Lead Software Engineer - Kotlin​/AI

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Thank you for dedicating your time and talent to Lowe’s. We want to give you more opportunities to learn and grow, so if you find a position you’re interested in below, we encourage you to apply!

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As a Lead Android Software Engineer, you will use your expertise to guide and support your team to develop and successfully implement complex software solutions. As a technical expert, you’ll support your team throughout the software development process. Additionally, you'll personally develop and deliver code modules and stable application systems, contributing to integrated software solutions across a variety of computing environments.

Our CEO is forward-thinking when it comes to tech, and with one of Forbes’ Top 50 CIOs leading the charge, you can come to work knowing you’ll have the data, tools, and support that few other companies can offer. And if the solution doesn’t exist, we build it. You have the autonomy to create, and we trust your vision and abilities.

We’ve been around for over 100 years, so we’re not going anywhere. You’ll have the stability you need to focus on looking to the future and bringing your team there with you. We also know what it takes to build a winning culture – from collaborating with diverse and curious minds to approaching challenges with new perspectives. You’ll be surrounded by peers who are visionaries in their areas – people who can collaborate with you to challenge you, help you grow, and inspire you.

This position is based at our on-site Tech Hub in Charlotte, North Carolina. Lowe's Tech Hub is an ultramodern work environment, complete with cutting-edge technology, collaborative work spaces, an on-site barista and Zen Garden, and other perks to enhance your work experience.

• Resolve complex cross-functional design and business challenges by deconstructing problems into scalable Android solutions (Kotlin, MVVM/MVI, Jetpack Compose) and driving portfolio-wide improvements through simplification, optimization, and bottleneck removal.
• Lead the design and development of integrated enterprise applications, ensuring resiliency, scalability, and maintainability while aligning with architectural standards, modern AI-driven capabilities, and recommended engineering frameworks.
• Drive reliability and performance through disaster recovery planning, observability (dashboards, alerts, metrics), capacity and regression testing, chaos engineering, and recovery runbooks to ensure robust, production-ready Android solutions.
• Guide and mentor engineers across the SDLC by instilling best practices in code quality, test coverage, security, and Agile methodologies, while fostering adoption of modern Android technologies (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, MVVM/MVI).
• Evaluate and recommend emerging tools, frameworks, and AI technologies, champion architectural alignment, and simplify solutions to accelerate delivery and increase efficiency across large-scale application initiatives.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer information systems (CIS), or related field (or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree)
• 7 years of experience in software development or related field
• 6 years of experience in any of the following: software engineering competencies frontend technologies (UI/UX), middleware (microservices and APIs), database technologies, Dev Ops
• 6 years of experience working on project(s) involving the implementation of solutions applying development life cycles through iterative agile development

We encourage you to apply even if you do not have all the preferred skills or experience.

• Master's degree in computer science, CIS, or related field
• 6 years of experience writing technical documentation in a software environment, developing and implementing business systems within an organization and working with source code control systems
• 6 years of experience working with an IT Infrastructure Library framework, defect or incident tracking software, web services, and application and integration…