Lead Android Developer

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Overview

Remote
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
Able to Provide Sponsorship

Skills

Android
Android Development
Kotlin
Java
MVVM
Firebase
SQLite
Performance Tuning
JSON
JUnit
Jenkins
New Relic
Object-relational Mapping
Continuous Integration
Dependency Injection
Network
UI
Writing
Tablet
JIRA
Git
Cellular
Communication
Jetpack Compose

Job Details

Lead Android Developer

Remote

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Android Lead to drive the design and development of high-quality, scalable Android applications. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in modern Android frameworks, architecture patterns, and performance optimization, while also mentoring the team and ensuring best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end Android app development across multiple form factors.

Architect solutions using MVVM, MVI, MVP and Jetpack Components (Compose, Navigation, etc.).

Ensure code quality with unit (JUnit, Mockito) and UI tests (Espresso).

Integrate APIs and libraries (Retrofit, OkHttp, JSON, Room ORM).

Manage CI/CD pipelines (Git, Jenkins) and ensure smooth deployments.

Monitor app stability and performance using Firebase Crashlytics, New Relic.

Mentor developers, conduct code reviews, and enforce coding standards.

Required Skills

5+ years Android development (Java & Kotlin), 4+ years in Kotlin.

3+ years with Jetpack Components (Compose, Architecture Components).

Strong expertise in Kotlin Coroutines, Dependency Injection (Dagger, Hilt).

Experience with SQLite/Room, Material UI, performance tuning.

Proficiency with project tracking tools (Jira, Rally).

Nice to Have

Experience leading teams on large-scale apps.

Contributions to open-source Android projects.

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