Lead Software Development Engineer - Mobile

Lead Software Development Engineer Mobile

About this role

Capital Ones mobile application is our primary method of engaging with our customers and a key driver in our mission to Change Banking for Good.

We are seeking an experienced technical leader to join our Customer Engagement team focusing on Mobile engineering delivering value driven features that directly impact how our customers engage with Capital One enabling them to use their credit card in the way that gives them the most benefit.

What youll do

• Youll work as part of a selforganised Mobile engineering team to design and develop software features that are delightful and vital to the lives of credit card consumers across all walks of life
• Your focus is on a major portion of existing or new team software (e.g. significant component set of features midsize application or service)
• Youll work to achieve the goals and vision shared by Product Management and your Outcome Team Leadership
• Youll ensure that technical solutions align with the broader architectural vision
• Drive engineering best practices (e.g. Operational Excellence Security Quality etc. and set standards across your team and wider engineering teams
• Youll play a crucial role in supporting the elevation of engineering enablement excellence and experience across the broader engineering community
• Innovate within your team initiative area and contribute within your technical domain

What were looking for

• Proven experience in technical leadership with a passion for mentoring and nurturing engineers
• Extensive demonstrable knowledge of designing architectures that are secure and perform at scale
• Exceptional programming skills with a good working knowledge of either Android or Kotlin Java and modern Android toolsets (Android Studio JUnit) or Swift and modern iOS toolsets (Git Xcode XCTest XCUITest Jenkins.
• Youre able to effectively communicate and work together across engineering to maximise innersourcing opportunities and reduce waste
• Youll have a proven ability to deliver high quality applications at scale
• Youre an advocate for quality and can support the team leveraging approaches such as Pair Programming TDD and BDD

What youll get to learn (any previous experience would be advantageous)

• Working with the cloud/AWS and the opportunities that it brings
• Solving real world problems and being comfortable working in a complex regulated environment

Where and how youll work

This is a permanent position based in our Nottingham offices.

Weve adopted a flexible hybrid working model one that creates the opportunity to work in your own way but also provides great spaces for inperson collaboration.

Were big on collaboration and connection so youll be based in our offices 3 days a week on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays.

We are committed to creating a level playing field and seek to create teams that are representative of our customers and the communities we serve. Wed love to hear from you if you identify with a typically underrepresented group in our industry and are particularly keen to hear from women and ethnic minority candidates.

Whats in it for you

• Bring us all this and youll be rewarded with a role contributing to the product roadmap for an organisation committed to transformation
• Were continuing our journey into the public cloud and have problems of scale security availability and performance for you to help solve
• We love continuous learning and thats why we give you 10 of your time to work on cutting edge innovative projects that shape the way we will work in the future
• We offer high performers strong and diverse career progression investing heavily in developing great people through our Capital One University training programmes (and appropriate external providers)
• Immediate access to our core benefits including pension scheme bonus generous holiday entitlement and private medical insurance with flexible benefits available including seasonticket loans cycle to work scheme and enhanced parental leave
• Openplan workspaces and facilities designed to inspire and support you. Our Nottingham headoffice has a fullyserviced gym subsidised restaurant mindfulness and music rooms.

What you should know about how we recruit:

We pride ourselves on hiring the best people not the same people. Building diverse and inclusive teams is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. We want to work with top talent: whoever you are whatever you look like wherever you come from. We know its about what you do not just what you say. Thats why we make our recruitment process fair and accessible. And we offer benefits that attract people at all ages and stages.

We also partner with organisations including the Women in Finance and Race At Work Charters Stonewall and upReach to find people from every walk of life and help them thrive with us. We have a whole host of internal networks and support groups you could be involved in to name a few:

• REACH Race Equality and Culture Heritage group focuses on representation retention and engagement for associates from minority ethnic groups and allies
• OutFront to provide LGBTQ support for all associates
• Mind Your Mind signposting support and promoting positive mental wellbeing for all
• Women in Tech promoting an inclusive environment in tech
• EmpowHER network of female associates and allies focusing on developing future leaders particularly for female talent in our industry

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