Remote Lead Android Engineer: Kotlin & High-Perf Mobile

Pragmatike; Lisboa; Remote; EUR 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a European deep-tech company building a decentralized, energy-efficient alternative to traditional cloud providers. Their platform operates on distributed bare-metal infrastructure with advanced automation, delivering sovereign, high-performance compute for modern workloads.

We are seeking a Senior / Lead Android Engineer (Staff-level mindset) with strong expertise in building robust, scalable Android applications.

Qualifications

• 5–6+ years of experience as Senior/Lead Android Engineer.
• Strong Kotlin and Android SDK expertise.
• Experience with MVVM and Clean Architecture.
• Deep knowledge of Android performance optimization and lifecycle management.
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs and asynchronous programming (Coroutines, Flow).
• Experience with data persistence (Room, SQLite) and caching strategies.
• Experience with testing frameworks and debugging tools.
• Experience working in Agile teams.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-performance Android applications using Kotlin.
• Architect scalable and maintainable mobile solutions with strong emphasis on performance.
• Build intuitive, responsive UIs aligned with modern Android design principles.
• Integrate applications with backend services and distributed systems.
• Ensure efficient data synchronization, offline support, and network resilience.
• Optimize apps for performance, memory usage, and battery efficiency.
• Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and documentation.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum processes and contribute to planning and delivery.
• Own the full mobile lifecycle from development to Play Store deployment.
• Collaborate with backend and infrastructure teams for seamless integration.
• Implement mobile security best practices and secure data handling.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor team members, and improve engineering standards.
• Drive best practices in Android architecture, CI/CD, and release processes.

Skills

5-6+ years Android experience

Kotlin

Android SDK

MVVM

Clean Architecture

RESTful APIs

Coroutines

Flow

Room/SQLite

Agile methodologies

Code reviews & mentoring

Tools

Room

SQLite

Android Studio

CI/CD pipelines

Observability tools

Job description

Pragmatike is recruiting on behalf of a European deep-tech company building a decentralized, energy-efficient alternative to traditional cloud providers. Their platform operates on distributed bare-metal infrastructure with advanced automation, delivering sovereign, high-performance compute for modern workloads.

We are seeking a Senior / Lead Android Engineer (Staff-level mindset) with strong expertise in building robust, scalable Android applications.