Android Lead Engineer: Scalable Native Apps

EPAM Systems, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

LinkedIn Learning access

Global career opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks a Lead Android Developer to create and evolve high-quality native Android apps, shaping architecture and mentoring peers across mobile platforms.

You will design Kotlin-based features, ensure scalable architecture, and collaborate with Product, Design, QA, and Engineering to deliver results. Strong Android SDK, Kotlin/Java, and performance optimization are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing and delivering native mobile applications with strong Android focus
• Lead-level mentorship experience providing technical guidance and influencing engineering standards
• Agile delivery experience working in iterative development cycles with cross-functional teams
• Strong Android SDK knowledge and Android development best practices
• Advanced Kotlin and Java skills for production Android development
• Solid Android networking knowledge and mobile performance optimization skills
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2) for effective collaboration
• Nice to have CI/CD experience for mobile release pipelines

Responsibilities

• Design Android applications using Kotlin to deliver high-quality features
• Define mobile architecture decisions that improve scalability, maintainability, and performance
• Write clean, testable, well-documented code aligned with engineering standards
• Collaborate with Product, Design, QA, and Engineering to plan and implement new features
• Review code to ensure quality, consistency, and adherence to best practices
• Build unit tests and expand automated test coverage to improve reliability
• Troubleshoot defects, stability issues, and performance bottlenecks
• Monitor app performance and improve quality and user experience over time
• Support CI/CD processes to enable efficient and reliable releases
• Mentor junior engineers and provide actionable technical feedback
• Partner with iOS engineers to align architecture, user experience, and development practices

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Java

Android architecture

Code review

Unit testing

CI/CD

Mentorship

Agile

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Git

Jenkins

Job description

EPAM Systems, Inc. seeks a Lead Android Developer to create and evolve high-quality native Android apps, shaping architecture and mentoring peers across mobile platforms.

You will design Kotlin-based features, ensure scalable architecture, and collaborate with Product, Design, QA, and Engineering to deliver results. Strong Android SDK, Kotlin/Java, and performance optimization are essential.