Senior Android Engineer

Senior Android Engineer

Location: Glasgow

Salary: From £52,400-£60K+ (plus up to 10% bonus)

Flexible & Hybrid Working (1-2 days in the office per week)

Help us create a better future, quicker

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. ScottishPower is the first integrated energy company in the UK to generate 100% green electricity. Our focus is on wind energy, smart grids and driving the change to a cleaner, electric future and we’re investing over £4m every working day to make this happen. We’re committed to speeding up the transition to cleaner electric transport, improving air quality and over time, driving down bills.

Our Customer business provides energy to 5 million households and businesses across the UK and we’ve won numerous awards for both technical implementations and customer satisfaction in recent years. At ScottishPower we want to do the right thing for our customers. We believe in fair pricing and offer a choice of tariffs to suit customer needs. We offer products that help our customers control and protect the energy in their homes and have the flexibility to help customers manage their energy accounts today, tomorrow and in the future.

At ScottishPower, we know people are central to building a better future, quicker and we are seeking new talent to join our team.

What you’ll be doing

The position of Android Developer sits within the Digital function of our Retail business, reporting into Digital Engineering Manager. As an Android Developer within Digital Team you will be working in small product squad alongside iOS developers, Backend developers, QA testers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, UX designers.

With daily downloads in excess of 1 million, you have potential to make a huge impact on our customer’s digital experience. Our YourEnergy app is 100% Kotlin, built using MVVM architecture with Android libraries such as ObjectBox, NavGraph, LiveData, Jetpack Compose. Coroutines are heavily used throughout the app.

We’re looking for a senior level Android developer with a passion for writing great code with customer’s needs at the forefront of mind. You’ll recognise the need to write tested, clean, maintainable code while moving fast in an agile environment.

You will be working in a small product squad alongside iOS developers, Backend developers, QA testers, Product Owners, Business Analysts, UX designers. Your objectives vary based on squad; however, we currently have squads working on enhancing the ScottishPower UK app and others working on new products.

Other aspects of the role include:

• Providing support for development activities within the ScottishPower family of Digital platforms

• Striving to create visually appealing digital solutions featuring user-friendly design and clean navigation

• Working to create processes that capture change improvements across the Digital department by using all your technical and creative skills

• Assessing external and internal factors to maximise benefits and minimise risks where appropriate for the business

• Producing effective developments that...

What we're looking for

• Knowledge of Android Studio

• Kotlin or Java knowledge

• Comfortable connecting to RESTful APIs (Retrofit)

• Familiarity with versioning tools (E.g. Git or SVN)

• Familiar with Google Play/app release process

• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum processes

• Familiarity of Coroutines

• Experience in Compose

• Experience in Gradle

• Experience with debugging tools

• Experience/familiarity of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery, with test driven development and writing of UI tests would be an advantage

What’s in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that -  so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave

• Holiday purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave

• Share Incentive Plan and Sharesave Scheme

• Payroll giving and charity matched funding

• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purposes

• Count us in – pledge to reduce carbon emissions and help fight climate change

• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving

• Cycle to Work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

• Options to purchase dental insurance, private medical insurance, health cash plan and annual health assessments

• Life Assurance (4x salary)

• Access to ‘nudge’ financial wellbeing support

• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

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