Graduate Android Developer
Remuneration: Competitive
Location: London/Newcastle
Role Type: Permanent
Key Work Benefits
We take the health and happiness of our employees seriously and we’re consistently searching for new ways to make mkodo the best place to work. From retirement planning to a wellness offering supporting mental & physical wellbeing.
Remote/Flexible working
Generous Holidays
Tech Scheme
Employee Assist Program
Bonus and Profit Share
Birthday Off
Team Socials
Pension Contribution
The Role - Graduate Android Developer
If this is the opportunity you have been waiting for, to work in a fast-paced company with cutting-edge technology, please send your CV to jobs@mkodo.com
Apply HereKey Skills and Attributes
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Proactive and take pride in your work
- Passion for creating experiences and software best practices
- Interest in mobile development (previous experience not essential)
- Keen to engage and work with your peers
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Logical thinking skills
- Demonstrable ability to learn code
- Excellent spoken and written English
- Graduate role requires a degree in any technology related field (or a degree and a technology related Bootcamp course or similar knowledge)
About the Role
A Graduate Android Developer displays solid understanding of core Computer Science fundamental concepts. Focused on growing as an engineer, learning the team’s tools and current processes, and developing productivity skills, as well as learning about the best-practices of software engineering such as testing, source control, and agile planning.
The Graduate Android Developer is capable of taking well-defined tactical sub-tasks from a larger project and completing these tasks in a reasonable time frame. They may focus on learning a specific component, product or sub-area and mastering it. They communicate status to their manager and team and strive to learn the mkodo core values and exhibit them in their daily work.
It’s about people with a passion for technology being curious and creative, finding simple solutions to complex problems. Graduate Android Developers are logical problem solvers who are keen to learn and build their skills, and who enjoy the challenge of working with something new.
This is an important role for the company to ensure that we can grow engineers to provide outstanding products to the thousands of customers who use our Apps.
Main Responsibilities
- Developing Android apps in Kotlin with the support, coaching and mentoring of more senior engineers.
- Learning and engaging in mkodo’s ways of working.
- Collaborating and contributing to a software delivery team.
- Owning and taking responsibility for smaller pieces of work.
- Increase in independence and skill throughout the Graduate Developer process.
- Accurately report progress and ask for support if needed.
- Be an active part of mkodo organisation and culture.
- Be professional.
- Interact, demo, or present to groups of colleagues at all levels, sometimes including executive level.
- Be presentable and represent mkodo when on calls including clients.
- Support mkodo in the implementation and ongoing maintenance of its ISO27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS).
- Adhere to all relevant mkodo ISO27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) policies, procedures and requirements at all times.
- Complete any reasonable tasks relating to the mkodo ISO27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS).
More benefits
mkodo is a great place to work, with excellent benefits comprising:
- Hybrid/Flexible Working
- Quarterly team events
- Birthday Holiday
- Christmas Day-Off
- Generous Holiday Allowance
- Tech Loan Scheme
- Performance bonus & profit share scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Travel Loan scheme
- Supplies of fresh fruits, cereals, biscuits, nibbles, etc. in the offices
- Relevant training and training budget.
- Digital Nomad Policy
- Generous refer a friend scheme
Graduate development journey
Day 1
Grads onboarded as a cohort and focus on specific roles
First 2 weeks
Onboarding sessions and initial training
2 weeks
Grad team project with mentoring support
3 months
Grads present project to execs/senior leadership team. Start more compex project.
6 months
Present second project to the execs/senior leadership team. Grads join a client project team. Tech debt and support issues.
9 months
Start contributing to client deliverables.
12 months
Graduate from Grad scheme and become billable resource.
or send your CV to jobs@mkodo.com
Recruitment Process
For our web, Android and iOS engineering roles, we follow the below process:
For our roles, we follow the below process:
For our graduate roles, we follow the below process:
Review
We review applications and screen against our requirement criteria
Intro call
Successful applicants are invited to a 30-minute chat with a member of our team to get to know you a little, and tell you more about the role
Technical Exercise
You will be invited to a partake in a Pair Programming session with two of our Engineers, to assess your level of technical and coding abilities
Final Interview
A final meet with our HR team, and a Head of Engineering - also the chance to ask any questions about the role, and what it's like to work at mkodo
Offer
We make an offer to the person we feel most suitable for the role and business
Review
We review applications and screen against our requirement criteria
Intro call
Successful applicants are invited to a 30-minute chat with a member of our team to get to know you a little, and tell you more about the role
Skills Assessment
You will be invited to a second stage in the process to meet with more members of the team, and to show off your skills in your area of expertise. There will be the opportunity to ask any questions, and find out more about the role, and also to discuss your experience in more detail.
Final Interview
A final meet with our HR team, and a Head of Engineering - also the chance to ask any questions about the role, and what it's like to work at mkodo
Offer
We make an offer to the person we feel most suitable for the role and business
Review
We review applications and screen against our requirement criteria
Intro call
Successful applicants are invited to a 30-minute chat with a member of our team to get to know you a little, and tell you more about the role
1-hour interview
You're invited to a second interview with developers you'll work with. It's a no-code whiteboard session to evaluate your problem-solving, collaboration, and communication skills. Show us how you tackle challenges!
Offer
We’ll make offers to the successful graduates to join the cohort in early September
or send your CV to jobs@mkodo.com
Graduate Developer Scheme
mkodo operates its own 4-time, award-nominated graduate developer scheme across London and the Northeast. Check out our grad scheme page to learn more.
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