Hello, we’re Honest. 👋

The clue’s in the name: we’re the network doing mobile right.

We’re on a mission to fix a broken industry and show there’s a better way to do mobile, for both people and the planet. For too long, the big mobile networks have been taking advantage. We think customers deserve better. Way better.

So instead of counting profits and doling out the bare minimum, we give customers what they actually want. That means bills that drop every month, support in seconds, and sustainability efforts that shrink their carbon footprint.

Powered by cutting-edge technology, we’re building the next generation mobile network. This includes our unique Smart SIM that offers unbeatable coverage and free use of essential apps worldwide.

That’s not all. We’re also the UK’s first B Corp mobile network, a carbon-negative company and member of 1% for the Planet 🌎

But building the world’s best mobile network requires having the right people to help us do it. That’s where you could come in.

Like the sound of Honest? Read on. This could be the start of something exciting 🚀

Role overview

We’re looking for an experienced Android Developer to join our mobile team and contribute to the development of our native app in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose for our Android customers.

You'll be pragmatic, have a great product-mindset while keeping our users at the heart of how you think, and have a passion for excellent UI and UX. You have experience building beautiful and scalable Apps and are excited about using best-in-class frameworks, techniques and keeping pace with the newest technologies as they emerge.

We’ve grown rapidly over the last twenty four months and we’ve already built a best-in-class product and mobile experience, both for our customers and for our internal teams; and we’re now ready to supercharge our growth.

This is a unique opportunity to make significant contributions to an App that is less than a year old, using the latest and greatest Android features and frameworks, and push it to our growing base of thousands of customers. There’s still so much to do and learn, in every aspect of Honest Mobile — we’re only just beginning our journey.

In this role, you’ll

• Collaborate with other developers and members of the product team to scope out features and user experience journeys, and to build them in 100% full fat native Kotlin code
• Work within our coding sprints to bring those features to life and deploy them fast for real world users and to gather feedback in order to continually improve
• Share your passion for best in class mobile App design and best practice and continually polish your craft by keeping up-to-date with the latest frameworks and tools
• Collaborate with other engineers and designers to build our design system and component library for scale
• Improve the performance and accessibility of our apps

About you

• You have experience working in dynamic, fast-paced agile environments where you delivered features and updates for apps serving a large user base. You are adept at balancing the need for rapid delivery with maintaining high standards of quality and reliability.
• You’re excited about what we’re doing! We’re a technology company working in a very traditional industry and that gives us a huge opportunity to build something truly different
• We’re still a small team, so you’ll be involved in everything and are excited to learn about all aspects of our stack, our product and our existing team
• You care about the users we are creating products for, are happy to speak to them directly, and love turning designs into beautiful products
• You are comfortable in the face of ambiguity and are happy to take on problems without a clear definition or solution
• You are comfortable putting something out there when it’s not-perfectly-polished to gather feedback, whether that’s an MVP of a feature, a draft of a proposal, or your thoughts on a design
• You care about the team and culture we are building, and understand the importance of giving feedback and supporting others around you

Engineering at Honest

We’ve built a modern and feature-rich API on Nest.JS, a powerful database architecture, and a host of smart and innovative technology platforms to help us achieve super-scale.

We use Typescript for the majority of our backend work, and follow industry best practices to guide our software development lifecycle. On occasion we break out Python for quick scripting tasks, and utilise other tools in our toolbox to get the job done.

As a team, we challenge ourselves to do great work. We collaborate closely to review each other’s code and deliver constructive feedback, to ensure that we use our collective experience, and knowledge to achieve the best results.

Interview process

• 15 minute introductory call with our Head of People & Impact
• 45 minute call with our Head of Engineering
• Take home task
• Final interview (in-person):
  • 1-2 hour whiteboarding session
  • 30 min break
  • 1 hour values interview

We understand it is a big commitment to come in, so we are happy to pay you for this time.

What you’ll get in return for all your hard work?

💸 Salary: £70,000

⚖️ Ownership in Honest through our EMI option scheme

🌴 25 days of annual leave, plus all bank holidays

🥳 Your birthday off each year on us!

🏡 A hybrid-first working environment with at least 1 day per week in the London office

📱 An Honest sim, and refurb phone on us

🙋 1 paid volunteering day each year

💚 Wellbeing budget through Heka

🚲 Cycle to Work scheme

📚 £500 annual learning budget

🪇 Regular in-person team socials

🏥 Private medical insurance

Why join Honest?

🏅Backed by top investors including DMGV, WAYRA, Ascension and TinyVC

🙋 Being part of a fast-growing, talented team that likes to have fun

📚 Fast-learning, entrepreneurial environment where we focus on supporting your growth and personal development

📈 Opportunity to help shape the future of Honest

💻 We'll provide you with all the tools and technology you need to do your best work

⭐ Working for one of the UK’s top rated mobile networks on Trustpilot

Diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging at Honest

Here at Honest, we’re all about doing the right thing, even especially when no one’s looking.

That includes building an inclusive environment where everyone feels like they belong and proud to be their true selves everyday. We’re committed to providing the support our team needs to thrive and do their best work.

We believe it’s our differences that make us stronger and celebrate diversity in the Honest team. Learning from one another’s unique experiences, perspectives and ideas is how we win.

That’s why we strongly encourage applications from all walks of life. So no matter your ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity, disability, neurodiversity, caregiver status, economic background or anything else, we welcome your application. 

Need any adjustments to support you with your application or interviewing process? Email Fi, our Head of People & Impact. She’s here to help.