Senior Android Architect: Kotlin, Jetpack & AI

Farmers Group Inc.; Woodland (CA); On-site; USD 115,275 - 196,130; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

401(k)

Medical

Vision

HSAs and FSAs

Job summary

Farmers Insurance is seeking a Senior Android Developer to take our suite of Android applications to the next level. You will lead architecture, design, and development, partnering with stakeholders to shape roadmaps and drive technical direction.

You will mentor engineers, demo products to leadership, and help define the future of mobile at Farmers, leveraging Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, MVVM, and modern Android patterns in a regulated industry.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of professional Android development experience, shipping production apps at scale.
• Deep mastery of Kotlin, including coroutines, Flow, and modern language features.
• Expert-level experience with Jetpack Compose and modern declarative UI development.
• Strong command of Android Jetpack libraries and architecture components (ViewModel, Navigation, Room, WorkManager, DataStore).
• Solid grasp of modern app architecture patterns — MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture, and modularization.
• Experience with dependency injection (Hilt / Dagger), reactive programming, and concurrency.
• Proficiency with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) is a strong plus.
• Strong testing discipline — unit, UI, and integration testing (JUnit, Espresso, Compose testing APIs).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, app performance optimization, and Play Store release management.
• Familiarity with REST/GraphQL APIs, secure data handling, and mobile security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of feature-rich, high-performance Android applications.
• Help own code quality, release readiness, and the overall technical health of our mobile codebase.
• Partner with business and product teams to translate ideas into validated, actionable roadmaps.
• Build proofs of concept to evaluate emerging features, technologies, and AI-driven capabilities.
• Present and demo products to business stakeholders, leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Mentor and elevate fellow developers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing.
• Drive adoption of modern tools, frameworks, and best practices across the mobile team.

Skills

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Android Jetpack libraries

MVVM/MVI/Clean Architecture

Dependency Injection (Hilt/Dagger)

Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP)

Unit/UI/Integration Testing

CI/CD & Play Store release

REST/GraphQL APIs

AI & Emerging Tech awareness

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Android Studio

Job description

Farmers Insurance is seeking a Senior Android Developer to take our suite of Android applications to the next level. You will lead architecture, design, and development, partnering with stakeholders to shape roadmaps and drive technical direction.

You will mentor engineers, demo products to leadership, and help define the future of mobile at Farmers, leveraging Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, MVVM, and modern Android patterns in a regulated industry.