Staff Android Engineer
Core
Define the future of the Android platform, guide architectural decisions, and drive the evolution of mobile capabilities at scale for The Economist Group's digital products.
Role type
Staff Android Engineer (Technical Leadership)
Builds
Performant, reliable, and scalable Android experiences and frameworks for flagship mobile apps.
Domain
Mobile Development (Android)
Required skills
Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Android architecture design, performance profiling, memory management, CI/CD integration, test automation, cross-platform collaboration
Preferred skills
Mentoring engineers, influencing engineering culture, solving system-level bottlenecks
Technologies
Android, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose
Responsibilities
Lead design and development of Android architecture and frameworks; Collaborate with product and design leads to define technical strategy; Set coding standards and guide teams through code reviews; Identify and lead platform-wide initiatives like performance optimization and modularization; Act as a technical mentor for engineers across levels; Champion high performance and scalability in system builds.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on technical leadership
