Android Chapter Lead, Chip
+ Discretionary Performance-Related Bi-Annual Bonus of up to 10% (Cash) and 5% (Shares) based on your gross annual salary
Investing and savings app
Open for applications
Investing and savings app
201-500 employees
Open for applications
+ Discretionary Performance-Related Bi-Annual Bonus of up to 10% (Cash) and 5% (Shares) based on your gross annual salary
201-500 employees
Company mission
To build wealth for our generation.
Role
Who you are
- You'll possess user-centric thinking, and will understand and strive for great UI and UX
- You have experience programming in Kotlin for Android platforms
- You understand the need for writing well tested and resilient code, whilst balancing this against the need to move fast and iterate
- You have proven experience shipping apps in the GooglePlayStore
- You have a product mindset and an awareness that an app should be designed and built for the people that will use it
- You love collaborating in cross-functional agile teams
- You have experience mentoring and managing engineers of various levels of experience
Desirable
- Someone with a genuine interest in Chip and is excited about being part of a fast-growing company and our mission to build the investment super app of the future
- We want a real person, with interests outside of work, to join our team. You could be a dancer, a gamer, a musician, a parent, a hockey fan, or even that one person that still writes Twilight fan-fiction
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a product-aware Senior Android Engineer to join us an Android Chapter Lead at Chip
- As an Android Chapter Lead, you'll be working in a cross-functional agile team to help us continue to deliver a great app that makes our customers feel good about their money
- You'll understand the need for modular and highly testable code balanced against the need to iterate and move fast in the competitive fin-tech space
- As an Android Chapter lead, you’ll also be responsible for the line management and career development of several Android Engineers, ranging from Associate to Senior Level
- You will collaborate with other Android Chapter Leads and Senior Engineers to drive the technical direction of the Android Chapter at Chip, in both overall architectural direction for the apps and frameworks, but also in general technical practices and processes
- You'll share your passion and experience with the Android team, allowing and encouraging your less experienced teammates to step up to the challenges
- Driving change in the Android Chapter. Encouraging best practices, processes, and fostering a positive engineering culture
- Writing code and shipping features
- Supporting Product/Delivery in technical requirements planning by providing knowledge of Google platforms, the codebase, and the feasibility of requirements
- Collaboration with teams that app developers are dependent on - providing requirements that meet the needs of a mobile function, rather than being provided with a service that's not fit for purpose
- Collaboration in UI/UX process to ensure designs are feasible, scalable, and comply with the Apple/Google Human Interface Guidelines
- Line management of 2 - 3 Android engineers within the chapter. Providing opportunities for learning, providing mentoring, encouraging others to mentor, and supporting members to achieve their career goals and personal development
- Working Hours: Monday to Thursday: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM and Friday: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM (Start your weekend early!)
Application process
- At the interview stages, we will be looking for empathy, eq, fun stories, and the ability to smile even when things are tough
- 1. Video screen with someone from our Talent team
- 2. Short take-home test
- 3. Technical interview with the Lead and Senior Engineer
- 4. Final interview with Head of Mobile & Senior Product Manager
Our take
Chips offers a free app designed to make saving as easy as spending. Utilising an AI-driven system, the app calculates how much users could save, provides an option to decline, and automatically transfers the selected amount to the user's Chip account, streamlining the saving process.
To date, Chup's users have collectively saved over £800M, showcasing the product's popularity. The enthusiasm for Chip is evident, having raised a total of £43.5M with over 27.5k shareholders.
The company has bolstered its team with strong hires from notable organisations such as Purplebricks, Deposit Solutions, Barclays, Funding Circle, and Monzo, positioning Chip for significant growth. However, the challenge lies in remaining relevant amid a competitive landscape of savings and investment accounts. To address this, Chip continuously innovates its investment product to help users effectively build wealth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 11 rounds)
Dec 2023
$6.8m
LATE VC
Nov 2022
$4.8m
CONVERTIBLE
Total funding: $84.4m
Company benefits
- Discretionary share option bonus
- Workplace pension scheme
- Private medical insurance (medical history disregarded)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Season ticket loan
- Free ChipX subscription for UK-based employees
- We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity
- Flexible working arrangements
- Unlimited holiday (policy not to count) ✈️
- Annual £1500 Personal Learning Allowance
- £30 per month Chip Fitness Benefit to suit your Mental/Physical Wellbeing
- Company laptop
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Simon Rabin
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously co-founded Roamer. Prior to that, they were a Director at Txt2buy and a Marketing Manager at Unibutler.
Alex Latham
(Co-Founder & CMO)Previously worked in Marketing at Maxim and as Head of Growth at Pineapple Punk.
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