Android AI Lead Developer

Atimi; United States; Remote; USD 78,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Atimi is seeking an experienced Android AI Lead Developer with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose to join our remote team in Canada. The role targets a senior technical leader capable of guiding architecture, delivery, and collaborations with clients across NA.

You will own the Android platform's AI‑driven features, drive code quality, mentor engineers, work with cloud services, and oversee DevOps practices while aligning with project goals and timelines. Remote work with PDT hours is supported.

Qualifications

• 4+ years Kotlin development experience.
• Strong object‑oriented design principles and patterns.
• Excellent English communication (written and verbal).
• Experience with TDD and DDD practices.
• Experience configuring CI/CD pipelines and workflows.
• Experience working with clients and stakeholders to refine requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the project team through the full development lifecycle.
• Maintain code quality and governance across the codebase.
• Enforce architectural patterns and design decisions with the team.
• Plan, estimate, and contribute to architecture and development.
• Refactor and improve existing codebases continuously.
• Communicate technical decisions to the global team.
• Own releases and support live apps post‑deployment.
• Engage in deployment/operations (DevOps) activities.
• Deliver fair outcomes with professional conduct for customers.

Skills

Kotlin development

OOD principles

English proficiency

TDD & DDD

CI/CD pipelines

Client collaboration

Tools

Gemini/Claude

AWS

GWT

CI/CD tooling

Jetpack Compose

Job description

Atimi is seeking an experienced Android AI Lead Developer with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose experience to fill a position in Canada. Please note this is a fully remote position with PDT working hours, but we’re open to candidates from all provinces. Atimi works with some of the leading companies in North America, providing them with high-quality software solutions that integrate both mobile and web experience. If you are a creative, self-motivated individual with vast user experience working with complex problems, Atimi is the place for You. We are looking for an established leader in the domain with solid experience in software development principles and artificial intelligence, hands-on knowledge of the latest cloud technologies and soft skills. You work well with colleagues, partners and clients and have great communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactive collaboration in the project team to help develop the product, using your experience to help guide the team through the entire development lifecycle
• Ensuring code quality and governance
• Ensuring engineers follow any patterns/designs set out and agreed with project leads
• Planning, estimating, and contributing to the architecture, coding, and development
• Refactoring and continuous improvements of the codebases
• Ensuring that technical decisions and information are communicated thoroughly to the global team
• Taking responsibility for releases and contributing to the ongoing support of live apps
• Looking beyond pure programming, getting involved with the deployment and operation of the software we build (DevOps)
• Delivering fair outcomes for our customers, ensuring conduct maintains a high level of professionalism

Basic Qualifications

• Strong Kotlin development experience (4+ years)
• Strong OOD skills; knowledge of design principles, patterns, and best practices.
• Strong English skills (written and verbal.)
• Experience with Jetpack Compose (3+ years)
• Experience with Gemini and/or Claude (2+ years)
• Experience with GWT and/or AWS cloud environment (3+ years)
• Experience with TDD and DDD
• Experience using and configuring CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working directly with clients and other project stakeholders to define and refine requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile
• Experience with TypeScript
• Experience with Python
• Experience with Hyper Velocity Engineering
• Experience with BMAD methodology

The position is open to anyone, but you must be located in Canada. Relocation support is not provided.

Why Work for Atimi?

Find the work-life balance you have been craving with a flexible schedule, generous time off convenient commute to work or the option to work from home. Join a team where fun is encouraged with team-building activities and online Company events. You can also expect generous compensation along with awesome benefits, so come to work in your comfy clothes, make yourself a cup of fresh ground coffee, and dive into your amazing career.

About Atimi Software

Hello, we’re Atimi. If you’ve got a smartphone or a computer, you’ve seen our work. You may not know our name, but you use our software – whether it’s on Apple or Android devices, you’re already familiar with what we do. You just don’t know it yet. We work with high-profile companies that want to extend their brand reach. Our clients hire us to do the flagship work for major brands. We know what it takes to get noticed: over 60% of our apps have been featured by Apple in TV ads, iTunes advertising, and in-store or in print ads. We work with Fortune 500 companies who want to be recognized for being innovative and want to ensure a true brand experience at every customer touch-point.

Fundamentally, Atimi believes in compensating people based on the value they provide. All of us are evaluated on the core skills we are able to demonstrate when doing our job. Once you demonstrate new skills, there’s no reason that shouldn’t be recognized. We want to provide developers with fast-moving, cutting‑edge projects where everybody has a voice, and nobody is concerned with ego or internal politics, so all of us are challenged to improve constantly.

About The Interview Process

The interview process for this position involves multiple stages that cover:

• Communication and soft-skills skills evaluation
• Technical evaluation of general software development principles
• Practical evaluation (live coding exercise)
• Cultural fit with other team members

About Salary and Compensation

The salary for this position is based on the Atimi Salary Grid, ranges between 110k and 160k per annum and depends on the individual’s experience, geographical location, and performance during the interview.