Software Engineer - Android

About

Spendesk is the 7-in-1 spending solution built for finance teams to make faster, smarter spending decisions.

Founded in 2016, Spendesk is now one of the fastest-growing fintechs in Europe, with over 4,000 customers and an international team of 500+ employees based in Paris, Berlin, London, Hamburg, and remotely.

Spendesk believes that people do their best work when they’re given the freedom to thrive and grow. Being bold, bringing a positive attitude, and taking full ownership are fundamental to their culture.

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Job Description

We are looking for a talented Junior Android Developer to join our Mobile Engineering team, a key part of the Product Engineering organization at Spendesk. As part of this highly skilled and collaborative team, you will work on our mission-critical mobile application that thousands of users rely on daily for strong authentication, payment validation, approval workflows, and real-time card management. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of our mobile-first strategy, building scalable, secure, and user-friendly features that directly impact our customers' daily financial operations.

The Mobile Engineering team is responsible for delivering world-class mobile experiences across our native applications, ensuring seamless integration with our backend services and maintaining the highest standards of performance and reliability. As Spendesk continues to expand its mobile-first approach, this team plays a vital role in product innovation, user experience, and business growth.

In the Mobile Engineering team, you will collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, Backend Engineers, and Customer Support teams to ensure we provide the best-in-class mobile experience to our users while maintaining the highest standards of code quality and development practices.

This role offers broad exposure, from feature development and testing to user experience optimization and technical architecture, making it ideal for someone who is passionate about mobile development and eager to grow their skills in a fast-paced, supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Learn, design, and develop new features for Spendesk's native Android application, including payment flows, authentication systems, and real-time notifications
  • Contribute to maintaining and improving existing features while following Clean Architecture patterns and modern Android development practices
  • Work with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Hilt, and Retrofit to build high-quality, performant mobile experiences
  • Collaborate closely with the Product Manager and Designer to understand requirements and contribute to technical discussions around mobile user experience
  • Write well-documented, maintainable, and tested code to ensure the application is reliable and easy to evolve
  • Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing within the team to improve engineering practices and learn from experienced developers
  • Contribute to testing strategies and quality assurance processes to ensure reliable releases to production
  • Work with senior engineers to understand complex problems, challenge priorities, and make data-driven decisions
  • What we're looking for

  • 0-2 years of experience in native Android development (including internships, personal projects, or bootcamp experience).
  • Basic understanding of Android fundamentals and eagerness to learn advanced concepts.
  • Some exposure to Kotlin programming language (experience with Java is also valuable).
  • Interest in learning Jetpack Compose and coroutines.
  • Attention to detail and willingness to learn about code testing and quality practices.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with support from senior team members.
  • A collaborative and curious team player, eager to learn and contribute ideas.
  • Willing to learn from others and grow your technical skills.
  • Fluent in written and spoken English - it is our business language.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and passion for mobile development.
  • Our tech stack

  • Mobile: 100% Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Hilt
  • Architecture: Clean Architecture, MVVM
  • Networking: Retrofit, OkHttp
  • Testing: JUnit, Espresso, Mockk
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Fastlane
  • Monitoring: Crashlytics, Analytics tools
  • Collaboration: Figma, Jira, Slack
  • As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.

    About Spendesk 

    Spendesk is the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform that transforms company spending. By simplifying procurement, payment cards, expense management, invoice processing, and accounting automation, Spendesk sets the new standard for spending at work. Its single, intelligent solution makes efficient spending easy for employees and gives finance leaders the full visibility and control they need across all company spend, even in multi-entity structures.  Trusted by thousands of companies, Spendesk supports over 200,000 users across brands such as SoundCloud, Gousto, SumUp, and Bloom & Wild. With offices in the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Germany, Spendesk also puts community at the heart of its mission.

    For more information: www.spendesk.com/press

    About our people & culture

    We believe that people do their best work when they’re given the freedom to thrive and grow. That’s why liberation is at the core of everything we do. We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, to navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world (35+ countries and counting!) but we have plenty in common: we're bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset. 

    About our benefits 

    Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth — with benefits to match!

    - Flexible on-site policy : 4 days per month remote (non-accumulative) and 3 full weeks remote per year (non-consecutive)

    - Lunch 60% funded by Spendesk (Swile Card)

    - Alan Premium health insurance

    - A Gymlib pass to let off steam after a productive day at work

    - Access to Moka.care for emotional and mental health wellbeing

    - Access to Vendredi allowing us to change the world

    - Latest Apple equipment

    - Great office snacks to fuel your day

    - A positive team to work with daily!

    Diversity & Inclusion

    At Spendesk, we're committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We're building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

    Additional Information

    • Contract Type: Full-Time
    • Location: Paris
    • Experience: > 2 years
    • Possible partial remote