Lead Android Engineer

About the role

Design, implement, and maintain Bumble application features that are scalable, secure, and reliable, using GCP services.
Drive technically complex individual product features from inception to delivery, owning the full software development lifecycle.
Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers to ship new features and improvements.
Evaluate and apply AI-based development tools and workflows to enhance productivity and code quality.
Lead architecture discussions and propose technical solutions that support long-term scalability.
Support junior engineers through pairing, mentoring, and code reviews.
Guide the development of engineering standards and best practices to maintain a high-quality codebase.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience building and shipping production Android applications.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and experience with modern Android development practices.
• Proven experience designing and maintaining Android application architectures (e.g. MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture) in medium-to-large codebases.
• Solid understanding of Android platform fundamentals, including activity/fragment lifecycle, threading, performance, and memory management.
• Experience integrating and consuming networked APIs from Android clients, including error handling and offline considerations.
• Experience owning Android features end-to-end, from technical design and implementation through testing and release.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, inclusive mindset.