Digital Android Engineer

Job Title: Digital Android Engineer

Location: Irving, TX - 75039 (Locals with in 100 MIles)

Duration: Contract - 12 months,

Work Type: Hybrid (3 days onsite, 2 days remote)

Ovar all 11+ years of experience and must have worked on Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Android architecture, performance optimization, security, and technical leadership.

Banking client in recent project

Responsibilities:

• Architect and lead end-to-end design and development of major features for Citi's flagship Android application with a focus on scalability and resilience.
• Set direction for the Android tech stack, including Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, and modern architecture patterns.
• Define and enforce engineering standards for code quality, automated testing, security, and performance.
• Mentor and coach junior engineers to elevate skills and practices across the team.
• Partner with Product, Design, and backend teams to translate requirements into robust mobile experiences.
• Optimize memory usage, battery efficiency, and runtime performance for a smooth user experience.
• Continuously improve development processes, testing strategies, and CI/CD workflows to increase delivery velocity.
• Assess technical and operational risk to ensure compliance, security, and platform reliability.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 8+ years of professional experience building native Android applications end to end.
• Expertise in Kotlin and modern Android architecture patterns such as MVVM and Clean Architecture.
• Deep knowledge of Android SDK, Android Studio, and Gradle, including multi-module build optimization.
• Production experience with Jetpack, including Jetpack Compose for declarative UI at scale.
• Proven ability to diagnose and resolve memory, rendering, and battery performance issues.
• History of shipping or maintaining at least one application on Google Play with accountability for release quality.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience leading technical decisions and influencing cross-functional engineering teams.
• Familiarity with Agile and waterfall delivery models in large-scale environments.
• Background in regulated industries, preferably financial services, with focus on security and compliance.