out a new credit card or loan. We are user-centric at our core and we believe in leveraging technology to enable positive financial choices. We are design-led and data-driven and we embed these behaviours in everything we do.

What is DriveScore?

DriveScore is a new app that helps users to prove and improve their driving skills, enabling them to save money on car insurance and other products. ****Our beautiful, insightful, and private app puts users in control of the data collected as they drive, making driving a safer, cleaner, and fairer experience for all.

Being part of the ClearScore Group means we can market to ClearScore's existing 15 million users in the UK and provides funding to take our message out to the broader market. While we operate as a separate start-up team, we benefit from access to the best of ClearScore's market-leading capability, from technology to CRM.

ClearScore's culture is fundamental to the success it has achieved, and we're cultivating that same culture in DriveScore. We believe in hiring smart, driven, passionate and diverse people who are keen on having a real impact in our organisation. We trust you to manage your own time so we offer flexible work and no fixed desk hours. We don't micromanage and we believe in measuring outcomes rather than effort. We have an inclusive culture where all, regardless of seniority, are encouraged to contribute with their ideas, look after their wellbeing and actively seek opportunities for career growth.

If you feel like this could be the place for you, apply and our Talent team will be happy to share more.

Benefits:

• 25 paid holidays and a “duvet day” on your birthday
• Hybrid Work Environment
• Private health and dental cover - including mental health support through Bupa 
• GP office visits
• Life assurance scheme
• Up to 6% matched pension
• Regular Lunch and Learns with guest speakers
• Dog-friendly office
• Daily breakfast and free snacks
• Access to discounts via Cobens Extras 
• Free sports and social clubs
• Continued investment into learning and development 
• Leadership-led training
• In-house psychotherapist
• Financial coach to help you plan and achieve your goals
• No clock-watching culture
• Generous maternity and paternity plans
• Culture and inclusion representatives
• Transparent pay structure and a career growth plan

Equal Opportunities

ClearScore is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. As an equal opportunity employer, we are able to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate individuals with disabilities during the recruitment and selection process. If you require accommodation, please inform us in advance, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Our Hybrid Model

We embrace a dynamic hybrid work environment that balances flexibility with collaborative in-person experiences. Our approach is designed to foster innovation, team connection, and individual productivity.

• Levels 1-5: Minimum 2 days per week in-office
• Level 6 and above: Minimum 3 days per week in-office

We believe this structure offers the best of both worlds - the flexibility of remote work and the synergy of face-to-face collaboration. Our office days are carefully coordinated to maximise team interactions and learning/ mentorship opportunities.

What This Means for You:

• Flexibility to manage your work and life
• Dedicated in-office days for team building and collaborative projects
•  Office facilities (with plants!) designed for productive interactions
• Clear expectations and support for maintaining our hybrid schedule

We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment that accommodates diverse needs while maintaining our collaborative culture. Join us in shaping the future of work!

Note: While we offer flexibility, commitment to our hybrid schedule is an important aspect of our team culture and performance expectations.