Android Mobile Developer

Job description

The Business

We're looking for an innovative and technically minded professional to join us as a Android Mobile Developer within Mobile Banking. You'll be part of a new team working on the latest technology to make banking easier and simpler for our customers. You'll be immersed in a vibrant team culture, and be deeply involved in cutting edge developments and projects that will help to shape the future of mobile banking.

Technology is all around you – in the systems you use, in your daily routines, in how you interact with colleagues and customers. We help systems to run smoothly, manage technology change and offer our support and expertise. We do this by designing, building, implementing and supporting global technology for the bank.

Our Vision sets the direction for how we'll continue to transform and improve technology across the bank. We've continued to innovate and improve our systems' resiliency and simplify our services to make banking quick, convenient and safe for our customers. As consumer and technology trends continue to evolve we strive to stay ahead of the curve always thinking long term.

The Mobile Banking Platform team develops and enhances apps for the app platforms of Android, iOS and Windows Phone.

What you'll do

As a Mobility Platform Developer, you'll be working within a talented team of experienced Android developers and testers, delivering high quality and innovative apps at a regular pace to the public Google Play Store. You'll constantly be building on your understanding of the technologies, architectures, development and testing methods and tools to be used on the Android platform. You'll also develop your knowledge of the platform and its future roadmap.

While you'll be working as part of the scrum team, you'll also work closely with Product Owners, Journey Managers and others across the Mobility team to deliver solutions. You'll contribute to and provide feedback on app UI/UX designs produced by external parties.

In this role, you'll also:

·  Help to define user stories, including acceptance criteria
·  Take part in peer review of code and pair programming
·  Continuously build your knowledge of the roadmap for the Android platform and associated technologies
·  Deliver solutions, and recognise defects found in testing, understand the root cause and fix the issue

What you'll bring

We're looking for someone who has an awareness of the Android platform and associated technologies, experience of Java programming and is confident using GIT or other version control systems. You'll demonstrate a passion and motivation for platform development, and be confident communicating at all levels. An awareness of automated unit testing, UI automation and test driven development will be crucial to your success.

You'll have experience using Agile methodologies and toolsets, and an understanding of Scrum Development methodology. You'll have exposure to mobile middleware and integration with different web services and exchanges. You'll bring to the role an understanding of the Mobile market, and you'll be able to follow the technologies and technology trends that drive the market.

Sound knowledge of the Android platform and experience using Android Studio would also be an advantage.

As a Financial Services organisation we comply with and support the requirements set by our Regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which are designed to protect our customers. This role falls under Conduct Rules of the Individual Accountability Regime (IAR) and is subject to pre-employment screening. This means if your application is successful, you'll need to satisfy some important background checks before you can start working with us. These will include a full credit check, a criminal record check, residency and right to work checks.

How we'll reward you

In return, we offer a competitive salary plus 25% cash and benefit funding programme that can be tailored to suit your individual needs. In addition, we provide a wide selection of exclusive lifestyle offers, development and learning programmes, services and support designed to help you manage and balance your work/life priorities. For more information on our benefits, please visit our website .

At RBS, we want everyone to feel welcome. That's why we want you to know that we'll work with you to make the application process as smooth as possible. So please just let us know if you need any adjustments or support – we'll do whatever we can to help.

If we offer you a job, we'll discuss with you how we can help set you up for success, including by making adjustments to your working environment if required.

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At RBS, we are focused on becoming the UK's number one bank for customer service, trust and advocacy by 2020. We are simplifying our business, concentrating on the areas where we can lead the market, and placing our customers at the heart of everything we do.