Cognizant

Senior Android Mobile Architect

Cognizant
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17 hours ago
Dallas, TX, USASenior

Base Salary

$97k - $114k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design robust native Android applications using Kotlin, RxJava, Coroutines, and Jetpack Compose.
  • Define modular architecture across presentation, domain, and data layers with strong separation of concerns, testability, and maintainability.
  • Drive asynchronous and reactive development patterns and optimize startup time, memory, networking, rendering, data access, and caching.
  • Implement and review mobile security controls covering secure storage, encryption, authentication, and common mobile threats.
  • Establish unit, instrumentation, and UI testing strategies and integrate them into continuous integration pipelines.
  • Collaborate with product, design, backend engineering, and delivery teams to translate requirements into scalable Android solutions.
  • Guide Android Jetpack usage for navigation, lifecycle management, dependency injection, and data persistence.
  • Shape Play Store distribution, build variants, feature flags, and phased rollout strategies.
  • Embed accessibility practices into Compose components, layouts, and interactions.
  • Lead debugging of production issues using profiling tools, logs, and crash analytics, and document architectural decisions and coding standards.

Requirements

  • 5–8 years of experience developing Android mobile applications in a global organization.
  • At least two years of experience in mobile architecture or technical design leadership.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Kotlin, RxJava, Coroutines, and Jetpack Compose.
  • Deep understanding of clean architecture, modular application design, and Android Jetpack libraries.
  • Experience with Android security, performance optimization, accessibility, and automated testing.
  • Experience with Play Store configuration, build variants, feature flags, and phased releases.
  • Strong troubleshooting skills using profiling, logging, and crash analytics tools.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively across product, design, backend engineering, and delivery teams.

Benefits

  • Onsite work model in Stamford, Connecticut; Chicago, Illinois; or Plano, Texas.
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
  • Paid holidays and paid time off.
  • 401(k) plan and contributions.
  • Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Tech Stack

Jetpack ComposeKotlin

Categories

Mobile
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About Cognizant

10,000+ employees

Cognizant is a public IT services and consulting firm that designs, builds, and runs enterprise technology, including digital engineering, cloud modernization, data/AI, and managed services. It sells consulting, systems integration, and outsourcing on multi-year engagements to large enterprises in healthcare, banking, retail, communications, and manufacturing. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant is NASDAQ-listed (CTSH) and a Fortune 500 company.

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