Senior Android Engineer - Lead City Services Apps

Cityofphiladelphia; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 105,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Paid time off

Public transit benefit

Retirement plan

Job summary

City of Philadelphia is hiring a Senior Android Developer to lead design, development, and maintenance of high-quality Android apps for city services. You will work with product, design, and backend teams to deliver secure, accessible, user-centered mobile experiences.

The role requires strong engineering expertise, mentoring, and a commitment to delivering digital tools that improve residents' lives. Join a collaborative public-sector team and help scale mobile solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Android development experience.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin, Android Studio, and modern Android frameworks (Jetpack, Compose, Coroutines, etc.)
• Experience building and deploying applications to the Google Play Store or enterprise distribution
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs and backend services
• Familiarity with agile or iterative development processes
• Strong understanding of mobile architecture, design patterns, and performance optimization
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and experience collaborating with cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain advanced Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
• Lead architecture decisions and establish best practices for Android development
• Collaborate with product, design, and backend engineering teams to define requirements and deliver high-quality features
• Help translate user needs and business goals into scalable, maintainable mobile solutions
• Collaborate with UX/UI designers to implement pixel-perfect designs optimized for Android platforms and conventions
• Ensure applications comply with Google Play Store guidelines and submission requirements
• Write clean, maintainable code following Android development best practices and coding standards
• Integrate Android applications with APIs, backend services, and City data systems
• Ensure applications meet accessibility, security, and performance standards
• Conduct code reviews, mentor junior developers, and contribute to team-wide engineering excellence
• Implement automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring tools
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across the mobile stack
• Stay current with Android technologies and advocate for continuous improvement
• Support agile delivery practices, including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives
• Communicate progress, risks, and technical decisions clearly to technical and non-technical audiences

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Android Studio

Jetpack Compose

RESTful APIs

Git

CI/CD

Agile

Mobile security

Accessibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

AWS

Docker

Job description

City of Philadelphia is hiring a Senior Android Developer to lead design, development, and maintenance of high-quality Android apps for city services. You will work with product, design, and backend teams to deliver secure, accessible, user-centered mobile experiences.

The role requires strong engineering expertise, mentoring, and a commitment to delivering digital tools that improve residents' lives. Join a collaborative public-sector team and help scale mobile solutions.