Lead Android Engineer

Accountabilities • Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Android applications using Kotlin and the Android SDK.

• Define scalable, maintainable mobile architectures with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and long-term technical quality.

• Build intuitive, responsive user interfaces aligned with modern Android design principles.

• Integrate mobile applications with RESTful backend services and distributed systems.

• Implement efficient data synchronization, offline capabilities, caching strategies, and resilient network communication.

• Optimize applications for memory usage, responsiveness, battery efficiency, and overall runtime performance.

• Maintain high standards for code quality, automated testing, debugging, documentation, and maintainability.

• Own the complete mobile application lifecycle, from development and testing through CI/CD and Google Play Store deployment.

• Collaborate with backend, infrastructure, and product teams to ensure seamless integration between mobile experiences and distributed platform services.

• Apply mobile security best practices, including secure data handling, authentication, encryption, and secure storage.

• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, planning, technical discussions, and delivery activities.

• Conduct code reviews, mentor other engineers, and contribute to improving engineering practices and standards.

• Drive best practices across Android architecture, development workflows, CI/CD, and release management.

Requirements:

• 5–6+ years of professional experience as a Senior or Lead Android Engineer, with the technical maturity to operate at a Staff-level mindset.

• Strong expertise in Kotlin and the Android SDK, with a track record of delivering robust, production-grade applications.

• Deep understanding of modern Android architecture patterns, including MVVM and Clean Architecture.

• Strong knowledge of Android lifecycle management and performance optimization.

• Hands-on experience integrating RESTful APIs and building asynchronous applications using Kotlin Coroutines and Flow.

• Experience with local data persistence and caching technologies such as Room and SQLite.

• Familiarity with testing frameworks, debugging tools, and practices for maintaining reliable mobile applications.

• Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions and influence engineering direction.

• High degree of autonomy, ownership, and architectural judgment.

• Experience with Jetpack Compose and modern Android UI development is a plus.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and mobile application release processes is advantageous.

• Knowledge of mobile security practices, including secure storage, encryption, and authentication, is valuable.

• Understanding of distributed systems or cloud platforms is beneficial.

• Experience working in deep-tech, infrastructure, or performance-critical environments is a plus.

• Familiarity with observability, mobile analytics, and application monitoring tools is advantageous.

• Fluent English is required.

• Availability to work remotely within EMEA time zones.

Benefits:

• Fully remote position within the EMEA timezone.

• Opportunity to work on a technically ambitious platform at the intersection of cloud computing, AI, distributed infrastructure, and deep technology.

• Significant autonomy and ownership over Android architecture and technical direction.

• Opportunity to influence engineering standards, development practices, CI/CD, and release processes.

• Collaboration with backend, infrastructure, and product specialists on complex distributed systems.

• Exposure to modern Android technologies and high-performance engineering challenges.

• Opportunity to mentor engineers and contribute to the evolution of mobile engineering practices.

• Flexible remote working environment designed for collaboration across EMEA.

• Start date: ASAP.

• Competitive compensation and benefits package, with specific details dependent on the employment arrangement and location.

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