Lead - Android Engineer

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Architecture:
• Lead the architectural design and implementation of complex Android applications, ensuring adherence to best practices and coding standards
• Define and enforce architectural patterns and design principles to ensure scalability, maintainability, and performance
• Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to optimize development workflows
• Drive technical roadmaps and contribute to strategic planning for Android development
• Development & Implementation:
• Develop and maintain high-quality Android applications using Kotlin, leveraging modern Android architecture components
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code, ensuring code quality and maintainability
• Integrate RESTful APIs and other backend services
• Optimize application performance and address performance bottlenecks
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
• Team Collaboration & Mentorship:
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level Android developers
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve code quality
• Foster a collaborative and knowledge-sharing environment within the team
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and QA engineers, to deliver high-quality products
• Quality Assurance & Testing:
• Promote and enforce a culture of automated testing, including unit, integration, and UI tests
• Ensure thorough testing of applications to identify and resolve bugs and performance issues
• Collaborate with QA engineers to develop and execute comprehensive test plans
• Continuous Improvement:
• Stay up-to-date with the latest Android development trends, technologies, and best practices
• Proactively identify and propose improvements to development processes and tools
• Participate in technical discussions and contribute to the overall technical direction of the team

Qualifications:

• Bachelor`s or Master`s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 6-8 years of professional experience in Android application development
• Expert proficiency in Kotlin and the Android SDK
• Deep understanding of Android architecture components (ViewModel, LiveData, Room, etc)
• Strong experience with reactive programming (Coroutines, Flows)
• Extensive experience with dependency injection frameworks (preferably Koin)
• Proficiency in writing comprehensive unit and UI tests (JUnit, Espresso, MockK)
• Solid understanding of design patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture, etc)
• Experience with RESTful APIs and JSON
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and Git/GitHub
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Jetpack Compose
• Experience with Firebase services (Analytics, Crashlytics, Firestore, etc)
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services
• Experience with Google Play Store deployment and optimization
• Knowledge of performance profiling and optimization techniques
• Experience leading a team of developers
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira