Senior Android Tech Lead - Scalable Kotlin Apps

Fanatics Betting & Gaming; United States; Remote; USD 144,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Betting & Gaming is seeking an Android Staff Engineer to lead the Fanatics App team. You will own strategic and hands‑on development, driving high‑quality, scalable Android features from architecture through production.

You will mentor engineers, define best practices, and collaborate with product and design to balance immediate needs with long‑term excellence. You will work in a fast‑growing environment, influence cross‑team decisions, and be open to travel for conferences and team

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building highly scalable Android applications with MVI Architecture.
• Expert-level proficiency in Kotlin and mentoring others in its use.
• Android domain expertise with best practices and end-user considerations.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose and DI patterns (Direct Injection/ServiceLocator).
• Strong communication skills with engineers, executives, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Agile SCRUM and driving cross-team process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Drive development, testing, documentation, and deployment of scalable Android features into production.
• Shape team strategy by understanding product, roadmap, and industry context.
• Lead end-to-end technical execution from ideation to deployment and refinement.
• Define and enforce engineering principles, guidelines, and best practices.
• Collaborate with product, design, and other stakeholders to align decisions with business goals.
• Lead incident resolution and remove roadblocks to maintain momentum.
• Mentor engineers and foster continuous learning across the team.
• Travel to Fanatics offices or events as needed.

Skills

Kotlin

Android development

MVI Architecture

Jetpack Compose

Direct Injection / ServiceLocator

Agile / SCRUM

Code reviews & mentoring

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

Go

Swift

Java

Material Design

Kotlin Multiplatform

Compose Multiplatform

Job description

Fanatics Betting & Gaming is seeking an Android Staff Engineer to lead the Fanatics App team. You will own strategic and hands‑on development, driving high‑quality, scalable Android features from architecture through production.

You will mentor engineers, define best practices, and collaborate with product and design to balance immediate needs with long‑term excellence. You will work in a fast‑growing environment, influence cross‑team decisions, and be open to travel for conferences and team