Mobile Developer (Security)

Mobile Developer (Security)

Our mission
We’re on a mission to give everyone the power to be smart with their money. We encourage and inspire people to think differently about money, to take control and adapt to life’s twists and turns. In other words, Yolt does the hard work, so our users can Unthink money. We live and breathe our core values: being frontrunners, switched on and trusted.

Our app
Yolt is the multi award-winning app that makes managing money, easy. At the forefront of innovation enabled by PSD2 and powered by open banking technology, our smart thinking money app gives users a clear overview of their connected bank accounts, credit cards and spending together in one place. After launching in the UK June 2017, then France and Italy in 2018 we quickly reached 1 million registered users; giving them all the tools to spend smart, save smart and reach their goals.

What we’re looking for
We’re after enthusiastic, driven individuals who want to want to contribute to our journey and grow with us along the way. Can you hit the ground running? Do you have the drive to go faster? Fintech is fast-paced, but we always remember to switch off too.

Our Security team
You will be working closely with the infrastructure team of Yolt but also with other engineers and product owners. You will be reporting to out Head of Security.

What you’ll be doing
As a Mobile Developer (Security) you have a good understanding of both back-end (primarily Java) and front-end (iOS and Android). Together with other engineers you create an IT security strategy and help the teams to apply defense in depth principles. You are involved in the design of highly complex secure systems which requires creative thinking to deliver the security of a bank but with the agility of a startup.

You will help teams in the various secure development life cycle stages. You are able to perform agile threat modeling, perform code reviews and execute pentests yourself. But ultimately driven to guide others in adopting these abilities. It’s our goal to strive for continuous compliance and therefore experience with security event and technical state monitoring are needed (preferably with tools like Cloud custodian or InSpec).

You are an effective communicator, helping the teams to prioritize security issues and improving security controls in our continuous delivery pipeline.

The level of expertise and experience within the team is very high which creates a very energetic atmosphere. We don't forget to have some fun while developing the proposition. You will be part of an unique journey of a new team and will further raise the bar with your experiences.

What you'll need:

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or comparable;
• Background in Software Development
• Deep understanding of cryptographic functions and their advantages / disadvantages
• Up-to-date with the latest security info for both front-end (iOS / Android) and back-end
• Experience with system image hardening
• Experience with creating a security pipeline
• Experience with security monitoring
• Experience with code-reviews in one or more of the languages: Java, Kotlin, Swift, Go, Scala, Python, Terraform, Shell
• Understanding of AWS and its services is a nice to have
• English speaking and writing skills
• Good social and communication skills
• Experience in Agile / scrum or as a scrum master

What you need to know about us
You'll join a small, dedicated team of highly skilled people who are committed to changing the way people think about money. We operate in a unique space on the boundaries of a large multinational bank, ING Bank N.V, but with the energetic, fast-paced attitude of a start-up with offices in Amsterdam, London and Katowice. We don’t like to brag, but we’re proud of the fact we’re leveraging the power unleashed by PSD2 and open banking to deliver the most innovative money app out there, recently winning the coveted ‘Personal Finance App of the Year’ at the 2019 Payments Awards.

The perks

• Flexible hours
• Amazing future potential as we continue to scale and grow
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Inspiring, entrepreneurial environment with ambitious vision for the future
• Supporting, fun-loving team of highly skilled people
• A challenging job within a future forward Fintech committed to creating a movement of positive disruption with trusted origins from ING, one of the most innovative banking organizations