Android Engineer

Job Title: Android Developer

Location: Remote – Preference for McLean, VA / Chicago, IL / New York, NY

Duration: 6 months
Pay Rate: $95/HR (W2 Only)

Glider Assessment Required

Job/Role Description:

• This role will support our client's flexible, mission-based engineering environment across multiple teams and projects.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain high-quality Android mobile applications using modern development practices.
• Write clean, scalable, and maintainable code and participate in code reviews.
• Collaborate with developers, technical leads, business partners, and cross-functional teams.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve mobile application issues.
• Participate in application testing, deployment, and ongoing production support.
• Quickly learn new applications, tools, and technologies as projects and business priorities change.
• Contribute to mission-based initiatives and provide development support to different teams based on business needs.
• Work independently when needed while effectively collaborating within Agile development teams.
• Adapt quickly to changing project requirements and begin contributing with minimal ramp-up time.

Required Qualifications

• Hands-on Android application development experience
• Strong Kotlin and/or Java development experience
• Experience with Android SDK
• Experience developing and supporting mobile user interfaces
• Experience integrating REST APIs and web services
• Strong understanding of mobile application architecture and Android development best practices
• Experience with Git or other version control systems
• Experience working effectively within Agile and team-oriented development environments
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Ability to quickly learn new applications, tools, and technologies
• Ability to hit the ground running and contribute with minimal ramp-up time
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to adapt to changing projects, teams, and business priorities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Jetpack and/or Jetpack Compose
• Experience with Android Studio
• Experience with MVVM or other modern Android architecture patterns
• Experience with Kotlin Coroutines
• Experience with Retrofit and/or OkHttp
• Experience with unit and UI testing
• Experience with CI/CD processes and tools
• Experience working within large enterprise technology environments
• Previous experience within a similar large-scale enterprise environment is strongly preferred