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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Android Engineer - **Company:** American Express - **Location:** UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software Quality, Github, Gradle, Mobile Application Software, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Circleci, Data Logging, Backend, Integration Tests, Information Technology, Jetpack Compose, Build Tools, Restful APIs - **Published:** September 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840622986-senior-android-engineer ## About the Role We are looking for a highly motivated, independent, and skilled engineer to architect, design and build the Android travel mobile app., * Writing & Deleting code * Build tools like Gradle, GitHub Actions, and Circle CI * Finding and fixing bugs * Performance Analysis and Optimization * Dealing with legacy code * Unit & Integration Tests * Working in a globally distributed team * Self-starting and good at time management * Integrating with bespoke lovingly hand-crafted backend services from the days of yore. * Designing solutions for open ended problems * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience ## Description American Express entered the travel agency business in 1915, and today is one of the world's largest luxury travel and lifestyle service networks. The Travel & Lifestyle Services (TLS) business provides exclusive access, differentiated value, extraordinary service, and unrivalled expertise to Card Members seeking leisure or business travel, as well as a variety of lifestyle services. The Global Digital Customer Experience is a strategic focus area for growth within Travel and Lifestyle Services and there is significant continuing investment to transform and optimize our digital proposition and capabilities. American Express Travel Online not only drives direct revenue and cost savings but also plays an important role in overall Card product engagement, loyalty and satisfaction., * Writes and delivery high quality code * Leads review of colleague's work * Builds monitoring dashboards and logging & alerting strategies. * Monitors system performance and availability and improves software quality through root cause analysis. * Deep understanding of infrastructure technologies and components * Has deep understanding of the core tools used in the planning, analysing, crafting, building, testing, configuring, and maintaining of assigned application(s) Leadership * Prepares and presents solutions and progress updates to product and technology leadership * Collaborates and communicates effectively across engineering and enterprise teams. * Mentors and coaches junior team members * Influences team members with creative changes and improvements by challenging status quo and demonstrating risk taking. * Demonstrates increased self-reliance to achieve team goals., * REST APIs * OkHttp * RAML API Documentation * Kotlin, Coroutines, Flow * RxJava * GitHub Actions * Circle CI * Test Fakes * WireMock ## Related Videos - [Modular Secrets to Lightning-Fast Android Builds](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1428-modular-secrets-to-lightning-fast-android-builds) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Innovating Developer Tools with AI: Insights from GitHub Next](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1268-innovating-developer-tools-with-ai-insights-from-github-next) - [Give your build some love, it will give it back!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/514-give-your-build-some-love-it-will-give-it-back) - [There's an app for that - on the role of cross platform development in the app development ecosystem](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/278-there-s-an-app-for-that-on-the-role-of-cross-platform-development-in-the-app-development-ecosystem) - [Nest.js - TypeScript in the backend can also be clean](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1033-nest-js-typescript-in-the-backend-can-also-be-clean) ## Related Articles - [A Guide to Choosing the Right Tools for App Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/391-a-guide-to-choosing-the-right-tools-for-app-developers) - [Cross Platform Mobile Development Frameworks to Use in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/404-cross-platform-mobile-development-frameworks-to-use-in-2025) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Basic And Advanced Networking in Dart and Flutter](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/112-basic-and-advanced-networking-in-dart-and-flutter) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries)