Principal Android Engineer

Description:

We’re hiring a Principal Android Engineer to lead the architecture and development of a large-scale, customer-facing mobile app used by a broad audience. This is a high-impact technical leadership role where you’ll shape mobile strategy, mentor engineers, and drive modern Android best practices across multiple teams.

You’ll work in cross-functional agile squads alongside Product, iOS, QA, and Engineering leaders to deliver high-quality, scalable mobile experiences. This is a key role in an ongoing digital transformation, with the opportunity to modernize the codebase and build new features from the ground up.

Required Experience:

• 10+ years of Android development experience, with 3+ years in a senior technical leadership role
• Expert in Kotlin, Android SDK, and Jetpack Compose
• Proven track record architecting, launching, and scaling production apps on Google Play
• Strong expertise in mobile architecture, design patterns, and scalable systems
• Experience with mobile testing, CI/CD, and release automation
• Solid understanding of APIs, networking, security, and third-party integrations
• Excellent communicator who can influence technical decisions across teams
• Strong problem-solver who connects technical choices to business outcome

Key responsibilities & Duties Include:

• Own and evolve the Android technical vision and architecture
• Lead cross-team design decisions and drive scalable, maintainable solutions
• Mentor engineers and raise the bar for Android engineering standards
• Champion modern Android development (Jetpack Compose, modularization, clean architecture)
• Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to balance speed, quality, and business impact
• Improve app performance, reliability, observability, and release processes
• Lead resolution of complex production issues and reduce technical debt