Lead Software Engineer - Android/Kotlin

Testing Site - JPMC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Android/Kotlin in New York City. The role focuses on building trusted, scalable mobile experiences within Consumer and Community Banking's Digital Technology team.

You will guide, design, and implement production Android apps, drive engineering excellence, and mentor teammates while collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Expertise in Java and Kotlin programming.
• Expertise in test-driven mobile development with Jetpack, RxJava, Retrofit.
• Experience designing Android UIs with Jetpack Compose and XML layouts for responsive apps.
• Hands-on mobile app development, testing, debugging with Android Studio, API integration, and performance optimization.
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes in cloud/mobile domains.
• Practical cloud native experience using modern Android tools and frameworks.
• Familiarity with MVVM/MVI, ViewModel, LiveData/StateFlow, Dagger, Coroutines, Gradle and testing frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance to the team and vendors.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews peers' work.
• Influences product design, features, and operational processes.
• Acts as a subject matter expert across mobile engineering areas.
• Advances firmwide frameworks, tools, and SDLC practices.
• Guides peers on adopting leading-edge technologies.
• Contributes to team culture and inclusivity.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Jetpack

RxJava

Retrofit

Android Studio

UI with Jetpack Compose

XML layouts

ViewModel

LiveData/StateFlow

Dagger

Coroutines

MVVM/MVI

Navigation Component

OkHttp

Gradle

JUnit

Espresso

Mockito

Cloud native

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

Android Studio

Jetpack Compose

XML Layouts

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer - Android/Kotlin at JPMorgan Chase, within Consumer and Community Banking's Digital Technology team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities:

• Provides regular technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors

• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others

• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes

• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus

• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the SoftwareDevelopment Life Cycle

• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies

• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

• Expertise in one or more programming language(s), including Java and Kotlin
• Expertise in developing test-driven mobile application features using Jetpack, RxJava, and Retrofit, ensuring code adheres to industry coding best practices
• Experienced in designing and implementing Android user interfaces using both Jetpack Compose and XML-based layouts for responsive and maintainable applications.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience developing, testing, and debugging mobile applications using Android Studio, including proficiency in building user interfaces, integrating APIs, and optimizing app performance for Android devices

• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

• Practical cloud native experience
• Utilize modern Android development tools and frameworks, including ViewModel, LiveData/StateFlow, Dagger, Coroutines, MVVM/MVI architecture, Navigation Component, Retrofit, OkHttp, Gradle, and testing frameworks such as JUnit, Espresso, and Mockito, to build robust, maintainable, and scalable applications.

Work with mobile application team to setup monitoring and resolve production issues/crashes on mobile devices. Assist with troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and ensure that software bugs are corrected in an expedient manner. Communicate resolution & next steps. Experience with mobile testing in areas like unit test, automation test, testing/debugging using emulator and device including experience with mobile application profiling for memory analysis, thread analysis and heap analysis on devices, emulators and simulators.

Ability to work with large codebases, managing shared resources and libraries and involvement in the ongoing development one or more mobile applications available in Apple's App Store or Google's Play Store.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Previous experience working in financial services industry
• Previous experience working with AWS and related systems