Lead Android Engineer | Kotlin | Jetpack Compose | Offline-First Architecture | MVVM | Clean Architecture

Senior Android Engineer Location : Remote Job Type : Contract 2 Hire Experience 10 + Years Core Need Client is looking for a strong hands-on Senior Android Lead who can work on a large existing enterprise Android application with complex workflows, offline functionality, local database handling, and runtime/background execution challenges. What They Want in Candidate Technical Skills Strong hands-on coding experience in Kotlin and Android SDK Deep understanding of Android fundamentals (Lifecycle, Services, Threads, Memory, Performance) Strong experience with: MVVM / MVI / Clean Architecture Room / SQLite / local persistence API integration Concurrency / Coroutines / Flow WorkManager / Services / Foreground Services Debugging crashes, ANR, memory leaks Practical Experience Required Offline-First Applications Need candidate who has worked on apps where internet may fail. Should know: Local data storage Queue pending actions locally Sync data when network returns Retry failed requests Prevent duplicate records Resolve local vs server data conflicts Large Existing App Experience Client wants someone comfortable with: Legacy codebase Existing modules Refactoring old code Adding features without breaking production (Not just fresh app development) Real-World Engineering Judgment Candidate should know when to use: WorkManager Foreground Service Background Service Local DB cache Search optimization for large local data Need someone who can think independently.

Preferred Background Tablet-based Android apps Field sales / logistics / retail / enterprise mobility apps Monitoring / Crashlytics / Observability tools Feature flags / staged rollout releases Soft Skills Self-driven IC (Individual Contributor) Can own delivery end-to-end Strong problem-solving mindset Can collaborate with QA, Backend, BA, Stakeholders