Android Engineer | Plano/Columbus, US

Photon•Dallas, TX

2d•$42,000 - $147,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for an Advanced Android Developer with strong expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality Android applications. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with modern Android development, scalable application architecture, performance optimization, and integration with enterprise backend services and APIs.

Requirements

5+ years of professional Android development experience.
Strong proficiency in Kotlin and solid knowledge of Java.
Strong experience with Android SDK, Android Studio, Jetpack libraries, Jetpack Compose, and modern Android development practices.
Strong understanding of Android application architecture, including MVVM/MVI and Clean Architecture.
Hands-on experience with Kotlin Coroutines, Flow, and dependency injection such as Hilt/Dagger.
Strong experience consuming REST APIs, JSON, HTTP, and integrating backend services.
Experience with local databases such as Room/SQLite.
Strong understanding of Android lifecycle, threading, memory management, and performance optimization.
Experience with automated testing and debugging of Android applications.
Familiarity with Git, CI/CD, Gradle, and modern software development practices.
Strong understanding of mobile application security and secure coding practices.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Jetpack Compose and Material Design.
Experience with Firebase, push notifications, analytics, and crash reporting.
Experience with GraphQL and real-time communication technologies.
Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities or GenAI/Agentic AI features into mobile applications.
Familiarity with mobile observability, application performance monitoring, and security tooling.
Experience publishing and managing applications through Google Play Console.
Knowledge of accessibility, internationalization, and mobile UX best practices.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and maintain native Android applications using Kotlin and modern Android frameworks.
Build scalable, secure, and high-performance mobile applications aligned with business and technical requirements.
Implement modern Android architecture using MVVM/MVI, Clean Architecture, Repository patterns, and dependency injection.
Develop responsive and reusable UI components using Jetpack Compose and/or XML-based layouts.
Integrate RESTful APIs, GraphQL, authentication services, third-party SDKs, and backend systems.
Work with asynchronous programming using Kotlin Coroutines, Flow, and reactive programming concepts.
Implement local data persistence using Room, SQLite, DataStore, or equivalent technologies.
Optimize application performance, memory usage, battery consumption, network utilization, and startup time.
Implement secure coding practices, including authentication, authorization, secure data storage, encryption, and API security.
Write unit, integration, and UI tests using frameworks such as JUnit, Mockito, Espresso, and Compose UI testing.
Troubleshoot complex production issues using debugging, logging, crash analytics, and performance-monitoring tools.
Collaborate with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, Backend Engineers, QA Engineers, Architects, and other stakeholders.
Participate in code reviews and contribute to coding standards, architecture decisions, and technical documentation.
Support CI/CD pipelines and automated build, testing, and deployment processes for Android applications.
Mentor junior and mid-level developers and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering practices.