Senior Android Engineer

About the role

As the UK’s most successful omni-channel retailer, ecommerce is a key part of our business - we run two of the busiest websites in the UK, driving a significant proportion of our sales.

Our engineering practice includes 80+ teams, working on everything from Cloud platforms to mobile apps, from ecommerce functionality to machine learning.

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• Flexible Working: This is a hybrid working role, therefore your time will primarily be split between working from home (in the UK) and London Head Office / Bracknell Head Office. However, there will also be an expectation to visit other locations as the need arises.

• Salary: £48,500 - £74,000 (depending upon experience)

• Our Engineering team currently works from the office roughly twice a week to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings, but again the frequency is dependent on the business needs.

• Contract type: Permanent

You will work as a senior software engineer specialising in Android development within a cross-functional Agile development team. You’ll be working collaboratively with other highly skilled Android Engineers as well as iOS engineers, Business Analysts, Quality Engineers, Designers and User Experience specialists on challenging customer-facing projects.

As a Senior Android Engineer you will have responsibility for the development approach and provide technical assurance on complex IT projects. You will also use your knowledge of software engineering to support shaping of new projects and support the professional development of less experienced software engineers. You will work with a diverse range of technical and non-technical stakeholders which will require excellent communication skills.

Learning new skills is extremely important to us. You would be expected to constantly improve your engineering skills and keep up to date with the latest technologies and techniques. In return for your commitment you will receive the support and resources needed to achieve your learning goals.

Internally this role is known as Product Engineer (L7).

• Extensive experience in Native Mobile Development in Android (Kotlin and Java)

• Accessibility best practice

• Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery

• Demonstrable experience in TDD, pair programming

• Agile development methods such as Scrum or Kanban

• REST API development and/or consumption

• Deep understanding of MVVM and MVP.

• Postman or similar tools

• Charles/Proxyman or similar tools

• Bitrise/Gitlab CI

• You will be working closely with the iOS development teams, and will also work with our website and microservice teams, as such any experience in the following areas may also be helpful, but is not required or expected:

• Swift/iOS

• GraphQL

• Microservice Architectures

• Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP or Azure

• Understanding of UX principles

• HTML, CSS, and related web technologies

• Experience with modern JavaScript libraries and tooling, such as React, Redux, Webpack

• Any server side development languages such as Java / Kotlin.

• The application form consists of CV upload, followed by application questions. Please visit -  to understand more about application and hiring process

• If you are successful following your initial application, the next stages are: a screening call with a recruiter, tech assessment and two rounds of interviews.

• You’ll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Please let us know, and we’ll be sure to discuss it with you.

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About The Partnership

We’re the largest employee owned business in the UK and home of our cherished brands, John Lewis and Waitrose. We’re not just employees, we’re Partners, driven by our purpose to build a happier world. As we look to our future, there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

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