Lead Android Engineer - Kotlin

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.