Android Tech Lead: Remote-Ready Mobile Architect

AgileEngine, LLC.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive pay

Exciting projects

Flextime & hybrid

Job summary

AgileEngine is seeking an Android Tech Lead in San Jose to drive architecture, scale, and performance of a new Android experience. You will mentor engineers, define best practices, and guide critical decisions across the mobile stack in collaboration with backend and design teams.

You will influence product architecture, grow the team, and contribute to ownership and innovation in a people-first culture. This role blends technical leadership with hands-on implementation across Android, Kotlin,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 7+ years of Android development with lead/principal experience.
• Kotlin, Coroutines, and Flow mastery.
• Proven track record of defining mobile architecture for large-scale consumer applications.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) interactions or mobile-backend integration strategies.
• Strong ability to drive technical consensus and mentor senior engineers.
• Experience writing and maintaining extensive unit and UI test suites.

Responsibilities

• Lay the groundwork: Establish architectural patterns and best practices for a new Android implementation.
• Mentorship: Act as a “starter lead,” training and onboarding incoming engineers to minimize ramp-up time.
• Architect complex solutions that require deep knowledge of the Android system and networking.
• Lead technical decision‑making within the vertical team regarding mobile architecture and integration strategies.
• Collaborate with Distinguished Engineers to align mobile implementation with established standards.
• Oversee the implementation of the design system across the Android codebase.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Coroutines

Flow

Mobile architecture

Mentoring

Unit testing

UI testing

GCP integrations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

GCP

Job description

AgileEngine is seeking an Android Tech Lead in San Jose to drive architecture, scale, and performance of a new Android experience. You will mentor engineers, define best practices, and guide critical decisions across the mobile stack in collaboration with backend and design teams.

You will influence product architecture, grow the team, and contribute to ownership and innovation in a people-first culture. This role blends technical leadership with hands-on implementation across Android, Kotlin,