Senior Android Engineer: Kotlin & Jetpack Expert

Peraton; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton in Falls Church, VA is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to design, build, and evolve high-quality Android experiences using Kotlin and modern Android frameworks. You will own key technical decisions and partner with product, design, backend, QA, and iOS peers.

You should bring deep Android expertise, hands-on iOS familiarity, and a track record of shipping to Google Play. This role emphasizes architecture, testing, observability, and collaboration across mobile platforms to deliver

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with Android apps.
• Advanced Kotlin skills and strong Android SDK knowledge.
• Experience with REST or GraphQL APIs and local persistence.
• Clear written and verbal communication; mentoring others.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement complex Android features end-to-end.
• Define Kotlin/Jetpack Compose tech direction.
• Collaborate with product, design, backend, and iOS teams.
• Improve testing across unit, integration, UI, and end-to-end.
• Enhance observability, performance, and release confidence.
• Partner with backend on API contracts and auth.
• Mentor engineers and improve team practices.
• Participate in planning, estimation, and incident response.

Skills

Kotlin

Android SDK

Jetpack Compose

REST/GraphQL

Testing

Mentoring

Education

BS/BA in CS or related

High school diploma + 12 years

Tools

Swift

Xcode

App Store release

Job description

Peraton in Falls Church, VA is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to design, build, and evolve high-quality Android experiences using Kotlin and modern Android frameworks. You will own key technical decisions and partner with product, design, backend, QA, and iOS peers.

You should bring deep Android expertise, hands-on iOS familiarity, and a track record of shipping to Google Play. This role emphasizes architecture, testing, observability, and collaboration across mobile platforms to deliver