Senior Android (Kotlin) Engineer

Our Story

Hello there. We’re Zopa.

We started our journey back in 2005, building the first ever peer-to-peer lending company. Fast forward to 2020 and we launched Zopa Bank. A bank that listens to what our customers don’t like about finance and does the opposite. We’re redefining what it feels like to work in finance. Our vision for a new era of banking puts people front and centre — we’ve built a business that empowers everyone to aim high, every day, to move finance forward. Find out more about our fantastic offerings at Zopa.com! 

We’re incredibly proud of our achievements and none of it would be possible without the amazing team here. It’s not just industry awards we’re winning, we’ve also been named in the top three UK’s Most Loved Workplaces. 

If you embrace unconventional challenges, are unafraid to think differently and are driven to make an outsized impact, you’ll thrive here at Zopa, so join us, and make it count. Want to see us in action? Follow us on Instagram @zopalife

About the team

We are on a mission to level-up the mobile app and we’re looking for someone to bring deep expertise in native Android development (with Kotlin).​

You will join our Mobile Platform team which looks after tech underpinning the app itself: from the app’s architecture, shared capabilities and libraries and experiences, as well as the build and analytics infrastructure. The team plays an important role as thought leaders in the broader mobile community at Zopa, and generally is responsible for moving our tech forward in that space.​

The company has the vision to become Britain’s best bank and have just launched the Zopa account which is a high touch, mass-market product. The app is our most important touch point with the customer and it needs to be performant and delightful. We therefore want to invest in the tech of the app.​

The app is today built using React Native but we have found ourselves increasingly leveraging native capabilities (Swift and Kotlin). We are looking to further build out our skills in native development and use those to significantly overhaul the app experience.​

A day in the life:

• You will report into the Engineering Manager of the Mobile Platform team.​
• You will work closely with the Principal Mobile Engineer and Head of Engineering for Mobile.​
• You will guide the wider mobile community on the best practices in native development and provide mentorship to engineers.​
• You will work on making our app more performant, robust and delightful. You will help us identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs to optimise application performance.​
• You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams (designers, product managers, backend developers) to define, design, and implement new features that leverage native capabilities.​

About you:

• You a highly skilled mobile app developer with a track record of creating sophisticated applications using Kotlin. You have published apps to the Play Store.​
• Strong understanding of Android frameworks and native app performance optimisation.​
• You have worked on high-engagement and modern apps, with an emphasis on performance and delightful experiences.​
• You consider quality as a first class concern and have a proven background in improving quality in previous roles. You have a passion for your craft and doing things “right” (semantics, validity, maintainability…) ​
• An interest in our mission and strong customer focus.​

Added bonus:

• You've also worked with React Native and have a solid understanding of the differences and trade-offs between this approach and native.​
• Knowledge of the app store submission process and best practices for continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD).​
• Experience with mobile security best practices.​
• Some knowledge of iOS development with Swift.​

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Flexible working? Yes please!

At Zopa we value flexible ways of working. We understand the benefits of face-to-face collaboration and the importance of a good work-life balance. Our teams work in a hybrid manner, from our vibrant UK offices and the comfort of their own homes, at a frequency that suits the team and the work they do.

Not only that – you'll also have the option of working from abroad for up to 120 days a year!* But no matter where you are, we’ll make sure you’ve got everything you need to thrive, both in your work and home life, from day one.

*Subject to having the right to work in the country of choice

Diversity Statement

Zopa is proud to offer a workplace free from discrimination. Diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to better products for our customers and a unique company culture for our people. We are made up of nearly 50 nationalities, have a DE&I forum made up of Zopians wanting to make a difference and we are proud of our culture where everyone can bring their full self to work. Our approach to DE&I is reflected in our hiring process so please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.