Assoc, FrontEnd Eng - Android, WRB Tech

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Job Summary

As an Android Engineer you will focus on product development, work with your squad to finalize end to end solution and deliver the product to the Bank's digital channels. You will be part of the team that constantly analyse and improve the digital channel platform from a technical point of view as well as from user experience view. You will need to keep yourself updated with the latest software technologies and share the knowledge with your team.

The team is responsible for building user-centric native and web-based digital banking applications for use by both internal Bank's staff and external Bank's customers around the world. You will be working with highly skilled engineers on Android, Responsive front-end web platforms, and get to work in modern software development environments and practices. As part of the digital channels team, you will have an opportunity to contribute to the evolving technical direction of the team as we adapt to this rapidly changing space

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate is responsible developing a new generation of Digital Banking to promote a better user experience to clients. The individual is going to be part of agile team developing world class leading mobile banking. Expect to be challenged in your adaptability and ability to think out of box and use creative idea to resolve kinds of complex, real world programming challenges.

Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices, Material Design

Optimize mobile applications and user experience on the android platforms

Gather requirements, design, develop, deploy and support applications

Work closely with Product Owner and squad to deliver user-centric solutions for internal and external customers

Promote adoption and rollout of Agile and modern software engineering practices

Promote and practice innovative software engineering practices and architecture design

Co-ordinate with development / interfacing teams and create a delivery pipeline across multiple streams

Ensure risks, issues and schedules are appropriately managed following agile principles.

Collaborate with core DevOps and Testing teams to build and enhance a continuous delivery pipeline

Adapt to changes in priorities and requirements

Skills and Experience

Hands on experience on Native android application development (Kotlin, Java, jetpack compose)

Expert on APP project building with Gradle

Strong experience with mobile hybrid architecture, WebView and JS bridge

Good knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and build responsive APP

Well versed in DevOps (ADO), google play & Huawei AppGallery APP delivery

Familiarity with APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services

Experience building maintainable and testable code bases, including API design, unit testing and UI testing techniques, design patten and modularization

Good knowledge of mobile runtime security (Pen Test)

Experience in Web development with JS / TS(>

=ES6), with one of framework ReactJS / AugularJS / Vue, expert on the HTML5&CSS

Qualifications

BS or MS in Computer sciences or Software engineering with

5+ years of relevant experiences, preferably within an international technology organization in delivering complex projects

Experienced responsive application development, system architecture, technical design and delivery and other programming languages (Java, Kotlin, H5, JS, CSS, ES6) on H5 web

Full software development lifecycle experience

Front end framework (at least of React, Angular, Vue)

DevOps toolchain experience (ADO, GIT, Jenkins, Artifactory, Vx, Ansible, Shell Script, fastlane)

TDD, BDD, performance and Security testing for mobile and web

Build automation tools (webpack, Vite)

Good written and verbal communication skills

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we : Do the right thing

and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do

Never settle,

continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well

Are better together,

we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter,

we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance,

with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.

Time-off

including annual leave, parental / maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.

Flexible working

options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.

Proactive wellbeing support

through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits

A continuous learning culture

to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.

Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation,

one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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