Mobile Android Engineer

Detailed Description From Employer:

Title: Software Engineer - Mobile Android Client III

Location: 100% Remote.

Contract: 7+ months with possible extension

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Must Have

• 1-3 years experience in Java 17 or higher
• 1 to 2 years experience working in agile/scrum teams
• Android Jetpack
• Android SDK
• CICD Pipeline
• JSON Parser
• Kotlin
• Mobile/Web Development
• Object Oriented Design
• Strong understanding of Clean Architecture and MVVM principles

JOB SUMMARY

• Full lifecycle application

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Summary

• We are seeking a highly skilled Android Engineer to design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable, and customer-centric mobile banking applications. The ideal candidate is passionate about delivering exceptional mobile experiences and has deep expertise in modern Android development, software architecture, performance optimization, and enterprise-grade application security.

Key Responsibilities

Mobile Application Development

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support native Android applications throughout the full software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Build high-quality, maintainable, and scalable mobile solutions using Kotlin and modern Android frameworks.
• Develop customer-facing features that enhance digital banking experiences across account servicing, payments, transfers, alerts, authentication, and financial management capabilities.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, UX Designers, Architects, and backend engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Software Engineering & Architecture

• Perform software design, code analysis, technical reviews, and system architecture assessments.
• Apply object-oriented design principles, design patterns, and modern Android architectural patterns such as MVVM and Clean Architecture.
• Develop reusable, modular, and testable components that support long-term maintainability.
• Analyze system risks, technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and reliability concerns to improve application stability.

User Experience & Accessibility

• Design and implement intuitive, responsive, and accessible user interfaces using Jetpack Compose and Material Design principles.
• Ensure compliance with accessibility standards (WCAG/ADA) and provide an inclusive user experience for all customers.
• Partner with UX teams to continuously improve usability, customer satisfaction, and digital engagement.

API Integration & Security

• Integrate Android applications with RESTful and GraphQL APIs, authentication services, and enterprise backend platforms.
• Implement secure coding practices and mobile security controls, including biometrics, encryption, OAuth, and secure data storage.
• Support fraud prevention and regulatory compliance requirements within the mobile banking platform.

Quality Engineering

• Develop and maintain automated unit, integration, and UI test suites.
• Participate in code reviews and promote engineering best practices.
• Utilize testing frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, MockK, Espresso, and Robolectric to improve code quality and reliability.
• Support continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices.

Performance & Reliability

• Monitor and optimize application performance, memory utilization, startup time, responsiveness, and crash-free user sessions.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement long-term solutions.
• Leverage observability and analytics tools to identify and resolve performance issues proactively.

Technology Innovation

• Evaluate emerging mobile technologies, frameworks, and development practices.
• Provide recommendations for modernization initiatives and platform enhancements.
• Contribute to engineering standards, architectural governance, and mobile development roadmaps.

Production Support

• Maintain, support, and document application functionality.
• Participate in incident response, production support, and release management activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure operational excellence and application availability.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of Android application development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and Android SDK.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose and modern Android UI development.
• Experience implementing RESTful API integrations.
• Solid understanding of MVVM architecture and object-oriented design principles.
• Experience with dependency injection frameworks such as Dagger/Hilt or Koin.
• Experience with Kotlin Coroutines, Flow, and asynchronous programming.
• Proficiency with Git, source control, and Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with automated testing, code reviews, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing mobile banking, fintech, or other highly regulated financial applications.
• Experience with GraphQL APIs.
• Experience implementing biometric authentication and mobile security best practices.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and mobile usability principles.
• Experience with multi-module application architecture.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise mobile applications with millions of users.