Innovation - Mobile Engineer

Mobile Engineer

About iProov

iProov provides science-based biometric solutions that enable the world’s most security-conscious organizations to streamline secure remote onboarding and authentication for digital and physical access. Our award-winning liveness technology and iSOC offer unmatched resilience against deepfakes and generative AI threats while ensuring effortless, scalable user experiences. Trusted by leading governments and enterprises, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.K. Home Office, GovTech Singapore, ING, and UBS, iProov sets the standard in biometric identity assurance. 

This global trust is built not only on our technology but on the strength of the people behind it. For us, diversity at iProov is about reflecting the customers we serve, holding the principles of equality and inclusion at the heart of everything we do and all that we stand for, embracing differences, creating possibilities, and growing together. We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included, and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our purpose. 

The Role
 

Reports to: Senior Mobile Engineer (Innovation Function)

Location: WeWork HQ, Waterloo - Hybrid 

Compensation: £50k-£60k (Base) + Growth Shares + Company Performance Bonus (10%) + UK Benefits

iProov has continued to scale rapidly this year and is currently looking for a Mobile Engineer to join the growing Innovation function in our talented Innovation team based in London. You will be responsible for working on greenfield ideas within the biometric authentication and verification space.

How you can make an impact 

• Design, develop and help maintain new and existing mobile apps in Flutter and Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP)
• Work with a small team to produce innovative, creative and challenging apps
• Evaluate new tech and select those best suited to the problems at hand
• Proactively troubleshoot complex issues and provide solutions to solve them
• Contribute to the broader research and technology strategy of the company

What we would like to see from you 

• Knowledge of Android or Flutter app development and the Kotlin/Dart programming languages
• Familiarity with mobile app architectures and design patterns
• An understand of mobile security principles
• Interest in solving complex technical problems
• A passion for writing clean, readable and maintainable code
• Excellent communication skills
• Confidence to state a clearly reasoned and articulated viewpoint
• You should be happy to take initiative in your tasks and be relatively self-organising
• You’re eager to ship releases and new features
• You’re able and willing to debate to put forward improvements to processes

Desirables:

• BSc or equivalent in Computer Science or numerical discipline
• Knowledge of iOS (Swift) app development
• Familiarity with cryptography

Benefits 

• 25 days Annual Leave, plus 8 Bank Holidays (more holiday with service - up to an extra 5 days off per year based on your continuous service)
• Growth Shares allocated after passing probation (6 months of service)
• Salary sacrifice schemes including: Pension, Cycle To Work and Electric Car Scheme
• Nursery Sacrifice Scheme
• Work Overseas Perk - Work globally for up to 2 weeks
• Life Assurance
• SmartHealth - Access to private GP, Psychologist, Nutritionist along with tailored fitness plans for both you and your family
• Benefit from personalized 1:1 career coaching with our in-house Occupational Psychologist
• Award winning L&D platform with personal allocated training budgets
• Enhanced paid family leave
• Pension - 5% employee, 3% employer
• Flexible hybrid working environment
• Free Barista Coffee/Tea, biscuits with fruit in the WeWork office
• Free access to WeWork discounts and free online well-being sessions
• Vitality Health - a range of options available on this below

The Vitality Programme includes a number of reward benefits that all employees have access to as part of the plan, for example:

• Private Health cover including Dental, Optical, and Audiology 
• 50% off monthly gym memberships 
• Apple watches significantly discounted based member vitality status 
• Half price trainers with Runners Need 
• Weekly rewards – Free coffee with Café Nero 
• Monthly rewards – Free Cinema ticket 
• Discounts on travel with Expedia (hotels) and Mr & Mrs Smith with discounts getting greater throughout the year based on a members vitality status 
• Amazon prime free months based on activity 
• Up to 25% cashback at Waitrose when buying healthy foods 
• 75% off stays at Champneys Health Spas 
• Allen Carr’s £299 no smoking programme for free 
• Access to Vitality Healthy Mind with 30% off Headspace subscriptions and the ability to earn Vitality points for using Buddhify, Calm and Headspace 
• Discounts on Weight Watchers 
• 50%-80% off Comprehensive Private Health screenings

Our Culture & Recruitment Process

At iProov, we're incredibly proud of the culture we've carefully curated. Our culture enables diverse thought, curiosity and innovation. Our team strives to do everything to the highest standard possible to achieve the remarkable. To do that we need different perspectives, experiences and ideas alongside an environment where these are welcomed - we want everyone to feel confident in bringing their full capabilities to work. We firmly believe psychological safety is key to building and nurturing great teams. We’re a small and dynamic company, that means having the right skills is important, and we know that our best work emerges when people feel secure, welcomed and respected.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We’re committed to building a workforce that is representative of the people we serve. We will not put someone at a disadvantage or treat them less favourably because of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, creed, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, or pregnancy and maternity. Our goal is to find people who are passionate about creating a safer, more secure world.

Our recruitment process is designed to be fair and transparent, focusing solely on your qualifications, competence, and suitability for the role. We review all applications carefully and will be in touch with shortlisted candidates regarding the next steps in our interview process. If you need an adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to [email protected]