Lead Android Software Engineer

Description

Summary: Seeking a Lead Android Software Engineer to guide the delivery, quality, and performance of modern Kotlin-first native Android apps, collaborating across teams. Highlights: 1. Design, build, and maintain high-performance native Android apps using Kotlin 2. Collaborate with UI/UX and backend engineers to ship scalable features 3. Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers We are building modern Kotlin\-first native Android apps and need a **Lead Android Software Engineer** to guide delivery, quality, and performance. You will work closely with product, UX/UI, and backend engineers to ship scalable features, refine architecture, and keep releases running smoothly—apply now. **Responsibilities** * Design, build, and maintain high\-performance native Android applications using Kotlin * Collaborate with UI/UX designers to deliver responsive, intuitive screens aligned with Material Design guidelines * Integrate the application with backend microservices and RESTful/GraphQL APIs to enable dynamic features and content * Write clean, maintainable, and testable codebases * Review code to uphold quality standards and spread knowledge across the team * Create unit and UI tests to keep the application stable and reliable * Evaluate performance to improve speed, battery efficiency, and memory usage * Coordinate preparation and rollout of application updates to the Google Play Store **Requirements** * Proven hands\-on experience building native Android applications for 5\+ years * Strong proficiency in Kotlin with deep knowledge of the Android SDK * Solid background in modern Android architecture components and patterns such as MVVM, MVI, and Clean Architecture * Hands\-on experience with Dependency Injection using Hilt/Dagger and Coroutines/Flow * Working knowledge of Android Studio, Gradle, and Git for day\-to\-day development * Practical experience implementing UI with Jetpack Compose or XML\-based layouts * Proven ability to write tests using JUnit and Espresso * Comfort working in an Agile/Scrum setup and collaborating via Jira and Confluence * English proficiency at B2 (Upper\-Intermediate) level or above **We offer** * International projects with top brands * Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers * Healthcare benefits * Employee financial programs * Paid time off and sick leave * Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses * Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000\+ courses * Global career opportunities * Volunteer and community involvement opportunities * EPAM Employee Groups * Award\-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn *EPAM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.*