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We are changing the way community banks and credit unions do business, enabling them to become tech-driven and digital first. Bankjoy provides modern digital banking products including mobile banking, online banking, online account opening, loan origination, and conversational AI. Our mission is to revolutionize banking tech infrastructure by leading digital transformation at financial institutions - big and small.\nThe Role\nAs Android Tech Lead at Bankjoy, you will own the technical direction, architecture, and delivery of our Android banking platform while leading a team of three Android engineers embedded across our digital banking value streams.\nThis is a hands-on leadership role. You will write production code daily, drive architectural decisions, and ensure our Android product meets the reliability, security, and performance standards that financial institutions and their members depend on. You will work cross-functionally with Product Management, iOS, QA, and backend engineering to deliver a seamless, high-quality mobile banking experience.\nWhat You'll Do\nTechnical Leadership & Architecture\nOwn the Android technical roadmap - architectural decisions, technology choices, and long-term platform direction\n\nDefine and enforce Android engineering standards across the team including code quality, testing practices, and release readiness\n\nLead solution design for new features and major platform initiatives, ensuring scalability, security, and maintainability\n\nDrive adoption of modern Android development practices - Jetpack Compose, MVVM/Clean Architecture, coroutines, and dependency injection\n\nPartner with iOS Tech Lead and backend engineering to ensure consistent cross-platform product behavior and API contract alignment\n\nExecution & Delivery\nOwn Android delivery across digital banking value streams - planning, estimation, milestone tracking, and risk management\n\nBreak down complex initiatives into executable engineering tasks with clear dependencies and timelines\n\nProactively identify and resolve technical blockers before they impact release schedules\n\nCollaborate with QA to define Android-specific testing strategy - unit, integration, and UI automation using Espresso or equivalent\n\nParticipate in the on-call rotation for production support, responding to urgent issues impacting financial institution clients and their members\n\nHands-On Development\nContribute directly to feature development, code reviews, debugging, and performance optimization within the digital banking value stream\n\nMaintain a meaningful individual coding contribution while balancing technical leadership responsibilities\n\nChampion clean, testable, well-documented Kotlin code across the Android codebase\n\nTeam Leadership & Development\nDirectly manage three Android engineers - conducting regular 1:1s, providing performance feedback, and supporting their technical growth\n\nFoster a collaborative, high-trust team environment that emphasizes engineering excellence and continuous learning\n\nMentor engineers on Android best practices, fintech domain knowledge, and effective cross-functional collaboration\n\nPartner with engineering leadership on hiring, onboarding, and growing Android engineering capability\n\nCross-Functional Collaboration\nWork closely with Product Management and Design to shape feature scope, assess feasibility, and provide accurate effort estimates\n\nCollaborate with backend engineers on API design and integration patterns for mobile banking flows\n\nAlign with QA on automation coverage strategy - supporting the organization's migration to modern mobile testing frameworks\n\nPartner with DevOps on Android build pipelines, release automation, and CI/CD integration\n\nSecurity & Compliance\nStrictly adhere to security protocols when handling customer financial data\n\nApply knowledge of mobile security best practices - certificate pinning, secure storage, biometric authentication, and session management - in a regulated banking environment\n\nEnsure Android implementations meet applicable financial services compliance requirements\n\nWhat You Bring\nTechnical Stack\n6+ years of Android development experience with deep Kotlin expertise\n\n2+ years in a tech lead or senior engineering leadership role managing direct reports\n\nStrong proficiency in Jetpack Compose and modern Android UI development\n\nSolid understanding of Android architecture patterns - MVVM, Clean Architecture, Repository pattern\n\nExperience with coroutines, Flow, and reactive programming patterns\n\nProficiency with dependency injection frameworks - Hilt or Dagger\n\nExperience with Android testing frameworks - JUnit, Espresso, Mockk\n\nFamiliarity with RESTful API integration and mobile networking patterns\n\nExperience with CI/CD pipelines for Android - GitHub Actions, Bitrise, or equivalent\n\nProficiency with version control workflows - Git, pull request reviews, branching strategies\n\nDomain & Leadership Experience\nDemonstrated success leading Android development in a fintech, banking, or similarly regulated product environment\n\nProven ability to manage and develop engineers through 1:1s, code reviews, and performance feedback\n\nExperience working in a value stream or squad-based engineering model - cross-functional collaboration with product, design, QA, and backend\n\nTrack record of delivering high-quality Android products on time in fast-moving startup environments\n\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills - able to diagnose root causes, assess architectural trade-offs, and make data-informed decisions\n\nNice to Have\nExperience with digital banking platforms - mobile banking, account opening, loan origination, or payment flows\n\nFamiliarity with credit union or community bank technology environments\n\nExperience with mobile security implementation in regulated financial services\n\nExposure to AI-assisted development tools - Codex, Copilot, Cursor, or equivalent\n\nExperience migrating Android UI from XML layouts to Jetpack Compose\n\nWhat You Get\nA fast-paced and collaborative environment\n\nCompetitive compensation\n\nStock options at a well-funded startup\n\nWe cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for individuals on our base plan, with significant contributions toward all other plan options (USA).\n\nWe cover 100% of extended medical, dental, and vision premiums for you and your family under our single, comprehensive plan (Canada).\n\nRetirement plan with 4% company matching\n\n8 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents, 4 weeks for non-birthing\n\n3-5 weeks PTO depending on tenure\n\n5 health days\n\n15 holidays\n\nEnd of year shutdown\n\nPerformance-based bonuses\n\nRemote first culture\n\nEqual Employment Opportunities at Bankjoy\nBankjoy is committed to hiring talented and qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds for all of its tech, non-tech, and leadership roles. 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