Android Team Lead, New York (Contractor)
About The Position
Lab49 is seeking an Android Team Lead (Contractor) who will play a critical role on key projects for Lab49 clients. Working in a collaborative and innovative project team, with direct client-facing interactions, you will have an opportunity to apply your skills and expertise to design innovative applications that solve complex problems and enhance performance and productivity. In particular, you will help build and modernize large-scale consumer banking experiences, focusing on areas such as customer onboarding, account management, and money movement. As part of a greenfield initiative, you will lead the development of new mobile capabilities designed to support expansion into new markets and evolving regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- 10-12+ years of experience designing and building complex, commercial-grade software systems with 4+ years leading Agile teams
- Expert-level skills building production Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
- Experience in consumer banking including account management and onboarding.
- Familiarity with integrating RESTful APIs and third-party libraries
- Understanding of mobile UI/UX principles and best practices to create intuitive and engaging user experiences
- Experience with agile development methodologies
- Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for mobile applications
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in fraud management/KYC/AML and regulatory reporting
- Experience using on device biometrics for authentication
- Published app(s), downloadable from the Google Play Store.
- Experience with agile development methodologies
- Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines for mobile applications
- College degree in Computer Science or related field of study or equivalent experience
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, Claude Code, Copilot) to improve team velocity and code quality, and help the team adopt them responsibly
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, deliver, and test innovative Android applications while understanding our products from both a technical and product perspective in the context of our client’s business.
- Communicate with leadership, product owners, other technologists and users to create working software based on an understanding of business and technical priorities.
- Break down complex problems into elegant technical solutions to intelligently solve problems for Lab49's clients.
- Actively contribute to the adoption of strong software architecture, development best practices and new technologies.
- Bring a passion to stay on top of tech trends.
- Experiment with and learn new technologies.
Benefits
- work on complex, meaningful challenges alongside talented engineers, designers, and consultants
- gain exposure to a wide range of technologies, business domains, and client environments while continuing to grow your career
- supportive and inclusive environment for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences
- respect the varied identities, abilities, cultures, and traditions of the individuals who comprise our organization and recognize the value that different backgrounds and points of view bring to our business
- adheres to an equal employment opportunity policy that prohibits discriminatory practices or harassment against applicants or employees based on any legally impermissible factor
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
