Android Technology Delivery Lead

Summary:

Fluent across the full technology stack with specialized expertise in Android development; owns delivery and support responsibility for a product or platform team, with a focus on building enterprise-grade mobility solutions. Drives technical priorities and supports delivery efforts through advisory, coaching, and hands-on execution. Leads a distributed team of software engineers, providing mentorship and ensuring technical excellence. Develops and leads people with a focus on skills, quality delivery, and customer alignment. Regularly engages with internal and external stakeholders to ensure delivery of robust, scalable, high-performing Android applications tailored for mission-critical, field-based environments such as warehouses.

Responsibilities:

• Drives technical priorities and owns end-to-end delivery and support for Android mobility solutions used in warehouse operations.
• Leads agile development activities for Android platforms, including the design and implementation of best-in-class architectures, patterns, and security practices.
• Provides hands-on technical leadership by guiding Android development for rugged devices (barcode scanners, RFID readers, etc.) with a focus on real-time data sync, durability, and field usability.
• Mentors and technically guides engineers across geographically distributed teams (e.g., Houston and Sri Lanka); conducts code reviews and fosters a culture of continuous improvement and learning.
• Coordinates cross-team dependencies and collaborates across Product, UX, QA, and Backend teams to ensure scalable and reliable outcomes.
• Engages with enterprise architecture, DevOps, and operational teams to ensure seamless integration and CI/CD pipelines tailored for Android delivery (using tools such as Git, Jenkins, and test automation).
• Facilitates estimation of work items, ensures alignment with business goals, and incorporates diverse perspectives in planning and delivery.
• Ensures compliance with agile, DevOps, and security best practices while driving technical innovation through evaluation of emerging Android and warehouse technologies.
• Partners with stakeholders to align technical deliverables with business needs, ensuring solutions contribute to warehouse operational efficiency and KPIs.
• Maintains production readiness via automated testing, monitoring, and support strategies; utilizes frameworks such as Espresso, JUnit, and Appium.
• Demonstrates ability to gather domain knowledge in logistics/warehouse operations and apply it to Android solution design.
• Creates and manages delivery timelines, ensures environments and teams are scoped effectively, and supports high-stakes production deployments.
• Maintains composure and analytical perspective during technical escalations and leads crisis resolution when necessary.
• Uses data and metrics to support business planning, staffing, and risk mitigation decisions.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.
• 5–8 years of experience in full-stack software development, including a minimum of 2 years in a dev-focused leadership role.
• 8 years of Android development experience, building applications for rugged environments in logistics, warehouse, or field service industries.
• Strong experience with Kotlin and Java, Android architecture components, and integration with device hardware such as scanners and RFID.
• Proven experience in RESTful API integration, offline-first architecture, and real-time data synchronization (e.g., MQTT).
• Demonstrated proficiency in Agile methodologies and CI/CD best practices.
• Experience working with distributed teams and managing cross-time-zone delivery.

Competencies:

• Demonstrated an “agile-development” mindset with strong customer focus and results orientation.
• Deep hands-on expertise in Android architecture, performance optimization, and hardware-software integration.
• Strong technical and analytical skills to identify problems, architect solutions, and drive technical strategy.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to manage stakeholder relationships and foster team growth.
• Ability to guide design and development workshops with domain understanding of warehouse platforms and user needs.
• Passion for continuous improvement, innovation, and staying current with Android and warehouse tech trends.