Senior Android Engineer - FinTech, Checkout

As a Senior Android Engineer, you will be working on developing and maintaining our Android application for our travel marketplace. Currently, we are in a strong growth phase and are working on enhancing our world-class travel e-commerce app to help us scale and serve millions of customers. You will be responsible for developing, and optimizing our Android application, ensuring it is user-friendly, performant, and adheres to the latest Android development best practices. If you are passionate about creating exceptional mobile experiences and contributing to the success of an app that is used by millions of travelers around the world, then keep on reading!

About GetYourGuide

GetYourGuide is the global leading marketplace for unforgettable travel experiences. Travelers use GetYourGuide to discover the best things to do in a destination. Since its founding in 2009, travelers from over 170 countries have booked more than 80 million tours, activities, and attraction tickets through GetYourGuide. Powered by a global team of over 800 travel experts and technologists, we are headquartered in Berlin and have 17 local offices around the world. Visit our careers website to learn more.

Team Mission

You will be joining the Checkout team, which is responsible for the Cart and Checkout pages. Our mission is to create the most seamless and convenient way for travelers to shortlist, book, and get the most value out of their activities. We focus on enhancing the customer experience for both new and returning travelers.

As an Android engineer on the Checkout team, you will be part of the broader FinTech group, which consists of several mission-driven teams, including Checkout. The FinTech group is dedicated to providing a seamless checkout and post-purchase experience for our customers. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate with the other app engineers in the FinTech group. Through this collaboration, you will also have opportunities to work on the Payment page and post-booking experience as well. 

You will

• Work in a cross-functional mission team with engineers, designers, product managers and analysts
• Help to enable your mission team to iterate fast and learn about our customers by designing, launching and iterating on A/B experiments
• Implement new features in the app and improve the user experience
• Continuously improve our codebase, systems and processes
• Contribute to the team's app roadmap

Who you are

• 5+ years of experience in app development with profound experience in:
• Kotlin
• Jetpack Compose
• The Android framework
• Knowledge of writing automated tests (Unit-/UI-/Integration-/screenshot-tests)
• Customer-centric prioritization and data-driven decision-making
• Ability to turn ideas into solid, maintainable code
• Open to learning new technologies and methodologies
• Positive, proactive team player who is passionate about their craft and cares about helping the team deliver
• Capable of working in a diverse team alongside designers, product managers and backend engineers
• Written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly explain technical concepts to others in English

Bonus points for

• Have one or more successful Android apps published in the Google Play store
• Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform
• Experience with backend development in Java or PHP
• Experience with iOS development and Swift
• Prior experience working in the e-commerce space
• Prior experience in start-up environments

How we set you up for success

• Invest in your development with an annual personal growth budget
• Become a part of our success with virtual stock options
• Enjoy flexibility with a hybrid work-from-home and telecommuting policy
• Save on transportation costs with discounted public transportation tickets
• Support your loved ones with generous maternity and paternity leave policies

And more…