Android Application Team Lead

Motorola Solutions; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 97,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive bonus

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K with company match

10 paid holidays

Generous PTO

Employee stock purchase plan

Parental & family leave

Job summary

Motorola Solutions is seeking a Senior Android Developer to drive architecture and lead the development of mission‑critical mobile apps. You will own major engineering initiatives, champion modern UI with Jetpack Compose, and ensure reliability through automated testing.

The role requires deep Android expertise, strong Kotlin/Java skills, and experience with MVVM/clean architecture, CI/CD, and high‑performance native integration. This is a senior, tech‑lead role in a high‑reliability environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years building cross‑platform native apps (iOS/Android) and web apps.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead end‑to‑end mobile feature design and development.
• Champion modern Android UI development with Jetpack Compose.
• Establish and drive automated testing strategies (unit, UI, integration).
• Provide technical leadership and code reviews across the team.
• Ensure application stability, performance, and maintainability.

Skills

Android SDK

Kotlin

Java

Coroutines/Flow

Jetpack Compose

MVVM/MVI/ Clean Architecture

Debugging/Profiling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Android Studio

Gradle

Git

CI/CD (Jenkins/GitHub Actions)

NDK/JNI

Job description

Company Overview At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close‑knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future. Department Overview ASTRO Device Management Job Description As a Senior Android Developer, you will serve as a technical anchor for the team, driving application architecture, modern UI paradigms, and taking full technical ownership of major engineering initiatives. You will work across the full software lifecycle—from conceptualization to deployment—ensuring our mission-critical applications remain reliable, performant, highly testable, and scalable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect & Build: Lead the end-to-end technical design, system architecture, and development of complex mobile features for high-reliability environments using modern Android toolsets.
• UI Modernization & Standards: Champion modern Android UI development using Jetpack Compose to build responsive, robust, and maintainable user interfaces.
• Testing & Quality Leadership: Establish and drive automated testing strategies (unit, UI, and integration testing) to ensure high test coverage, application stability, and prevent regressions.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Drive technical excellence across the team by establishing coding standards, conducting thorough code reviews, and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.
• Ownership & Stability: Serve as a self-sufficient, hands‑on technical lead accountable for application stability, performance, code quality, and technical debt mitigation.
• Project Delivery: Plan, break down, and drive multiple concurrent technical initiatives to delivery, collaborating effectively with product management and platform teams.
• Technical Communication: Articulate complex architectural trade-offs, technical strategies, and platform constraints clearly to both peer engineers and leadership.

Qualifications & Technical Skills Required

• Deep Android Expertise: In-depth mastery of the Android SDK, OS internals, framework lifecycle, and modern application architecture patterns (e.g., MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture).
• Modern UI & Jetpack Compose: Proven experience building complex, performant UIs with Jetpack Compose and modern Jetpack libraries.
• Language Proficiency: Advanced expertise in Kotlin and Java, including deep understanding of asynchronous programming (Coroutines, Flow/RxJava).
• Automated Testing Mastery: Hands‑on experience creating reliable automated test suites using Unit Testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockk/Mockito) and UI/Integration Testing frameworks (Espresso, Compose Test Framework, UI Automator).
• Low‑Level Development: Experience with C/C++ and the Android NDK/JNI for high‑performance or native component integration.
• Performance Optimization: Advanced skills in profiling and optimization, including CPU/memory profiling, thread management, battery optimization, and leak identification (LeakCanary, Android Studio Profiler).
• Debugging & Troubleshooting: Superior root‑cause analysis skills for tackling deep‑seated OS, native, or multi‑threaded bugs.
• Engineering Ecosystem: Proficiency with modern Android development tools (Android Studio, Gradle), version control (Git), issue tracking (JIRA), CI/CD test integration, and Agile development methodologies.

Preferred / Plus Qualifications:

• CI/CD Automation: Experience setting up automated build and test pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Fastlane) for continuous integration and delivery.
• Security: Background in securing Android applications, hardware‑backed key storage, or encryption standards relevant to public safety applications.

Target Base Salary Range:

$96,500 - $123,000 USD

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of Experience building cross‑platform native apps (iOS and/or Android) and web applications.

Travel Requirements None

Relocation Provided None

Position Type Experienced Referral Payment Plan No

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team. We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close‑knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Learn more at www.motorolasolutions.com.