Pragmatike is recruiting a Lead Android Engineer for a European deep-tech company building a decentralized, energy-efficient alternative to traditional cloud providers. The role involves designing and developing high-performance Android applications that interface with distributed backend systems, requiring strong architectural judgment, ownership, and technical leadership.
What You'll Do
- Design and develop high-performance Android applications using Kotlin.
- Architect scalable and maintainable mobile solutions with strong emphasis on performance.
- Build intuitive, responsive UIs aligned with modern Android design principles.
- Integrate applications with backend services and distributed systems.
- Ensure efficient data synchronization, offline support, and network resilience.
- Optimize apps for performance, memory usage, and battery efficiency.
- Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and documentation.
- Participate in Agile/Scrum processes and contribute to planning and delivery.
- Own the full mobile lifecycle from development to Play Store deployment.
- Collaborate with backend and infrastructure teams for seamless integration.
- Implement mobile security best practices and secure data handling.
- Conduct code reviews, mentor team members, and improve engineering standards.
- Drive best practices in Android architecture, CI/CD, and release processes.
What We're Looking For
- 5–6+ years of experience as a Senior or Lead Android Engineer.
- Strong expertise in Kotlin and Android SDK.
- Experience with modern Android architectures (MVVM, Clean Architecture).
- Deep understanding of Android performance optimization and lifecycle management.
- Strong experience integrating RESTful APIs and asynchronous programming (Coroutines, Flow).
- Familiarity with data persistence (Room, SQLite) and caching strategies.
- Experience with testing frameworks and debugging tools.
- Experience working in Agile teams.
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence technical direction.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Jetpack Compose for modern UI development.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and mobile release processes.
- Experience with mobile security (secure storage, encryption, authentication).
- Knowledge of distributed systems or cloud platforms.
- Experience in deep-tech, infrastructure, or performance-critical environments.
- Familiarity with observability and mobile analytics tools.
Technical Stack
- Kotlin
- Android SDK
- MVVM
- Clean Architecture
- RESTful APIs
- Coroutines
- Flow
- Room
- SQLite
- Jetpack Compose
- CI/CD
- distributed systems
- cloud platforms
Benefits & Compensation
- Fully remote work within EMEA timezone
- Work in a highly technical environment focused on performance, scalability, and user experience
- Opportunity to directly impact a next-generation distributed platform
- Fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment process
- No discrimination based on age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation
Work Mode
Fully remote within EMEA timezone
Pragmatike is committed to a fair, transparent, and inclusive recruitment process. We do not discriminate based on age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. In accordance with GDPR, your personal data will be processed lawfully, fairly, and securely, and used solely for recruitment purposes, including sharing it with our client(s) for employment consideration.
