Senior Software Engineer (Android)

Our purpose is to make great financial decision making a breeze for everyone, and that purpose drives us every day.

It’s why we’re on a mission to create an automated quoting engine, with the simplest of experiences, wrapped in a brand everyone loves!

We change lives by making it simple to switch and save money. So, when it comes to getting a better deal, it’s never been more blindingly obvious why you would choose Compare the Market.

We’d love you to be part of our journey.

As a Senior Software Engineer (Android) at Compare the Market, you will drive the technical direction within the Android Mobile team delivering first class mobile solutions and contributing to an evolving culture of innovation, enthusiasm, and passion.

At Compare the Market our passion is creating great software; we look to push the boundaries with new technologies so that we can deliver the very best for our customers and our Senior Software Engineers are at the heart of delivering this. We value everyone’s opinion in building top class software, the role of a Senior Software Engineer is crucial in setting technical direction and building team consensus. 

We want Senior Software Engineers who work best in a collaborative team environment. We are passionate about empowering our employees and do the same with our consumers, allowing them to compare, choose and purchase the most suitable product for them.

Everyone is welcome.

We have a culture of creativity. We approach our work passionately, improve constantly and celebrate our wins at every turn. We are an inclusive workplace, and our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic, whole selves to work. Everyone is welcome. Be you.

This means we’re excited to hear from people with a range of skills, experiences, and ideas. We don’t expect you to tick all the boxes but would love you to hear what makes you great for this role.

What we'd like to see from you:

• Strong knowledge of Kotlin, Compose and Junit
• Experience in clean architectures (MVVM) using Compose
• Exposure to Continuous Integration systems
• Experience in writing Unit Tests (Junit) and UI tests (Roboelectric)
• Experience of multi-threading and working with frameworks like Kotlin Coroutines, RxJava and RxKotlin
• Experience working with REST APIs and offline caching
• Exposure to databases (Googles Room Library)
• An advocate of clean coding practice
• Additional knowledge of Swift is beneficial
  
  
  

Our people bring our purpose to life.

We champion a culture of innovation and challenge. We have over 300 tech experts across our teams all using the latest tools and technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Kafka, Java, Scala, Python, iOS, Android .Net Core, Swift, Kotlin, Node.js and MongoDB.

There’s something for everyone.

We’re a place of opportunity. You’ll have the tools and autonomy to drive your own career, supported by a team of amazingly talented people.

And then there’s our benefits. For us, it’s not just about a competitive salary and hybrid working, we care about what matters to you. From a generous holiday allowance and private healthcare to an electric car scheme and paid development, wellbeing, and CSR days, we’ve pretty much got you covered!