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

Scottish Power is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. Scottish Power 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 Scottish Power 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 Scottish Power, we know people are central to building a better future, quicker and we are seeking new talent to join our team.

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 Your Energy app is 100% Kotlin, built using MVVM architecture with Android libraries such as Object Box, Nav Graph, Live Data, 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 Scottish Power UK app and others working on new products.

• Providing support for development activities within the Scottish Power 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...

• 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

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 Scottish Power, 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…