Staff Android Engineer — Architect Native Mobile Platform

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HIP PPO medical plan

Excellent retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Freedom 2 Save student debt program

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Lingo is seeking a Staff Mobile Engineer, Android to lead the design and development of advanced Android applications and shared platform components in Alameda, CA. You will set architectural direction, drive Kotlin and modern Android practices, and mentor the mobile team to raise the engineering bar.

You will champion the migration from React Native to native Android, partner with backend teams for efficient APIs, and own end-to-end delivery from concept to production with a focus on

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of complex Android applications and shared mobile platform components (SDKs and libraries).
• Define and drive modern Android architecture standards (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flow, MVVM/MVI, modularization).
• Ensure scalable, maintainable, testable code with performance optimizations and robust CI/CD pipelines.
• Own large, ambiguous initiatives from concept to production, setting long-term technical strategy.
• Collaborate with backend teams to design efficient mobile APIs and offline-first solutions.
• Oversee full development lifecycle: architecture, coding, testing, release, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Champion automated testing, code quality, and secure mobile development practices.
• Implement observability with crash analytics and performance monitoring.
• Integrate AI/ML capabilities into Android apps, on-device and cloud-powered, for smarter user experiences.
• Lead the migration from React Native to fully native Android, defining strategy, sequencing, and architecture, while preserving parity and stability.
• Mentor senior engineers and provide architectural guidance across Android teams.
• Lead design reviews and influence decisions across mobile, backend, and product teams.
• Translate complex business problems into scalable technical solutions and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Job description

Lingo is seeking a Staff Mobile Engineer, Android to lead the design and development of advanced Android applications and shared platform components in Alameda, CA. You will set architectural direction, drive Kotlin and modern Android practices, and mentor the mobile team to raise the engineering bar.

You will champion the migration from React Native to native Android, partner with backend teams for efficient APIs, and own end-to-end delivery from concept to production with a focus on