Staff Software Engineer

The Mice Groups, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

engineeringjobs.net, Inc. is seeking an experienced Android platform leader to drive hands-on development while shaping architecture and tooling. You will spend most of your time coding and a portion guiding design decisions and implementation across teams.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in Android, 3+ years in leadership, deep Kotlin experience, and a track record of building reusable tools and AI workflows. Mentoring engineers and communicating tradeoffs are key aspects of the role.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional Android development experience with strong Kotlin expertise.
• 3+ years in architectural or technical leadership roles.
• Experience building reusable developer tools or components and AI workflows.
• MCP AI integrations are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on Android platform development with ~80% coding focus.
• Architect scalable systems, developer tools, and AI-enabled workflows.
• Review designs, mentor engineers, and guide technical decisions.
• Ensure production-ready code through testing.

Skills

Android Development

Kotlin

Coroutines

Flow

Jetpack Compose

Android Architecture

Gradle Kotlin DSL

Android Build Systems

Developer Tooling

AI Development Workflows

MCP Servers

Automated Testing

Technical Leadership

Mentoring

Job description

Lead hands-on Android platform development, spending approximately 80% of the time coding and the remainder on architecture, technical design, and implementation. Build scalable architectures, developer tools, and AI-enabled workflows; guide technical decisions, review designs, mentor engineers, and ensure production-ready code through testing.

Requirements

Requires 8+ years of professional Android development experience, including 3+ years in an architectural or technical leadership role, with deep Kotlin expertise and experience in modern Android development and build systems. Candidates should have experience building reusable developer tools or components, implementing AI development workflows, mentoring engineers, and communicating technical tradeoffs; MCP or similar AI integrations are highly desirable.

Key Skills

Android Development, Kotlin, Coroutines, Flow, Jetpack Compose, Android XML, Android Architecture, Application State Management, Gradle Kotlin DSL, Android Build Systems, Developer Tooling, AI Development Workflows, MCP Servers, Automated Testing, Technical Leadership, Mentoring