Summary
✨ AI‑Generated
A Software Developer is sought for a fast-moving startup building mobile applications for a borderless digital payments service. Mobile development is the core focus, covering native iOS and Android technologies, while the role also includes web development, backend integration, and technical support as needed. You will own features end to end and work extensively with AI-assisted coding tools.
Highlights
Own features end to end in a fast-moving startup, build native iOS and Android applications using modern frameworks, contribute to web development when needed, and use AI-assisted development tools as part of everyday engineering work.
Description
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Software Developer, Spondula
About Spondula
Spondula is opening access to the digital economy for people excluded from it.
We build a borderless payments app that makes sending money as simple as sending a message.
Our apps are live in beta on iOS and Android, and we are a small startup team shipping fast.
The role
You will build and ship features across our mobile apps, iOS (Swift, SwiftUI) and Android (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose), working to a shared design system so both platforms feel identical.
Mobile is the core of the job, but this is a startup: you will also pick up web work (TypeScript, React, Next.js), backend integration, and general technical support when the team needs it.
You will own features end to end, from design handoff to release.
We build with AI-assisted tooling every day and we like it that way.
You should be fluent at directing AI coding tools, and sharp enough to catch their mistakes.
What we care about is that you understand the code you ship.
What we are looking for
- We weight ability over years.
Strong fundamentals and fast learning beat a long CV here, and we would rather hire two years of brilliance than ten years of autopilot.
- Care for visual detail.
Our apps are design-led and pixel discipline matters here.
- Comfortable with Git, code review, and testing as a normal part of shipping.
- Ownership: you notice problems, flag them, and fix them without being asked.
Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
We care more about what you can build than where you learned it.
- Demonstrable work we can try: a published app, a live project, or a strong portfolio.
- Solid grounding in programming fundamentals: data structures, state management, and debugging beyond what an AI tool hands you.
- Experience with Swift/SwiftUI or Kotlin/Jetpack Compose.
Both is a bonus, willingness to master both is required.
- Right to work in the UK.
We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
- Attention to detail matters to us.
To show us yours, open your application message with the word navy.
Nice to have
- TypeScript/React, Firebase, or cloud platform experience.
- Interest in fintech, payments, or financial inclusion.
Details and process
Full-time, on-site in the Manchester area.
You will work directly with the founding team and your work will be in users' hands within days, not quarters.
To apply, send a CV plus a link to something you have built.
The something matters more than the CV.
Shortlisted candidates complete a short paid build exercise before interview.
