Senior Android Engineer - Remote, Lead & Mentor

Eliassen Group; City of Albany (NY); Remote; USD 83,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k with company match

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Android Developer to lead design, development, and maintenance of core Android apps from a remote setting. You will work with product managers, UX/UI designers, and backend engineers to deliver scalable, high-performance experiences while mentoring junior engineers and guiding architecture decisions.

The role emphasizes MVVM/MVP/clean architecture, RESTful API integration, and a focus on performance, quality, and test coverage.

Qualifications

• 5+ to 8+ years of professional mobile development experience focused on Android.
• Proficiency in Kotlin and Java.
• Extensive experience with Android SDK, Android Studio, Gradle, and modern UI frameworks including Jetpack Compose and Material Design.
• Experience with Retrofit, Room, SQLite, and asynchronous data handling.
• Preferred: Published apps on the Google Play Store.

Responsibilities

• Design & Build: Develop advanced, resilient, and responsive Android applications from scratch or enhance existing large-scale codebases.
• Architecture: Own application architecture such as MVVM, MVP, or Clean Architecture and ensure adherence to SOLID principles and design patterns.
• API Integration: Integrate with RESTful APIs, JSON, WebSockets, and backend services.
• Optimization & Quality: Profile performance, address memory leaks, reduce crashes and ANRs, and implement unit and instrumentation tests using JUnit and Espresso.
• Collaboration & Mentorship: Participate in Agile ceremonies, perform code reviews, and mentor team members.
• CI/CD & Deployment: Manage Git-based source control, contribute to automated CI/CD pipelines, and support Google Play Store release management.

Skills

Android

Kotlin

Java

Android SDK

Jetpack Compose

MVVM/MVP/Clean

REST APIs

Android Studio

SQLite

Retrofit

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Android Studio

Gradle

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

Eliassen Group is seeking a Senior Android Developer to lead design, development, and maintenance of core Android apps from a remote setting. You will work with product managers, UX/UI designers, and backend engineers to deliver scalable, high-performance experiences while mentoring junior engineers and guiding architecture decisions.

The role emphasizes MVVM/MVP/clean architecture, RESTful API integration, and a focus on performance, quality, and test coverage.