Align Technology is looking for a highly experienced Senior Android Developer to build and maintain scalable, high-quality mobile applications for the Android platform.

As a key technical contributor, you will play a critical role in shaping the technical direction, architecture, and delivery strategy of Android applications. Success in this role will be measured by application quality, usability, scalability, and timely delivery in a fast-paced, multi-release environment.

This role requires a hands-on leader who can drive architecture, mentor engineers, and ensure engineering excellence while actively contributing to development.

• Own and drive end-to-end implementation of complex Android features and platforms, from design to release and post-production stability.

• Lead and influence architecture decisions across modules and releases, ensuring scalability and long-term maintainability.

• Actively address codebase fragmentation challenges (e.g., parallel branches, refactoring vs active releases) and define sustainable strategies.

• Partner closely with Product Owners, Program Managers, Backend teams, and QA to align technical execution with business priorities.

• Drive high-quality engineering standards through strong code reviews, design discussions, and best practices.

• Identify and resolve system-level issues such as performance bottlenecks, regression risks, and production stability concerns.

• Ensure a seamless user experience across multiple Android devices and OS versions, maintaining high performance and reliability.

• Champion modern Android development practices including Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Flow, and modular architectures.

• Improve release efficiency and predictability, especially in environments with overlapping releases and shifting priorities.

• Lead technical mentoring for IC5 and senior engineers, improving team capability and accountability.

• Drive improvements in CI/CD pipelines, testing strategy, observability, and release processes.

• Ensure adherence to security, privacy, and compliance standards in all Android implementations.

• Proactively evaluate and introduce new tools, frameworks, and engineering practices relevant to AlignTech’s ecosystem.

• 13+ years of hands-on experience building and scaling Android applications.

• Strong expertise in Kotlin, with proven experience in modernising legacy Android codebases.

• Deep understanding of Android architecture patterns (MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture).

• Strong hands-on experience with Jetpack libraries (Compose, Navigation, Room, WorkManager, ViewModel).

• Advanced knowledge of Coroutines, Flow, and asynchronous programming.

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• Be deeply hands-on in coding daily, setting the benchmark for code quality.

• Write clean, testable, modular, and scalable Kotlin code that others can follow.

• Identify bad code patterns, shortcuts, and anti-patterns — and actively correct them.

• Ensure every feature is built with long-term maintainability in mind, not just quick delivery.

• Conduct strict and meaningful code reviews — not just approvals.

• Hold the team accountable for engineering standards and best practices.

• Push back on poor implementations, shortcuts, or compromises that impact quality.

• Ensure test coverage, stability, and regression prevention are built into development.

• Identify and highlight risks early, especially around tech debt and scalability.

• Ensure production stability, fast issue resolution, and strong root cause analysis.

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• Proven experience in handling large, complex codebases with multiple active releases.

• Strong expertise in modularization, multi-module architecture, and feature isolation.

• Ability to manage and reduce technical debt, duplicate efforts, and rework caused by parallel development streams.

• Experience designing systems that support scalability, maintainability, and faster release cycles.

• Define and enforce clear architecture guidelines and coding standards.

• Drive scalable, modular architecture decisions across the Android codebase.

• Ensure systems are designed for extensibility, performance, and future releases.

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• Strong experience with REST APIs, GraphQL API and backend integrations

• Expertise in data handling strategies, including caching, offline support, and synchronization.

• Experience with secure local storage and transactional data handling.

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• Strong focus on production quality, regression prevention, and release stability.

• Experience with unit testing, UI testing, and automation frameworks.

• Expertise in debugging using Android Studio profiling tools (Memory, CPU, Network).

• Experience handling production issues, crash analysis, and root cause fixes.

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• Experience working in multi-release environments (e.g., parallel feature and refactor tracks).

• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and release branching strategies.

• Hands-on experience with Play Store releases, staged rollouts, and hotfix management.

• Ability to optimize build times and developer productivity.

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• Strong understanding of secure coding practices, encryption, and sensitive data handling.

• Awareness of compliance and privacy requirements in mobile applications.

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• Does not tolerate poor code quality — addresses issues directly and constructively.

• Demonstrates strong ownership — takes responsibility beyond assigned tasks.

• Shows engineering integrity — prioritizes long-term quality over short-term shortcuts.

• Communicates clearly and assertively, especially in challenging situations.

• Takes initiative to fix systemic problems, not just local issues.

• Holds self and team to high standards consistently.

• Comfortable working in high-ambiguity, fast-changing environments without losing quality.

• Drives accountability within the team — ensures commitments are met.

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• Strong stakeholder management with Product, QA, and cross-functional teams.

• Ability to drive technical decisions in high-ambiguity and fast-changing environments.

• Proven track record of mentoring engineers and improving team performance.

• Strong communication skills with ability to simplify complex technical challenges for non-technical stakeholders.

• Partner with Product, Backend, QA, and Design teams to align on scalable solutions.

• Influence decisions beyond immediate scope — act as a technical anchor for the team.

• Clearly communicate trade-offs between speed, quality, and scalability.

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• Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) or Compose Multiplatform.

• Expertise in Dependency Injection frameworks (Hilt, Dagger).

• Experience with feature flags, experimentation frameworks, and phased rollouts.

• Familiarity with Firebase Crashlytics, performance monitoring tools, and observability platforms.

• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code).

• Contributions to engineering blogs, internal knowledge sharing, or open-source.

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• Successfully manages complex releases without codebase conflicts or excessive rework.

• Drives clear architecture direction, reducing tech debt and improving scalability.

• Improves team productivity and release predictability.

• Reduces production issues and improves app stability across releases.

• Acts as a technical anchor for the Android team, influencing decisions beyond immediate scope.

• Mentors engineers to become independent, accountable, and high-performing contributors.