Lead Android Engineer

Apex Systems; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Health Savings Account (HDHP)

Job summary

Apex Systems in Austin, TX is seeking a Lead Android Engineer to design, implement, test, and support production Android features within an enterprise-scale application. You will provide technical leadership in an Agile environment.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years of native Android experience, strong Kotlin and Jetpack Compose skills, and a track record shipping complex apps. This onsite role offers collaboration with cross-functional teams and opportunities to shape architecture and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of native Android development experience shipping complex apps.
• Experience in Agile delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, release, and support production Android features.
• Collaborate with Agile delivery teams on sprint planning, estimation, and execution.
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews, design reviews, and mentorship.
• Uphold and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.
• Coordinate dependencies and participate in release planning activities.
• Communicate technical decisions, alternatives, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Lead delivery of features, potentially across team boundaries.

Skills

Leadership

Agile delivery

Code reviews

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Android SDK

Gradle

REST APIs

Android Jetpack libraries

Job description

Job#: 3052119

Job Description:

Lead Android Engineer

Location: Austin, Texas (Onsite)

We are seeking a Lead Android Engineer to contribute to the design, implementation, and support of meaningful production features within an enterprise-scale application. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical leadership skills and extensive experience in native Android development. This role involves working within an Agile environment to deliver high-quality mobile solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, release, and support production Android features.
• Collaborate with Agile delivery teams on sprint planning, estimation, and execution.
• Provide technical leadership through code reviews, design reviews, and mentorship.
• Uphold and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.
• Coordinate dependencies and participate in release planning activities.
• Communicate technical decisions, alternatives, and risks to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Lead delivery of features, potentially across team boundaries.

Required Qualifications

Education

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience is required.

Experience

• A minimum of 7 years of professional native Android development experience, including shipping complex applications to production.
• Demonstrated experience in designing, implementing, testing, releasing, and supporting production Android features in an enterprise-scale application.
• Proven experience working in Agile delivery teams.

Technical Skills

• Strong, recent hands-on experience with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and the Android SDK.
• Proficiency with Android Jetpack libraries, Gradle, and REST APIs.
• Knowledge of modern Android architecture patterns.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a SAFe or Agile Release Train environment, including PI planning and cross-team coordination.
• Experience in regulated, security-conscious, or high-availability environments such as financial services.
• Production experience with feature flags, staged rollouts, experimentation, kill switches, analytics, crash reporting, logging, and performance monitoring.
• Familiarity with modular Android applications, CI/CD, build optimization, release automation, and automated testing.
• Experience with the responsible use of AI-assisted engineering tools for tasks such as code generation, refactoring, and testing, with appropriate human validation.

Benefits Overview

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
• Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.
• You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. (Do not submit resumes or solicit consultants to this email address). UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex.