Android Tech Lead - Kotlin/Java Engineer

Gap; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive PTO

Brand merchandise discount

Comprehensive health coverage

Health and wellness program

Parental benefits

Job summary

Gap Inc. is seeking an Android Lead to design scalable, high‑performing mobile solutions in an Agile environment. You will lead requirements gathering, design, development, deployment and support across the Android stack, mentoring teammates along the way.

You will use your expertise in Kotlin/Java, MVVM, and Retrofit to deliver reliable features and robust tests, while collaborating with product managers and architecture to resolve cross‑domain issues.

Qualifications

• Strong hands‑on development experience on Android using Kotlin/Java.
• Minimum 4 years of Kotlin experience.
• 7–9 years total software development experience.
• Experience with MVVM and Android architecture components.
• Familiarity with Retrofit, Flow and reactive patterns.
• Experience with SSL Pinning, ProGuard/R8.
• Solid track record with RESTful APIs and CI/CD (Jenkins/Bamboo).
• Exposure to automated testing (unit/integration/contract).
• Agile delivery experience and on‑call readiness.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Android applications with emphasis on simplicity, reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Prepare stories, write code, run tests, obtain sign‑off, deploy, and monitor features.
• Launch high‑visibility features for our retail platform using modern testing practices.
• Grow skills through pair programming and code reviews.
• Deliver relentlessly with CI/CD and DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with business and tech teams to implement scalable solutions.
• Be available on call as project needs dictate.

Skills

Kotlin

Java

MVVM

Android architecture components

Retrofit

Flow

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Automated testing

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jenkins

Bamboo

SonarQube

Job description

Gap Inc. is seeking an Android Lead to design scalable, high‑performing mobile solutions in an Agile environment. You will lead requirements gathering, design, development, deployment and support across the Android stack, mentoring teammates along the way.

You will use your expertise in Kotlin/Java, MVVM, and Retrofit to deliver reliable features and robust tests, while collaborating with product managers and architecture to resolve cross‑domain issues.