Tesco Hungary Hybrid Full-Time Working hours 40 Apply by 24-Nov-2026
About the role
You will be working on the Tesco Satnav (driver navigation software) Android application to implement the capabilities to guide home delivery vans and trucks transporting goods between depots and stores based on routes received from Tesco’s Routing Platform. In this team we use modern technologies (Jetpack Compose on Android) following latest industry standards and recommendations. The team has backend engineers responsible for development of the Routing Platform backend and webui engineers who provide a web-based UI for the users to engage with the Routing Platform. You will work closely along with other Android engineers in the team to deliver a high-quality product on an Android device for satellite navigation for vans and trucks using the maps and routes based on Tesco’s Routing Platform.
We love to work with smart people who have a strong sense of ownership and strong engineering mindset.
What is in it for you
Tesco is a diverse and exciting employer, dedicated to being #aplacetogeton, providing career-defining opportunities to all of our colleagues. If you chose to join our business, we will provide you with:
- Permanent contract from the go – as a sign of our trust in your abilities
- Yearly salary bonus – based on both individual and business performance
- Extensive private healthcare - complex care package including a wide range of specialists, medical services, and free flu vaccination
- Cafeteria
- Relocation Help - professional service to secure relevant working permits and other necessary documents
- Learning opportunities - certified technical training and learning platforms like Udemy, Pluralsight, and O'Reilly
- Referral Bonus
- Learning culture and excellent opportunities to develop your career within your chosen field or something altogether new
- Varied and exciting projects to play a part in – there is always something new and exciting in the pipeline
If that sounds exciting, then we'd love to hear from you.
You will be responsible for
You provide mobile perspective and context for technology choices.
You’re up to the challenge of device and mobile network limitations, device fragmentation, and other mobile development curve balls.
You are motivated to tackle ambiguous situations with new technologies to rapidly produce prototypes.
You outline paths from prototype to product.
Take part not only in development, but in testing, maintaining, releasing and operating the application.
You will need
We are looking for people who have a passion for Technology. You will demonstrate experience of different platforms and technologies. We expect to see some or all the following:
Experience developing complex mobile applications
Extensive experience working on commercial software development in Java/Kotlin
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent
Firm understanding of software development principles, capabilities, and limitations of mobile platforms.
Passion for mobile development. We would love to hear about apps you’ve developed.
Understanding and exposure to integrating REST API endpoints.
Strong experience and understanding of industry standard mobile accessibility
Experience in full development life cycle; design, coding, test, build, QA, deployment, and maintenance
Exposure to the DevOps model
Experience in Lean and Agile environments
A strong team player with the ability to influence and lead stakeholders when necessary
Demonstrable ability to self-manage, be proactive, take ownership, build relationships, and drive solutions through from inception to production.
Experience in the map data, map management, navigation domain or experience with Android auto is a plus.
About us
Tesco Business Solution and Tesco Technology were established in Budapest in 2019, supporting the Tesco retail business in Central Europe and the Tesco Group. TBST and Tesco Technology are part of our global business services and technology organisations within Tesco.
In the UK, Ireland, India, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic we operate to offer great value to our customers every day.
In Budapest, our Technology hub currently employs more than 200 – and a growing number – of highly trained software engineers and managers who are implementing global software development projects across fulfilment, supplier and product management, online and in-store loss prevention, and our online grocery sites.
Our goal is to bring significant changes to the market by using the latest technologies. We are focusing on a large variety of modern technologies from the backend space and frontend to UX, UI and even data science and engineering.
We are aiming to drive business value through innovation and to create an organization that fundamentally transforms the retail environment.
We put accountability and ownership on the individuals and their teams in order to run a horizontal organization where teamwork is extremely important. With an end-to-end approach, we offer our colleagues opportunities for self-development and career growth.
Our colleagues are the key to our success at Tesco. We foster an environment of openness and collaboration. We draw from the diversity, knowledge and experience of our colleagues. It is all about equal opportunities, no matter who you are, or where you come from, you can get on at Tesco.
Our teams consist of individuals who can truly make a difference. Focussing on building a world-class business services centre alongside cutting-edge technology capability, they are working towards our goal of serving our customers and colleagues a little better every day.
We are expanding our operations locally and we are looking for the best talent.