Senior Lead Software Engineer - Android SDK

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As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank - Payments Technology team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical leader, you are responsible for driving critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, development, and maintenance of modular Android frameworks with a focus on security, scalability, and performance.
• Design and implement secure authentication flows including OAuth2/OIDC, biometrics, and device attestation.
• Ensure platform integrity through root detection and runtime protection measures.
• Develop clear, developer-friendly SDK APIs with comprehensive documentation and example projects.
• Adopt and implement latest Android technologies such as Kotlin Coroutines, Jetpack Compose, and Android Jetpack libraries.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align SDK interfaces and security protocols.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.
• Write robust unit and integration tests and contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues related to SDKs and mobile security.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification on data engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and experience with Android SDK and Jetpack Compose.
• Deep understanding of mobile security concepts including OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), PKCE, biometrics (Fingerprint/Face recognition), and secure storage (Android Keystore).
• Proven experience building and maintaining Android SDKs or reusable frameworks.
• Familiarity with Android’s security APIs such as SafetyNet and Play Integrity.
• Strong knowledge of modern concurrency patterns in Kotlin (Coroutines).
• Experience with API design, versioning, and backward compatibility.
• Excellent leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) or other cross-platform shared business logic frameworks.
• Contributions to open-source Android SDKs or internal platform libraries.
• Familiarity with mobile telemetry, crash reporting, and analytics tools.
• Background in cryptography or secure protocol implementation.
• Experience with advanced Android build systems, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.