Android Application Team Lead

Motorola Solutions•Chicago, IL

1d•$96,500 - $123,000

About The Position

As a Senior Android Developer, you will serve as a technical anchor for the team, driving application architecture, modern UI paradigms, and taking full technical ownership of major engineering initiatives. You will work across the full software lifecycle—from conceptualization to deployment—ensuring our mission-critical applications remain reliable, performant, highly testable, and scalable.

Requirements

In-depth mastery of the Android SDK, OS internals, framework lifecycle, and modern application architecture patterns (e.g., MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture).
Proven experience building complex, performant UIs with Jetpack Compose and modern Jetpack libraries.
Advanced expertise in Kotlin and Java, including deep understanding of asynchronous programming (Coroutines, Flow/RxJava).
Hands-on experience creating reliable automated test suites using Unit Testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockk/Mockito) and UI/Integration Testing frameworks (Espresso, Compose Test Framework, UI Automator).
Experience with C/C++ and the Android NDK/JNI for high-performance or native component integration.
Advanced skills in profiling and optimization, including CPU/memory profiling, thread management, battery optimization, and leak identification (LeakCanary, Android Studio Profiler).
Superior root-cause analysis skills for tackling deep-seated OS, native, or multi-threaded bugs.
Proficiency with modern Android development tools (Android Studio, Gradle), version control (Git), issue tracking (JIRA), CI/CD test integration, and Agile development methodologies.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.
5+ years of Experience building cross-platform native apps (iOS and/or Android) and web applications.

Nice To Haves

Experience setting up automated build and test pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Fastlane) for continuous integration and delivery.
Background in securing Android applications, hardware-backed key storage, or encryption standards relevant to public safety applications.

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end technical design, system architecture, and development of complex mobile features for high-reliability environments using modern Android toolsets.
Champion modern Android UI development using Jetpack Compose to build responsive, robust, and maintainable user interfaces.
Establish and drive automated testing strategies (unit, UI, and integration testing) to ensure high test coverage, application stability, and prevent regressions.
Drive technical excellence across the team by establishing coding standards, conducting thorough code reviews, and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.
Serve as a self-sufficient, hands-on technical lead accountable for application stability, performance, code quality, and technical debt mitigation.
Plan, break down, and drive multiple concurrent technical initiatives to delivery, collaborating effectively with product management and platform teams.
Articulate complex architectural trade-offs, technical strategies, and platform constraints clearly to both peer engineers and leadership.