Lead Android Engineer – Modern Mobile Platform; Kotlin, APIs, Device Integration

Location:

Hybrid, 2-3 days per week onsite in Las Vegas. Preference is for local candidates; however, we may consider candidates based in Nevada, Arizona, or California who can travel onsite approximately one week per month at their own expense.

• Lead the design, development, and enhancement of Android applications across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Own ongoing maintenance, performance optimization, and scalability of existing Android applications.
• Help define and drive technical direction, architecture, and best practices specific to mobile/Android development.
• Design, implement, and deliver high‑quality, maintainable, and scalable Android features.
• Collaborate with product owners, UI/UX designers, and engineering stakeholders to deliver intuitive, user‑focused mobile experiences.
• Translate business and product requirements into technical solutions within the Android ecosystem.
• Integrate Android applications with backend services via REST and/or Graph
  
  QL APIs.
• Act as a technical lead for a geographically distributed Android/mobile team (Lebanon, India), coordinating development efforts across onshore and offshore Android developers.
• Provide mentorship, technical guidance, and support to mobile engineers.
• Lead code reviews (PR process), enforce coding standards, and ensure engineering best practices.
• Support integration, enhancement, and long‑term ownership of an evolving Android codebase tied to broader product initiatives.
• Contribute to ongoing modernization efforts within a hybrid Azure‑based environment.
• Develop Android applications that interface with external hardware devices (primarily via USB and Android OS‑level APIs), consuming and integrating hardware‑facing APIs at the application layer.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues across mobile application behavior, API integrations, and device interactions.
• Ensure long‑term maintainability, reliability, and performance of Android solutions.
• Participate in technical design discussions, architecture planning, and continuous improvement of Android development practices.
• Utilize modern development tools (including AI‑assisted tools where appropriate) while maintaining full ownership and validation of code quality.

• 5+ years of experience designing and developing commercial Android applications in production environments.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and/or Java for Android development.
• Experience working within the Android SDK across the full mobile SDLC (design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance).
• 1+ year of experience in a technical lead, architect, or mentorship capacity.
• Experience coordinating work across geographically distributed and/or offshore teams.
• Strong understanding of Android architecture patterns (MVVM, MVC, etc.) and ability to apply them in real‑world applications.
• Solid experience with object‑oriented programming (OOP) and scalable application design.
• Experience integrating mobile applications with backend services using REST and/or Graph
  
  QL APIs.
• Solid understanding of networking concepts (TCP/IP, client‑server communication, latency handling, retries, etc.) in mobile environments.
• Experience with multithreading/concurrency and performance optimization in Android applications.
• Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills (ADB preferred), including diagnosing issues across app, API, and device layers.
• Experience with testing practices including unit testing, functional testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Understanding of Android platform capabilities (AOSP), including interaction with OS‑level services and APIs.
• Experience interfacing with external hardware or peripherals (USB, device APIs) application‑layer is preferred.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate across technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast‑paced, evolving environment.

• Experience with Android NDK, C/C++, or JNI integration.
• Exposure to mobile security best practices or secure application…