Senior Software Engineer – Android, Team Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Brazil, +2 more countries.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, test, maintain, and enhance sophisticated Android applications.

• Take ownership of feature development from the initial requirements to final delivery, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability.

• Collaborate with developers, architects, testers, and analysts on technical designs related to feature groups.

• Work with product owners, business analysts, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and decompose tasks.

• Coordinate team initiatives, prioritize tasks, and ensure alignment within the team for on-time delivery.

• Mentor and guide developers while assisting in resolving intricate engineering challenges.

• Contribute to technical decision-making processes and advocate for consistent engineering standards.

• Conduct code reviews to guarantee 100% coverage of code review requirements.

• Develop unit and functional tests.

• Assist the QA team in reviewing, creating, and implementing automation tests.

• Engage hands-on throughout the complete software development life cycle within an agile framework for a premier payments technology company.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of experience in Android development.

• Prior experience as a Team Lead, Tech Lead, or in a comparable leadership position.

• Proficient in native Android development using Java and Kotlin.

• Strong understanding of MVVM and contemporary Android architectural patterns.

• Practical experience with Android libraries and integrations.

• Familiarity with secure coding practices, including build obfuscation and encryption techniques.

• Experience with encryption frameworks and utilities such as HTTPS, TLS, SHA-256, and Cipher Block Chaining.

• Capability to lead technical discussions, mentor and guide developers, coordinate team efforts, and assist in technical decision-making.

• Competence in task prioritization, managing competing priorities, and enabling efficient team delivery.

• Proficient in conducting code reviews and upholding engineering standards.

• Excellent communication skills for documentation, planning, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail.

• High level of ownership, resourcefulness, self-motivation, and a collaborative attitude.

• CV must be submitted in English.

• Desirable: experience with third-party device integration, understanding of client-server full-stack architecture, and familiarity with Pub/Sub and Producer/Consumer messaging patterns.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a Fortune 500 fintech leader that is pioneering innovation in payments across over 100 countries.

• Remote-first work environment.

• Collaboration within a diverse, multicultural setting.

• Engagement as an independent contractor.

• Hands-on ownership throughout the entire software development life cycle.

• Opportunities for technical and team leadership.

• Responsibilities in mentoring and engineering leadership.