Technical Lead (Android)
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8 hours ago
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Job Summary
Role Summary
- Lead the design and development of high-quality Android applications for banking projects in an Agile/Scrum environment.
- Own the technical architecture and provide hands-on leadership across the full development lifecycle from solution design to production deployment.
- Drive scalable secure and high-performance mobile solutions aligned with modern Android best practices and enterprise standards.
- Act as the technical authority for the Android domain guiding the team on architecture coding standards and engineering excellence.
- Actively leverage AI tools to improve team productivity code quality testing coverage and technical documentation.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders Solution Architects and Delivery Leadership while mentoring and growing the Android engineering team.
Key Activities
- Define and own the mobile architecture technical roadmap and engineering standards for Android applications.
- Lead the design and development of complex enterprise-grade Android solutions using Kotlin.
- Provide hands-on contribution to critical features technical spikes and performance optimization.
- Drive the adoption of Clean Architecture MVVM Jetpack Compose and modularization strategies.
- Review and approve technical designs pull requests and implementation approaches.
- Ensure seamless integration with backend services APIs and external enterprise platforms.
- Establish and enforce best practices for code quality testing strategy CI/CD and release management.
- Identify technical risks propose mitigation plans and support delivery planning and estimations.
- Coach and mentor Android developers conduct technical training and support career development.
- Work closely with Product Owners Scrum Masters QA DevOps and Architects to ensure successful delivery.
- Required Skills
- 7 years of professional experience in Android development with proven experience in a Technical Lead or Senior role.
- Expert-level proficiency in Kotlin.
- Strong experience in mobile architecture design and large-scale production systems.
- Deep understanding of OOP Clean Architecture MVVM Kotlin Coroutines and Jetpack Compose.
- Hands-on experience in defining and implementing unit testing and mobile testing strategies.
- Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines build automation and release processes.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments in enterprise delivery.
- Strong leadership mentoring and stakeholder management skills.
- Excellent problem-solving analytical thinking and decision-making capabilities.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Domain knowledge in banking/financial services is required.
Nice-to-have Requirements
- Experience with JIRA or similar project management tools.
- Strong knowledge of Gradle build system and multi-module project setup.
- Experience with static code analysis tools (SonarQube Detekt Lint).
- Experience in UI testing and test automation strategy.
- Experience in Material Design customization design systems and complex animations.
- Exposure to mobile security best practices (secure storage certificate pinning biometric authentication obfuscation).
- Practical experience in applying AI tools (AI code assistants automated testing documentation generation) at team scale.
- Experience working in distributed global delivery teams.
(Note: Due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to every candidate individually. If you have not received a response from GFT regarding your application within 10 workdays please consider that we have decided to proceed with other candidates. We truly appreciate your interest in GFT and thank you for your understanding)
Key Skills
- APIs
- REST
- Eclipse
- Android
- Application Development
- SDKs
- SQLITE
- IOS
- Java
- JSON
- Gradle
- Mobile Applications
About Company
We see opportunity in technology. In domains such as cloud, AI, mainframe modernisation, DLT and IoT, we blend established practice with new thinking to help our clients stay ahead.
