Android Technical Lead

Aether Biomedical; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Vacation days: Up to 26 business days/

Health and life insurance

Learning platforms access (O’Reilly, L

Hybrid/flexible workplace

Certification reimbursement (AWS, GCP,

Zusammenfassung

Aether Biomedical is seeking an Android Technical Lead to drive architecture, development, and delivery across the Android domain. You will own technical direction, mentor engineers, and collaborate with Product, QA, and Design to deliver scalable, reliable solutions.

The role combines hands-on leadership with architecture and strategy, supporting release activities and promoting best practices across code quality, testing, and maintainability. Flexible hybrid work arrangements are available.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years of commercial software engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, scalable systems, and design patterns.
• Experience leading technical initiatives and complex development projects.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing practices and quality engineering.

Aufgaben

• Lead technical initiatives within the Android Kiosk domain.
• Participate in full-stack development, from backend integrations to UI implementation.
• Design scalable and maintainable software solutions.
• Contribute to architectural and technology decisions.
• Promote engineering best practices, coding standards, and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with QA on automated testing strategy and overall product quality.
• Support and mentor engineers within the team.
• Work with Product Managers and stakeholders to clarify requirements.
• Identify and address performance issues and technical debt.
• Research and introduce new tools, frameworks, and engineering approaches.

Kenntnisse

Android development

Kotlin

Java

JavaScript

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

API integration

CI/CD

Mentoring/leadership

Agile

Tools

Dagger

Retrofit

Jetpack Compose

Android XML

Jobbeschreibung

Project overview

We are looking for an Android Technical Lead to join the team. The role combines hands‑on technical leadership with active participation in architecture, development, and delivery processes. The engineer will work closely with Product, QA, and Design teams to transform business requirements into scalable and reliable technical solutions. This position involves ownership of technical direction, contribution to long‑term engineering strategy, and support of high‑quality delivery standards across the product area. The role also includes mentoring team members, improving engineering processes, supporting release activities, and driving best practices around code quality, testing, and maintainability.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical initiatives within the Android Kiosk domain
• Participate in full‑stack application development, from backend integrations to UI implementation
• Design scalable and maintainable software solutions
• Contribute to architectural and technology decisions
• Promote engineering best practices, coding standards, and technical documentation
• Collaborate with QA on automated testing strategy and overall product quality
• Support and mentor engineers within the team
• Work closely with Product Managers and stakeholders to clarify and refine requirements
• Identify and address performance issues and technical debt
• Research and introduce new tools, frameworks, and engineering approaches where appropriate
• Participate in release planning and support critical production releases
• Represent the engineering team in cross‑functional discussions

Requirements

• 7+ years of commercial software engineering experience
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, scalable systems, and design patterns
• Solid experience with Kotlin (preferred), Java, and JavaScript
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Good understanding of API integrations and distributed systems
• Experience leading technical initiatives and complex development projects
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across multiple disciplines
• Hands‑on experience with automated testing practices and quality engineering
• Ability to provide technical guidance and mentor other engineers
• Nice to have
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Familiarity with hardware integrations and peripheral device communication (scanners, printers, sensors, USB devices)
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and logging solutions
• Experience with database design and query optimization
• Understanding of mobile performance optimization and security best practices
• Experience with Android XML and Jetpack Compose UI systems
• Familiarity with Dagger, Retrofit, and related Android frameworks
• Experience working in Agile development environments

What We Offer:

• Vacation days: Up to 26 business days per year.
• 10 illness/special days off per year (fully paid, no medical papers needed) for all contract types
• Health and life insurance (Luxmed)
• MyBenefit platform with Multisport option
• Internal psychological support service
• English language classes from the first working day
• Access to external learning platforms: O’Reilly, LinkedIn Learning, Udemy, and a wide catalog of diverse internal training
• Flexible workplace: work from the office, from home, or choose a hybrid option
• Tech Skills Mentoring Program
• Opportunities to develop as a public speaker, mentor, or technical interviewer
• Fully paid idle (bench) when not involved in a project
• Certification reimbursement (AWS, GCP, Microsoft, etc.)