Mobility Architect - Native Android

Tata Consultancy Services; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Annual Incentive

Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dn

Parental Leaves

Auto & Home Insurance

Certification & Training Reimbursement

401K Plan

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services seeks an experienced Mobility Architect to lead the design and architecture of scalable native Android apps using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. You will define technical direction, establish best practices, and mentor engineering teams while collaborating with product owners and backend teams to deliver enterprise-grade mobile solutions.

Qualified candidates bring 12+ years of software development with 8+ years in native Android, strong Kotlin and Android SDK skills, and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software development with 8+ years in native Android.
• Strong Kotlin expertise and Android SDK understanding.
• Experience with MVVM/MVI/Clean Architecture and SOLID principles.
• Hands-on with Jetpack libraries, Compose, Coroutines, DI frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the overall architecture for native Android apps.
• Lead design and development of scalable, secure mobile solutions.
• Establish coding standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Mentor Android developers and technical leads; conduct reviews.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Mentoring Android teams

MVVM/MVI/Clean Architecture

Design patterns & SOLID

Mobile security

Performance optimization

CI/CD tooling understanding

AI-assisted engineering tools (GitHub)

Android SDK expertise

Education

B.Tech or 4-year college / university degree with relevant post‑graduate qualification

Tools

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Hilt/Dagger

REST/GraphQL

CI/CD (GitHub Actions/Jenkins)

Git

JUnit/UI testing frameworks

Job description

Position: Mobility Architect - Native Android

Duration: Full Time

Job Description

Mobility Architect - Native Android

We are seeking an experienced Native Android Architect to lead the design, architecture, and development of scalable, secure, and high-performance Android applications. The ideal candidate will define technical direction, establish best practices, mentor engineering teams and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver enterprise-grade mobile solutions.

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 12+ years of software development experience with 8+ years in native Android (Kotlin) development and architecture.
• Strong expertise in Kotlin with deep understanding of Android SDK.
• Extensive experience with MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, and Design Patterns.
• Hands‑on experience with Jetpack libraries, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Flow, and Dependency Injection frameworks (Hilt/Dagger).
• xperience with REST APIs, GraphQL, Web Services, and third‑party integrations.
• Proficiency in unit testing, UI testing, and automated testing frameworks.
• Strong understanding of mobile security, encryption and secure storage.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins etc.,
• Expertise performance optimization, memory management, and debugging.
• Experience with Git, Agile methodologies, and DevOps practices.
• Hands‑on experience using GitHub Copilot and AI‑assisted engineering tools to drive developer efficiency, automation, and innovation across the software development lifecycle.
• Define and drive the overall architecture for native Android applications.
• Lead the design and development of complex, scalable, and maintainable mobile solutions using Kotlin, JetPack Compose.
• Establish coding standards, design patterns, and mobile engineering best practices.
• Architect secure and high‑performance mobile applications.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, UX designers, backend teams, and enterprise architects.
• Conduct architecture reviews, code reviews, and technical assessments.
• Drive automation, testing strategies, and release management.
• Mentor and guide Android developers and technical leads.
• Ensure compliance with security, accessibility, performance, and App Store guidelines.
• Extensive experience working with large-scale digital commerce and retail applications, ensuring scalability and performance.

Education

B.Tech or 4-year college / university degree with a relevant post‑graduate qualification from premier institution

TCS Employee Benefits Summary

• Discretionary Annual Incentive.
• Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
• Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
• Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
• Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
• Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.