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# Senior Android Engineer

- **Company:** Pret A Manger
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £59,155.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Android Software Development, Software Quality, Software Debugging, Software Design Patterns, Mobile Application Software, Performance Tuning, Kotlin
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5878706922

## About the Role

We're looking for passionate team players to bring joy to our customers every day. As a Android Engineer you'll be responsible for driving technical excellence and innovation within the digital team. You will play a hands-on role in designing, building, and maintaining the Pret customer phasing mobile app. Additionally, you will impart your knowledge and coach others fostering a culture of continuous learning and collaboration., * Proven experience as a hands-on engineer with proficiency in Kotlin

 * Experience in leading technical decisions which implement standard mythologies so that a maintainable app is produced
 * Self-motivated, passionate and driven individual who thrives working as part of a team
 * Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Desirable

 * Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire and mentor other team members
 * Experience working in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR), Retail, or E-commerce industries is desirable
 * You have a passion for automation tested code and setting high standards for code quality
 * Be a keen team player with strong interpersonal skills
 * Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and drive change through innovation and collaboration

## Description

* Be part of a transformative journey, enabling us to harness the full potential of its digital propositions
 * Architect and develop scalable and performant mission critical Android Apps
 * Engage and contribute actively into the various external interfaces and APIs to improve mobile first capabilities
 * Provide guidance on best practices, design patterns and coding standards
 * Utilise strong debugging skills to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues (including both internal and third-party systems)
 * Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential impact and advocating for them to be included in the product roadmap and development processes
 * Champion continuous improvement, performance optimisation, and security throughout the development lifecycle
 * Translate business requirements into scalable and efficient technical solutions
 * Contribute to CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments and enable continuous improvement


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