Senior Android Engineer - Lead Mobile Features (On-site)

GDH; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

GDH is seeking an experienced Android engineer to design, build, and refine Kotlin-based Android apps. You will lead the technical development of complex mobile features from discovery through post-release.

Collaboration with product, design, backend, and QA teams is essential to deliver reliable, scalable mobile experiences. The role requires advanced Kotlin skills, Android SDK mastery, and production experience with Jetpack Compose.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of relevant Android/Kotlin experience.
• Advanced Kotlin skills and Android SDK fundamentals.
• Production experience with Jetpack Compose and state management.
• Experience with REST or GraphQL APIs, persistence, and authentication.
• Eligibility for U.S. Government clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and enhance Android applications using Kotlin and modern Android frameworks.
• Lead the technical development of complex Android features from discovery to post-release monitoring.
• Collaborate with product, design, backend, quality, and mobile engineering teams to deliver robust mobile experiences.
• Evolve application architecture with best practices for modularization, networking, persistence, and dependency management.
• Develop technical designs identifying tradeoffs, risks, and migration strategies.
• Build accessible, responsive UIs with product design and research teams.
• Expand automated testing across unit, integration, UI, and end-to-end layers.
• Improve observability, performance, crash health, security, and release quality.
• Partner with backend and platform teams on API contracts, offline functionality, and analytics.
• Collaborate with iOS engineers to maintain cross-platform consistency.

Skills

Kotlin

Android SDK

Jetpack Compose

REST/GraphQL

Code quality

Education

Bachelor's degree

High school diploma

Tools

Google Play Console

Git

CI/CD

Job description

GDH is seeking an experienced Android engineer to design, build, and refine Kotlin-based Android apps. You will lead the technical development of complex mobile features from discovery through post-release.

Collaboration with product, design, backend, and QA teams is essential to deliver reliable, scalable mobile experiences. The role requires advanced Kotlin skills, Android SDK mastery, and production experience with Jetpack Compose.