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Description

Lead Android & API Architect

You will serve as a technical lead across Android and backend API development, driving the design and architecture of our mobile platform and its supporting Spring Boot services. You will lead the development of scalable Android applications—especially for Zebra barcode scanning use cases—and architect complex, enterprise-ready REST APIs. This role requires deep technical expertise in Android system architecture, SSO (via Ping), and performance monitoring using Dynatrace, Kibana, and Adobe Analytics. You will be central in managing Android OS upgrades, coordinating MDM-based rollouts, and designing platform integrations with SAP, Apigee, and Azure Cloud. You’ll mentor engineers, influence strategic decisions, and be a key contributor to our mobile-first enterprise roadmap. Day-to-Day:: • Architect and implement scalable solutions across Android apps and Spring Boot APIs. • Design Android systems with barcode scanning, offline support, and high resilience on Zebra devices. • Lead development of RESTful Spring Boot services that integrate with SAP, Apigee, and Azure. • Own the push notification architecture and messaging reliability across diverse app use cases. • Guide Android OS upgrade planning and coordinate chain-wide MDM deployments. • Lead technical incident investigations using telemetry from Dynatrace, Kibana, and Adobe Analytics. • Review API and Android codebases for performance, architecture, and best practices. • Collaborate with infrastructure teams to align mobile API strategy with Azure load balancers and Apigee gateway policies. • Drive documentation efforts: system diagrams, sequence flows, integration specs. • Mentor developers in best practices across mobile and backend domains. • Influence technical direction of mobile CI/CD pipelines and mobile security standards.

Nice-to-Haves: • Deep knowledge of enterprise security patterns for mobile/backend. • Cert in Android, Spring, Azure, or enterprise architecture. • Exp contributing to Android libraries or open-source backend frameworks. • Familiarity with hybrid cloud (AWS/GCP) or Kubernetes. Education/ Background : • BS/MS Comp Science or Eng • 5+ years of senior -level Android and API development experience.

Skills

Kotlin, Android, Java, Android development, api, springboot

Top Skills Details

Kotlin,Android,Java,Android development,api,springboot

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Expert in Android development (Kotlin, Java), Jetpack, custom views, memory management. • Strong understanding of mobile architecture (MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture). • Deep exp developing Spring Boot APIs, including security, versioning, and performance optimization. • Advanced knowledge of push notification systems (FCM, backoff strategies, queues). • Exp leading Android OS upgrade cycles in enterprise or MDM-controlled environments. • Proven skills in SQLite usage and syncing patterns, as well as backend schema versioning. • High proficiency with Dynatrace, Kibana, Adobe Analytics for diagnostics and insights. • Exp with Ping Identity, Apigee proxy design, and Azure App Gateway. • Integration experience with SAP services (OData, BAPI, RFC). • Strong diagramming and documentation ability (UML, sequence diagrams, architecture flows). • Demonstrated expertise with Zebra devices, barcode libraries, and rugged device tuning.

Experience Level

Expert Level

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $85.00 - $85.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Deerfield,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on May 30, 2025.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.