Android Engineer

DriveScore is on a mission to make car insurance fairer, smarter, and more user-friendly — and we’re looking for a talented Android Engineer to help us get there.

We’re a fast-growing scale-up within the ClearScore Group, using telematics and data analytics to reward good driving with better insurance deals. Backed by ClearScore’s 25M users and resources, we combine the energy of a startup with the stability and reach of a major tech company.

This role is ideal for an Android engineer who’s shipped commercial apps and is ready to take ownership of product features within a collaborative, cross-functional squad. 

What you will be doing:

• Build and maintain features in the DriveScore app, using Jetpack Compose, Kotlin, and Kotlin Multiplatform

• Collaborate closely with product, design, and other engineers to deliver high-quality experiences

• Write clean, testable, and modular code within a multi-module architecture

• Work in a modern, fast-moving environment with robust CI/CD pipelines and feature-flag-driven development

• Collaborate closely with iOS engineers to deliver features powered by a shared Kotlin Multiplatform core.

• Learn from others and contribute to improving how we work as a team

Skills we'd love you to have

• Commercial experience delivering Android apps from inception to release and maintenance

• Strong Kotlin skills and solid knowledge of Android SDK

• Comfortable with Compose and modern Android UI design

• Good understanding of RESTful APIs and mobile networking

• Hands-on experience writing unit/UI tests

Architecture & Tooling

• Familiarity with MVVM and clean architecture principles

• Experience working with multi-module projects

• Exposure to CI/CD tools (e.g. GitHub Actions, Bitrise, Jenkins)

• Confident using Git and version control best practices

Ways of working

• Comfortable working in Agile teams using tools like Jira

• Collaborative mindset — you enjoy working with others and knowledge-sharing, and are keen to share ideas

• Familiar with feature flagging, observability, and experimentation

Bonus points

• Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform

• Exposure to backend or web technologies

Why ClearScore?

ClearScore is the UK's #1 credit score and report app. We are also present in South Africa, Australia and Canada, with more than 20 million users globally and growing fast. Someone joins ClearScore every 20 seconds.

We have established relationships with over 50 of the main lenders in the U.K., and have been a trusted tool for customers to manage their credit and make better financial decisions.

Since October 2016 we have helped 1.8 million users take out a new credit card or loan. We are user-centric at our core and we believe in leveraging technology to enable positive financial choices. We are design-led and data-driven and we embed these behaviours in everything we do.

What is DriveScore?

DriveScore’s mission is simple – to help good drivers save money. As a fast-growing startup business within the ClearScore Group, we’re revolutionising the car insurance market by making it more transparent, accessible, and user-centric than ever before.  Leveraging cutting-edge telematics technology and data analytics, DriveScore provides users with personalised car insurance offers and insights, helping millions of people make informed decisions about their car insurance needs. But we’re not stopping there.  We’re also helping good drivers to save on a host of other costs, including their car finance.

Benefits:

• 25 paid holidays and a “duvet day” on your birthday

• Hybrid Work Environment

• Private health and dental cover - including mental health support through Bupa 

• GP office visits

• Life assurance scheme

• Up to 6% matched pension

• Regular Lunch and Learns with guest speakers

• Dog-friendly office

• Daily breakfast and free snacks

• Access to discounts via Cobens Extras 

• Free sports and social clubs

• Continued investment into learning and development 

• Leadership-led training

• In-house psychotherapist

• Financial coach to help you plan and achieve your goals

• No clock-watching culture

• Generous maternity and paternity plans

• Culture and inclusion representatives

• Transparent pay structure and a career growth plan 

Equal Opportunities

ClearScore is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. As an equal opportunity employer, we are able to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate individuals with disabilities during the recruitment and selection process. If you require accommodation, please inform us in advance, and we will work with you to meet your needs. 

Our Hybrid Model

We embrace a dynamic hybrid work environment that balances flexibility with collaborative in-person experiences. Our approach is designed to foster innovation, team connection, and individual productivity.

• Levels 1-5: Minimum 2 days per week in-office

• Level 6 and above: Minimum 3 days per week in-office

We believe this structure offers the best of both worlds - the flexibility of remote work and the synergy of face-to-face collaboration. Our office days are carefully coordinated to maximise team interactions and learning/ mentorship opportunities.

What This Means for You:

• Flexibility to manage your work and life

• Dedicated in-office days for team building and collaborative projects

•  Office facilities (with plants!) designed for productive interactions

• Clear expectations and support for maintaining our hybrid schedule

We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment that accommodates diverse needs while maintaining our collaborative culture. Join us in shaping the future of work!

Note: While we offer flexibility, commitment to our hybrid schedule is an important aspect of our team culture and performance expectations.