Android Developer

Experience Required 8+years About the Role We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Android Developer to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience building scalable, high-performance Android applications and a strong understanding of modern mobile architectures, design patterns, and development best practices. This role requires technical leadership, hands-on coding expertise, and the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams. Key Responsibilities Android Application Development Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade Android applications using Kotlin and Java. Architect and implement scalable, maintainable, and reusable mobile solutions. Drive adoption of modern Android development practices, including MVVM, MVI, and Clean Architecture. Develop modular and component-based applications to improve scalability and maintainability. Integrate RESTful APIs, GraphQL services, and third-party SDKs. Ensure application performance, responsiveness, stability, and efficient memory management. Technical Leadership Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior and mid-level developers. Participate in architecture reviews, design discussions, and technology evaluations. Establish coding standards, best practices, and development processes. Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions. Quality Engineering Write clean, maintainable, testable, and well-documented code. Implement comprehensive testing strategies, including Unit Testing, UI Testing, Integration Testing, and Automation Testing. Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to quality standards. Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, crashes, and stability issues. CI/CD & Release Management Manage and improve CI/CD pipelines for Android applications. Oversee application releases, deployments, and version management through Google Play Store. Monitor production applications using analytics, crash reporting, and performance monitoring tools. User Experience & Security Collaborate closely with Product, UX/UI, QA, and Backend teams to deliver exceptional user experiences. Implement accessibility, localization, and mobile-first design principles. Ensure application security through secure coding practices, data encryption, authentication, and authorization mechanisms. Required Technical Skills Core Android Development Strong expertise in Kotlin and Java. Deep understanding of Android SDK and Android application lifecycle. Extensive experience with Android Jetpack Components: ViewModel LiveData / StateFlow / Flow Room Database Navigation Component Paging Library WorkManager Architecture & Design Strong understanding of: MVVM MVI Clean Architecture SOLID Principles Design Patterns (Singleton, Builder, Observer, Repository, Adapter, Factory) UI Development Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose. Strong understanding of Material Design guidelines. Experience building responsive and adaptive UI across multiple screen sizes. Dependency Injection Expertise with Dagger, Hilt, or Koin. Networking & Data Management Experience with Retrofit, OkHttp, GraphQL, and JSON parsing. Knowledge of offline-first architecture and local data persistence. Performance & Security Experience in performance optimization, memory management, and app profiling. Strong understanding of mobile security, encryption, secure storage, and API security. DevOps & Tools Android Studio, Gradle, Git, GitFlow. CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitrise, or similar. Firebase Suite (Crashlytics, Analytics, Remote Config, Cloud Messaging). Testing Unit Testing using JUnit and Mockito. UI Testing using Espresso and Compose Testing Framework. Test-driven development and automation best practices. Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. Experience leading mobile development initiatives and mentoring engineering teams. Exposure to multi-module architecture and large-scale enterprise applications. Knowledge of Android app publishing, release management, and store compliance requirements. Key Competencies Strong system design and architecture skills. Excellent problem-solving and debugging capabilities. Effective stakeholder communication and collaboration. Leadership and mentoring mindset. Ability to work in a fast-paced and evolving environment. Strong ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.