Lead Android Engineer

🌐 Who We Are Bankjoy is a Y Combinator and Bessemer Venture Partner backed FinTech startup. We are changing the way community banks and credit unions do business, enabling them to become tech-driven and digital first. Bankjoy provides modern digital banking products including mobile banking, online banking, online account opening, loan origination, and conversational AI. Our mission is to revolutionize banking tech infrastructure by leading digital transformation at financial institutions — big and small. The Role As Android Tech Lead at Bankjoy, you will own the technical direction, architecture, and delivery of our Android banking platform while leading a team of three Android engineers embedded across our digital banking value streams. This is a hands-on leadership role. You will write production code daily, drive architectural decisions, and ensure our Android product meets the reliability, security, and performance standards that financial institutions and their members depend on. You will work cross-functionally with Product Management, iOS, QA, and backend engineering to deliver a seamless, high-quality mobile banking experience. What You'll Do Technical Leadership & Architecture Own the Android technical roadmap — architectural decisions, technology choices, and long-term platform directionDefine and enforce Android engineering standards across the team including code quality, testing practices, and release readinessLead solution design for new features and major platform initiatives, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainabilityDrive adoption of modern Android development practices — Jetpack Compose, MVVM/Clean Architecture, coroutines, and dependency injectionPartner with iOS Tech Lead and backend engineering to ensure consistent cross-platform product behavior and API contract alignment Execution & Delivery Own Android delivery across digital banking value streams — planning, estimation, milestone tracking, and risk managementBreak down complex initiatives into executable engineering tasks with clear dependencies and timelinesProactively identify and resolve technical blockers before they impact release schedulesCollaborate with QA to define Android-specific testing strategy — unit, integration, and UI automation using Espresso or equivalentParticipate in the on-call rotation for production support, responding to urgent issues impacting financial institution clients and their members Hands-On Development Contribute directly to feature development, code reviews, debugging, and performance optimization within the digital banking value streamMaintain a meaningful individual coding contribution while balancing technical leadership responsibilitiesChampion clean, testable, well-documented Kotlin code across the Android codebase Team Leadership & Development Directly manage three Android engineers — conducting regular 1:1s, providing performance feedback, and supporting their technical growthFoster a collaborative, high-trust team environment that emphasizes engineering excellence and continuous learningMentor engineers on Android best practices, fintech domain knowledge, and effective cross-functional collaborationPartner with engineering leadership on hiring, onboarding, and growing Android engineering capability Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with Product Management and Design to shape feature scope, assess feasibility, and provide accurate effort estimatesCollaborate with backend engineers on API design and integration patterns for mobile banking flowsAlign with QA on automation coverage strategy — supporting the organization's migration to modern mobile testing frameworksPartner with DevOps on Android build pipelines, release automation, and CI/CD integration Security & Compliance Strictly adhere to security protocols when handling customer financial dataApply knowledge of mobile security best practices — certificate pinning, secure storage, biometric authentication, and session management — in a regulated banking environmentEnsure Android implementations meet applicable financial services compliance requirements What You Bring Technical Stack 6+ years of Android development experience with deep Kotlin expertise2+ years in a tech lead or senior engineering leadership role managing direct reportsStrong proficiency in Jetpack Compose and modern Android UI developmentSolid understanding of Android architecture patterns — MVVM, Clean Architecture, Repository patternExperience with coroutines, Flow, and reactive programming patternsProficiency with dependency injection frameworks — Hilt or DaggerExperience with Android testing frameworks — JUnit, Espresso, MockkFamiliarity with RESTful API integration and mobile networking patternsExperience with CI/CD pipelines for Android — GitHub Actions, Bitrise, or equivalentProficiency with version control workflows — Git, pull request reviews, branching strategies Domain & Leadership Experience Demonstrated success leading Android development in a fintech, banking, or similarly regulated product environmentProven ability to manage and develop engineers through 1:1s, code reviews, and performance feedbackExperience working in a value stream or squad-based engineering model — cross-functional collaboration with product, design, QA, and backendTrack record of delivering high-quality Android products on time in fast-moving startup environmentsStrong analytical and problem-solving skills — able to diagnose root causes, assess architectural trade-offs, and make data-informed decisions Nice to Have Experience with digital banking platforms — mobile banking, account opening, loan origination, or payment flowsFamiliarity with credit union or community bank technology environmentsExperience with mobile security implementation in regulated financial servicesExposure to AI-assisted development tools — Codex, Copilot, Cursor, or equivalentExperience migrating Android UI from XML layouts to Jetpack Compose 🎁 What You Get A fast-paced and collaborative environment Competitive compensationStock options at a well-funded startupWe cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for individuals on our base plan, with significant contributions toward all other plan options (USA). We cover 100% of extended medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your family under our single, comprehensive plan (Canada).Retirement plan with 4% company matching 8 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents, 4 weeks for non-birthing3-5 weeks PTO depending on tenure5 health days15 holidaysEnd of year shutdownPerformance-based bonuses Remote first culture ⚖️ Equal Employment Opportunities at Bankjoy Bankjoy is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds for all of its tech, non-tech, and leadership roles. Bankjoy provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age or disability.