Android Architect

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Job description

Title: Android Architect

Location: Reston, VA 100% Remote

Duration: Long Term Assignment

Must Have Skills:

Android Design Principles / Interface Guidelines

Automated Device testing

Gradle

Hands on Engineering

Jetpack Compose

Kotlin

About the Opportunity:

As a Senior Android Engineer, you are a highly skilled mobile developer and innovator. You possess extensive knowledge and expertise in building mobile applications using Kotlin and developing in cloud-based technology & solutions. You relish the opportunity to bring your ideas and your love of coding to support, enhance and define the future of our Android native mobile applications used by millions of students. You have an innate ability to work seamlessly with cross-functional teams while developing applications that integrate and communicate effectively with server-side APIs and enterprise backend systems. You are collaborative and intentional about aligning Android development with broader engineering projects, ensuring a cohesive and scalable product architecture. You build strong relationships with Product Owners as a reliable technical partner in prioritizing the backlog, identifying problems, determining options to solve the problem, and communicating issues that have a broader scope.

Responsibilities:

Design & Implementation (75%)

Design and build high-quality native mobile applications for the Android platform

Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications

Collaborate with Product Owners and across engineering teams to define, design, and deploy new features

Connect the application to back-end tools including the cloud, APIs, and push notifications

Assist with maintaining high engineering standards in code quality, organization, and automation

Participate in testing to ensure proper application functionality

Implement encryption techniques to protect content

Team Operations & Success (25%)

Participate in Agile SCRUM ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Grooming, Daily standups, Demos, etc.) and contribute to team deliverables

Participate in peer reviews of software engineering artifacts

Assist in the identification and resolution of production issues

Ensure the team is adhering to development standards and security policies and procedures

Operate the mobile app, monitor its operations and address operational issues on a regular cadence.

Additional Responsibilities:

Design and build applications for the native Android platform

Embed webviews within the native app

Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications

Collaborate across engineering teams to define, design, and deploy new features

Connect the application to back-end tools like the cloud, APIs, and push notifications

Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

Run tests to ensure the app's functionality is proper

Accountable for assisting in the maintenance of code quality, and automation

Use encryption techniques to protect content

Required Skills:

Ideally 10+ years of software development experience with a significant focus on Android native mobile applications

Strong proficiency Kotlin and Jetpack Compose

Demonstrated experience designing, developing, deploying and releasing Android applications in the Google Play store

Experience with Android frameworks, and Apollo Kotlin / GraphQL is preferable

Understanding of fundamental Android APIs, frameworks, capabilities, UI styles, and paradigms

Understanding of UI design and a user-oriented focus

Knowledge of performance limits and characteristics

Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies

Proven ability to work in concert with cross-functional engineering teams and business partners

Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline

Authorization to work in the U.S.

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related work experience

Minimum of 10+ years of professional software development

Minimum 8+ years of Native Android development, including 2+ years in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose and experience with Gradle is highly preferable

Exhibit a portfolio of Android apps designed and developed

Experience with Android frameworks, especially Apollo Kotlin / GraphQL is preferable

Extensive experience developing end-to-end Android mobile apps, including design, development, and deployment to app marketplaces with a good understanding of performance limits.

You are authorized to work in the United States of America

Differentiators

Understanding of UI design and a user-oriented focus

Understanding of fundamental Android APIs, frameworks, capabilities, UI styles, and paradigms

Understanding of Google's Material Design and user interface guidelines

Hands-on experience with RESTful / GraphQL APIs to connect to back-end services and JSON/XML

Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies

Experience and a willingness to work with the Agile software development methodology in a fast-paced, iterative, and multi-functional setting with contributors from various backgrounds, talents, and locations

Additional nice-to-haves:

Capability developing applications for multiple target platforms from a single codebase

Hands-on experience with server-side APIs and enterprise backend systems & JSON/XML

Skill in API architecture in collaboration with backend teams

Experience with backend for front-end server-side systems to optimize client-side experiences

Experience and a willingness to work with the Agile software development methodology in a fast-paced, iterative, and multi-functional setting with contributors from various backgrounds, talents, and locations

EEO:

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.

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