Senior Android Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to join a leading organization in the education technology industry for a hybrid permanent position based out of Durham, NC or Seattle, WA. The Senior Android Engineer will maintain and enhance a native Android study application, collaborate with cross-platform teams, and contribute to best practices and technical leadership.

Responsibilities of the Senior Android Engineer include:

• Develop and maintain the Android Study application and associated test suites.
• Work closely with iOS engineers to align mobile experiences and architectural patterns across platforms.
• Collaborate with the design team to implement UX changes and ensure platform-specific consistency.
• Partner with product managers to define technical requirements, risks, and complexity.
• Contribute to engineering team values, best practices, and code style guidelines.
  
  

Qualifications for the Senior Android Engineer include:

Required:

• 6 years of native Android development experience in Kotlin.
• Strong knowledge of Android SDK and Jetpack frameworks.
• Proficiency in XML-based layouts and JUnit testing.
• Experience deploying apps to the Google Play Store.
  
  

Preferred:

• Familiarity with reactive architectural patterns (RxJava).
• Experience building UI with Jetpack Compose.
• Knowledge of Android accessibility best practices.
• Understanding of iOS platform and Swift language for cross-platform collaboration.
• Kotlin Multiplatform experience.
  
  

Compensation for the Senior Android Engineer:

• Salary Range: $150,000-$170,000/year (USD)
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, sick leave if required by law, and 401K
  
  

This job opens for applications on 12/17/25. Applications for this job will be accepted for at least 30 days from the posting date.

Keywords: Android development, Kotlin, Jetpack, XML layouts, JUnit, RxJava, Jetpack Compose, mobile app development, cross-platform collaboration, UI/UX design, accessibility, Kotlin Multiplatform, Play Store deployment, engineering best practices, education technology, hybrid work.