Lead Android Developer

Greetings From Photon,

We hope you are good! We are hiring Lead Android Developer to join our Digital Engineering team.

Who are we?

For the past 20 years, we have powered many Digital Experiences for the Fortune 500. Since 1999, we have grown from a few people to more than 4000 team members across the globe that are engaged in various Digital Modernization.

Lead Android Developer | Rocklin, CA (Onsite) | Contract or Fulltime

What are we looking for?

• Technical Expertise
• 10+ years of total experience in mobile app development with at least 8+ years in Android (Kotlin/Java).
• Experience in Jetpack Compose required
• Proven experience leading Android teams in Agile/Scrum setups.
• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flow, Room, Hilt/Dagger, and Retrofit/OkHttp.
• Hands-on experience with modular app architectures, dependency injection, and multi-module projects.
• Experience with offline caching, pagination, deep links, and push notifications.

Integration & Tooling

• Experience integrating RESTful APIs, GraphQL, or gRPC endpoints.
• Strong knowledge of mobile CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git, GitHub).
• Familiarity with Firebase, Google Play Services, and payment SDKs.
• Exposure to analytics tools like Firebase Analytics, Mixpanel, or App Center.

Leadership & Communication

• Experience leading distributed teams and collaborating with iOS, QA, and backend teams.
• Strong ownership mindset, proactive in identifying risks and driving resolution.
• Excellent communication and ability to work across time zones with product stakeholders.