Senior Android Lead Engineer

Title: Senior Android Lead Engineer

Location: - Bethesda, MD 20814 (Remote)
Hire Type: Contract

Job Summary:

Takes day-to-day direction from assigned Product Leader/Owner to lead technical workgroups and/or functions as a technical expert. Operates as a key member of the team/squad to resolve and makes decisions on more complex, non-routine service requests with limited to moderate risk. Performs research, analysis, design, creation and implementation of applications to meet current and future user requirements. Defines and creates the next generation of solutions to drive value. Monitors multiple projects by Service Provider to successful completion, maintaining scope within the time and budget constraints. Creates solutions that serve our business leveraging current and leading-edge technologies in an innovative and impactful manner.

Core Work Activities:

Technical Leadership:

Trains and/or mentors other team members, and peers as appropriate

Provides financial input on department or project budgets, capital expenditures or other cost/resource estimates as requested

Identifies opportunities to enhance the service delivery processes.

Delivering Technology:

Performs more complex quantitative and qualitative analyses for service delivery processes and projects.

Facilitates achievement of expected deliverables and obligations of Services Providers

Validates completeness of requirements prior to Service Provider solutioning

Ensures all projects follow the defined development and business case processes

Ensures proper coordination with appropriate IT and vendor relations teams

Provides consultation for routine and complex systems development

Ensures early warning to the business stakeholder executives regarding degraded or missed service levels

Coordinates with Operations and Infrastructure teams for deployment and production support activities

IT Governance:

Follows all defined IT standards and processes (i.e., IT Governance, SM&G, Architecture, etc.), and provides input for improvements to the appropriate process owners as needed

Maintains a proper balance between business and operational risk

Follows the defined project management standards and processes

Service Provider Management:

Validates that Service Providers develop and manage respective aspects of a project plan, including schedules, deliverables, and appropriate metrics.

Makes short term plans for the team to effectively utilize resources

Monitors Service Provider outcomes

Reviews estimates of work effort for client project provided by Service Providers for accuracy

Facilitates timely resolution of service delivery problems and minimizes the impact to clients

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

Required Education and Experience:

6+ years' experience in software development with expert level expertise in multiple programming languages and methodologies.

5+ years hands-on experience with Android native application development languages, frameworks and tools (e.g., Kotlin, Java)

Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience/certification

Preferred Skills:

Experience developing apps for large, critical user bases

Proficient understanding of Android Architecture components (Jetpack Compose, Data Binding, etc)

Strong architectural mindset and experience working with MVVM/MVI design patterns

Expertise in multithreading techniques and hands on experience with Coroutines or RxJava.

Solid understanding of caching mechanisms, data management and storage solutions (Room, SQLite, etc.)

Excellent knowledge of working with dynamic data using services (e.g., JSON, REST APIs, GQL, etc.)

Experience with unit testing and Android testing frameworks such as Espresso

Experience with Data Modeling, Networking, and Push Notification frameworks

Experience with Android Wear technologies

Experience in Agile software methodologies such as Scrum or SAFe

Experience with DevOps tools such as Git, JIRA, Jenkins, Dynatrace

Active contributions to OSS projects

Relevant technology certifications

Experience with 3rd Party SDK integrations such as Google Maps and other open source libraries

Experience packaging and publishing applications on Google Play

Experience with Android analytics, crash reporting, testing and other peripheral frameworks

Understanding of latest trends in mobile and web technologies

Demonstrated understanding of mobile industry trends, development products and environments as well as best practices for mobile application design and development

Demonstrated ability to anticipate future software engineering opportunities

Technology leadership experience in a sourced environment

Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical ideas in easy-to-understand business terms

Ability to accomplish results through others, particularly by establishing relationships, effective controls and leading in a managed service environment