Lead Android Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Lead Android Engineer to contribute to the design, implementation, and support of meaningful production features within an enterprise‑scale application. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical leadership skills and extensive experience in native Android development, working in an Agile environment to deliver high‑quality mobile solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, release, and support production Android features.
• Collaborate with Agile delivery teams on sprint planning, estimation, and execution.
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews, design reviews, and mentorship.
• Uphold and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.
• Coordinate dependencies and participate in release planning activities.
• Communicate technical decisions, alternatives, and risks to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Lead delivery of features, potentially across team boundaries.

Required qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience: Minimum 7 years of professional native Android development experience, including shipping complex applications to production; proven experience designing, implementing, testing, releasing, and supporting production Android features in an enterprise‑scale application; demonstrated ability to work in Agile delivery teams.
• Technical skills: Strong, recent hands‑on experience with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and the Android SDK; proficiency with Android Jetpack libraries, Gradle, and REST APIs; knowledge of modern Android architecture patterns.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in a SAFe or Agile Release Train environment, including PI planning and cross‑team coordination.
• Background in regulated, security‑conscious, or high‑availability environments such as financial services.
• Production experience with feature flags, staged rollouts, experimentation, kill switches, analytics, crash reporting, logging, and performance monitoring.
• Familiarity with modular Android applications, CI/CD, build optimization, release automation, and automated testing.
• Experience using AI‑assisted engineering tools for code generation, refactoring, and testing, with appropriate human validation.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) and 401(k) with company match after 12 months.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) on HDHP plan.
• SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions.
• Corporate discount savings program and additional discounts.
• On‑demand training program, certification prep, and library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars (available after 6 months tenure).
• Certification discounts and perks for associations such as CompTIA and IIBA.
• Dedicated customer service team for consultants and a certified Career Coach.