Senior Android Developer, New York
About the role
Lab49 is an award-winning specialist consultancy that creates bespoke technology in partnership with the most important companies in finance. Founded in 2002 to bring Silicon Valley solutions to Wall Street’s door, Lab49 has worked on successive waves of technological change including distributed computing, high-speed automation, enterprise UX and digital distribution, DevOps, cloud and data science. Today, Lab49 is an established partner in financial markets, having delivered hundreds of projects for clients including all the world’s tier‑one investment banks and many of the largest buy‑side firms globally. Lab49 is currently looking for a Senior Android Developer who will play a critical role on key projects for Lab49 clients. Working in a collaborative and innovative project team with direct client‑facing interactions, you will have the opportunity to apply your skills and expertise to design innovative applications that solve complex problems and enhance performance and productivity at marquee clients.
Responsibilities
- Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform utilized in financial services
- Work with team leadership, Product Owners, Designers, and other technologists to create software to be deployed in enterprise and public app stores based on business and technical priorities
- Actively contribute to the adoption of robust software architecture, development and engineering best practices, and the adoption of new technologies
- Break down complex problems into elegant technical solutions to intelligently solve problems for Lab49's clients
- Utilize industry best practices to ensure code quality and robustness including edge cases, usability and general reliability
- Advocate test‑driven development and deliver high quality, resilient solutions
- Resolve defects and enhance application performance by analyzing and optimizing code
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience designing and building complex, commercial‑grade software systems
- Proficiency in Kotlin and experience with native Android development tools such as Jetpack Compose
- Experience in consumer banking including account management and onboarding
- Familiarity with integrating RESTful APIs and third‑party libraries
- Experience with agile development methodologies
- Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for mobile applications
- Understanding of mobile UI/UX principles and best practices to create intuitive and engaging user experiences
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
- Leverage AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, Claude Code, Copilot) to improve team velocity and code quality, and help the team adopt them responsibly
Qualifications
- College degree in Computer Science or related field of study or equivalent experience
Skills
- Experience in fraud management/KYC/AML and regulatory reporting
- Experience using on‑device biometrics for authentication
- A strong portfolio of released applications on the Google Play Store
- Experience with AppConfig community standards and enterprise app distribution
Pay
Base salary