Android Team Lead, New York

ION Group•New York, NY

2d•$180,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

Lab49 is seeking an Android Team Lead 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

Own the technical direction and delivery of client engagements while multiplying the effectiveness of the engineers around you.
Design systems, write code when it matters most, guide architectural decisions, and ensure the team delivers high-quality outcomes.
Work closely with client stakeholders, designers, product partners, and Lab49 leadership to ensure solutions are technically sound, aligned with business objectives, and delivered with excellence.
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.