At Engine by Starling, we are committed to partnering with leading banks globally to foster rapid growth through our cutting-edge technology. Engine is Starling's software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, built upon the technology that powers Starling Bank, and recently established as an independent entity. Engine engineers are integral to our rapid-paced environment, focused on innovation and disruption at the forefront of fintech. Our flat structure empowers decision-making, encouraging innovation and collaboration across all levels.
As an Android Engineer, you will:
- Contribute to our award-winning Android app and internal tooling.
- Build new features and products from scratch in a configurable manner.
- Share knowledge with colleagues, fostering our learning culture.
- Own your projects, collaborating with small teams across the bank to deliver results.
- Strive for greatness, remaining curious and inquisitive.
- Participate in a scaling team and organization as we transform banking.
You will be empowered to make project-critical decisions and provide insights to team leads, working closely with diverse Android engineers to enhance our app, CI automations, and tooling. You will be involved in committing, reviewing, and deploying new code from your first week.
We are seeking engineers at all levels who are passionate about customers, code quality, and contributing to global banking. Ideal candidates possess a broad ability to solve diverse problems and collaborate across teams. You will report to and regularly connect with a mobile lead engineer.
Security is paramount in our fully digital environment, so we seek engineers who prioritize it when implementing new features, fixing bugs, or making technical improvements. Given our daily release cycle for new screens, a focus on accessibility and writing clean, maintainable code is essential.
Engineers thrive by being self-driven and taking full ownership of their work, from development and maintenance to knowledge sharing and process optimization.
Delivering stable, resilient, and high-quality code is a key objective, making testing a crucial skill. We utilize Espresso for UI/E2E tests and JUnit for unit tests across all application layers, complemented by manual testing. Close collaboration with QA engineers ensures an added layer of testing for complex feature deliveries.
In the Engine Android project, we leverage modern technologies while also maintaining the existing Starling codebase, which includes older libraries. Therefore, a strong understanding of a wide range of libraries and technologies is necessary. Current technologies include Dagger, Realm, Retrofit, Coil, Compose, and Coroutines, with ongoing migration from XML layouts and RxJava2. Experience with SDK maintenance, OSS contributions, or internationalization is beneficial but not required.
Our interview process is a collaborative dialogue designed for mutual understanding. It generally includes:
- Initial chat with the Talent Team.
- First interview: approximately 45 minutes.
- Take-home technical test (unlimited time).
- Technical face-to-face interview: approximately 1.5 hours.
- Final interview: approximately 45 minutes.