Lead Android Engineer

About Goods & Services
  
Goods & Services is a product design and engineering company. 

We solve mission-critical challenges for some of the world’s largest enterprises, with deep expertise in highly regulated industries—including life sciences and financial services. Our design-led approach allows us to apply cutting-edge capabilities in AI, Data and Hardware Engineering to companies of any size. 

Headquartered in the United States, we operate regional development centers in Mexico and the United Kingdom. This global footprint—anchored by our nearshore model—enables us to deliver at scale with the speed, efficiency, and cultural alignment our clients expect.

About the job
  
Goods & Services is looking for a Lead Android Engineer to lead the development of our medical-grade Android mobile applications and SDKs. This role is responsible for providing technical leadership, driving architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality mobile solutions. The ideal candidate combines deep Android expertise with strong leadership skills and a proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

Core Function:

• Lead the design, architecture, development, and delivery of medical-grade mobile applications and SDKs using Java, Kotlin, and Kotlin 

What you’ll do:

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of high-quality Android applications and SDKs using Java, Kotlin, and KMM.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to Android engineering teams.
• Collaborate with product management, cloud engineering, UX, QA, and other cross-functional teams to define technical solutions and product roadmaps.
• Drive technical design discussions, establish engineering standards, and promote best practices across the team.
• Translate customer, business, and market requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable mobile solutions.
• Lead the integration of mobile applications with cloud-based platforms, APIs, and backend services.
• Scope projects, decompose work into deliverable modules, estimate effort, and support program planning activities.
• Mentor, coach, and support engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Own application quality, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Drive troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of complex technical issues.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, develop proofs of concept, and recommend solution alternatives.
• Present technical concepts, architectures, and solutions to customers, partners, leadership, and stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to Agile development practices and contribute to continuous process improvement.
• Perform other duties as required.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent education plus experience.
• 4+ years Native Android development; Proven experience in Android development using Java and/or Kotlin.
• Demonstrated proficiency in developing solutions and platforms that leverage wireless communications and Mobile Application technologies.
• Strong understanding of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.
• Demonstrated work experience with Web services, Cloud and API technologies.
• Ability to quickly grasp & learn new technologies and develop POC/prototypes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail; drive and own technical design and development of cross-functional, multi-platform applications.
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
• Excellent communications skills and extensive experience working with technical teams and management.
• Mobile apps or Cloud apps software development tools.
• Experience with Agile software development.

Nice to have:

• Demonstrated experience in successfully launching products in FCC & FDA regulated industries.