Staff Engineer – Android / Kotlin Platform

Blue Sparq Inc•Cape Coral, FL

16h

About The Position

Blue Sparq is seeking a Staff Engineer – Android / Kotlin Platform to lead architecture and technical direction for Android applications powering our connected commercial kitchen equipment. This role goes beyond feature development. You will define technical direction across Android software systems, drive platform architecture, and partner closely with firmware, Qt/BSP, cloud, and hardware engineering teams to deliver reliable and scalable product experiences. You will serve as a technical leader for Android development—balancing architecture, execution, performance, and long-term maintainability while mentoring engineers and helping establish engineering standards across teams.

Requirements

6+ years of Android development experience
3+ years of hands-on Kotlin experience
2+ years with Jetpack Compose in production environments
Strong expertise in Android SDK, Kotlin, Java, and mobile architecture patterns
Proven experience designing scalable Android systems across multiple applications or product lines
Strong experience with Jetpack libraries (Navigation, ViewModel, LiveData, Room, etc.)
Experience integrating REST APIs and JSON-based services
Working knowledge of MQTT and Modbus or similar device communication protocols
Experience profiling Android applications for performance and memory optimization
Experience leading design reviews and architectural discussions
Strong Git/version control experience
Experience with automated testing and CI/CD pipelines
Strong cross-functional communication with firmware, cloud, hardware, and product teams
Ability to lead through influence without direct authority
Proven ability to prioritize across competing technical demands
Comfortable operating in a fast-paced product environment
Experience with Agile development and JIRA

Nice To Haves

Experience with industrial Android devices or ELO tablets
Experience with embedded Linux or Qt/BSP environments
Experience with connected devices, IoT platforms, or industrial applications
Familiarity with OTA update workflows or fleet device management
Experience building reusable platform components shared across products

Responsibilities

Own technical architecture for Android applications used across multiple product lines
Define scalable Android platform architecture using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and modern Android frameworks
Drive architectural decisions for UI, device communication, and system integration
Partner with firmware, Qt/BSP, cloud, and hardware teams to ensure end-to-end system alignment
Lead design reviews and serve as the technical escalation point for complex Android and device integration issues
Balance delivery speed with maintainability, reliability, and long-term platform scalability
Design and develop Android applications using Kotlin and Java
Build modern UI using Jetpack Compose and Android UI frameworks
Establish reusable components and patterns to accelerate future product development
Implement clean architectures such as MVVM, MVI, and modular design
Optimize application performance, responsiveness, startup time, and memory usage
Architect and implement communication with embedded controllers using MQTT and Modbus
Define robust patterns for real-time device communication and fault tolerance
Integrate Android applications with backend systems using REST APIs and JSON
Collaborate with embedded and cloud teams to improve system interoperability
Lead code reviews and raise engineering quality standards
Mentor Android engineers and help grow technical capability across the team
Contribute to testing strategy, CI/CD pipelines, release processes, and observability
Improve development workflows and recommend tools and practices that increase team effectiveness
Partner with Product and Engineering leadership on roadmap planning and technical tradeoffs