LAB49 Principal/Lead Android Engineer

Ion; Dadri; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Lab49 is seeking an experienced Android Principal Engineer in India to lead Android architecture, set engineering standards, and guide delivery across multiple workstreams. You will remain hands-on with implementation and code reviews, shaping best practices while mentoring senior engineers.

You will collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to deliver scalable mobile applications, focusing on performance, security, and reliability in enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• >10 years of professional software engineering experience with significant Android development background.
• Strong expertise in Kotlin, Android SDK, and Jetpack Compose.
• Deep understanding of MVVM/MVI and modern Android architecture.
• Experience with CI/CD and modern software engineering practices.
• Excellent code review, mentoring, and technical leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of complex Android applications.
• Define engineering standards, practices, and architectural patterns.
• Drive technical delivery across Android workstreams with high-quality outcomes.
• Conduct detailed code reviews and provide technical guidance.
• Mentor Android engineers across the team.
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver scalable solutions.
• Improve application performance, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Contribute to CI/CD and release engineering initiatives.
• Identify and resolve complex technical and architectural challenges.

Skills

Android

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

MVVM/MVI

Coroutines

REST APIs

JSON

Code reviews

Technical leadership

Mentoring

CI/CD

Job description

Lab49 is a global consultancy focused on delivering innovative technology solutions for the financial services industry. We work with leading investment banks, asset managers, and financial institutions to solve complex business and technology challenges.

The Role

We are looking for a hands-on Android Principal Engineer to provide technical leadership for Android engineering across key workstreams. You will be responsible for technical direction, architecture, engineering standards, and delivery, while remaining deeply involved in implementation and code reviews.

This is a senior individual contributor role requiring strong technical depth, leadership, and the ability to influence engineering decisions across teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design, architecture, and implementation of complex Android applications.
• Define Android engineering standards, development practices, and architectural patterns.
• Drive technical delivery across Android workstreams and ensure high-quality production outcomes.
• Conduct detailed code reviews and provide technical guidance to engineers.
• Mentor and enable Android engineers across the team.
• Partner with architects, product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver scalable solutions.
• Drive application performance, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Contribute to CI/CD, release engineering, and engineering automation.
• Identify and resolve complex technical and architectural challenges.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant experience in Android development.
• Strong expertise in Kotlin, Android SDK, and Jetpack Compose.
• Deep understanding of MVVM/MVI and modern Android architecture.
• Strong experience with Coroutines, REST APIs, and JSON.
• Experience designing scalable and maintainable mobile applications.
• Strong understanding of mobile application security and performance.
• Experience with CI/CD and modern software engineering practices.
• Strong code review, technical leadership, and mentoring capabilities.
• Ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and cross-functional engineering teams.

What You'l Bring

• Strong hands-on engineering mindset with architectural depth.
• Ability to lead through technical influence rather than hierarchy.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Experience working in complex, enterprise-scale technology environments.