Android Engineer

Salary:  £60,000 - £75,000k 

Why Midnite? 

Midnite is a next-generation betting platform that is built for today’s fandom. We are a collective of engineers and designers who all share a passion for building the best sportsbook & casino experience possible, allowing our fans to feel closer to the games they love through the rush of winning money. 

Unlike the alternatives, Midnite doesn't feel like a website built two decades ago. Instead, it's a cutting-edge creation, designed and constructed from the ground up with the latest technologies. Crafting an experience that's truly intuitive, immersive, and immediately understandable is no walk in the park, but we thrive on the challenge. We believe we're on the brink of creating something truly awesome. 

What will you do?

In this role, you’ll actively develop and maintain key features of our Android app, ensuring that it performs smoothly, efficiently, and with top-notch quality. You’ll work closely with a collaborative team to define, design, and launch new features, making a tangible impact.

Additionally, you’ll play a crucial role in identifying and resolving performance issues, debugging, and maintaining the overall quality and organisation of the codebase, all while contributing to rigorous testing practices.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain features for our Android app
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organisation, and testing

Essential experience

• 2-3 years of experience in a similar role
• Proficient with Kotlin
• Extensive experience with Jetpack Compose (our app is fully built-in Compose)
• Experience with asynchronous programming and thread safety, utilising Kotlin Coroutines and Flows
• Familiarity with REST/working with APIs
• Familiarity with dependency injection frameworks (we use Koin)
• Experience writing unit tests
• Good understanding of code versioning tools such as Git

Desirable experience

• Passion for design and a focus on user experience and quality
• Experience with different architectures (we use MVVM)
• Experience with websocket messaging
• Familiarity with continuous integration and unit testing
• Interest in modular architecture
• Experience with performance optimisation

What’s in it for you:

• Shape our future: Play a key role in our team's success, where your voice matters, and you'll have a direct impact on shaping Midnite's future.
• Connect and unwind: Take part in our quarterly gatherings where our community comes together to bond and have fun.
• Comprehensive health coverage: Look after your well-being with our outstanding zero-excess health insurance plan, which includes optical and dental coverage.
• Simplify life: Take advantage of our nursery salary sacrifice scheme, allowing you to conveniently pay your child's nursery fees straight from your paycheck.
• Work-life balance: Enjoy 25 paid holidays a year, plus generous paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave, supporting you during life's most important moments.
• Productive home office: We provide everything you need for a comfortable and ergonomic home setup, ensuring you're as productive as possible.
• Flexible working: We embrace flexible working, allowing you to adjust your schedule when life's unexpected moments arise.​
• Latest tech made easy: With our salary sacrifice schemes, you can upgrade to the latest gadgets, household items, and mobile tech without the upfront cost.
• Exclusive perks: Enjoy a wide range of discounts on retailers, groceries, and subscriptions, making life a little more affordable.
• Grow with us: Expand your skills through internal and external learning opportunities while benefiting from access to mentorship programs that support your development.
• Transparent compensation: We provide competitive pay with clear team bandings and salary grids, ensuring that salary discussions are simple and fair. 
• Constructive feedback: We foster a transparent culture, encouraging individual feedback and review sessions to help everyone improve.
• Work from anywhere: Whether it's a cosy cottage in the Cotswolds or anywhere else, enjoy the freedom of working remotely.