Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions

Android Application Team Lead

Chicago, IL

Sponsorship not specified$97k-$123kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role

  • Our solutions foster the collaboration that's critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations.
  • Automated Testing Mastery: Hands-on experience creating reliable automated test suites using Unit Testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockk/Mockito) and UI/Integration Testing frameworks (Espresso, Compose Test Framework, UI Automator).
  • Performance Optimization: Advanced skills in profiling and optimization, including CPU/memory profiling, thread management, battery optimization, and leak identification (LeakCanary, Android Studio Profiler).

Responsibilities

  • Architect & Build: Lead the end-to-end technical design, system architecture, and development of complex mobile features for high-reliability environments using modern Android toolsets.
  • UI Modernization & Standards: Champion modern Android UI development using Jetpack Compose to build responsive, robust, and maintainable user interfaces.
  • Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Drive technical excellence across the team by establishing coding standards, conducting thorough code reviews, and mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.
  • Ownership & Stability: Serve as a self-sufficient, hands-on technical lead accountable for application stability, performance, code quality, and technical debt mitigation.
  • Project Delivery: Plan, break down, and drive multiple concurrent technical initiatives to delivery, collaborating effectively with product management and platform teams.
  • Modern UI & Jetpack Compose: Proven experience building complex, performant UIs with Jetpack Compose and modern Jetpack libraries.
  • We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world.
  • We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places.
  • Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Requirements

  • Advanced expertise in Kotlin and Java, including deep understanding of asynchronous programming (Coroutines, Flow/RxJava).
  • Experience with C/C++ and the Android NDK/JNI for high-performance or native component integration.
  • Proficiency with modern Android development tools (Android Studio, Gradle), version control (Git), issue tracking (JIRA), CI/CD test integration, and Agile development methodologies.
  • Deep Android Expertise: In-depth mastery of the Android SDK, OS internals, framework lifecycle, and modern application architecture patterns (e.g., MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture).
  • Language Proficiency: Advanced expertise in Kotlin and Java, including deep understanding of asynchronous programming (Coroutines, Flow/RxJava).
  • Low-Level Development: Experience with C/C++ and the Android NDK/JNI for high-performance or native component integration.
  • Engineering Ecosystem: Proficiency with modern Android development tools (Android Studio, Gradle), version control (Git), issue tracking (JIRA), CI/CD test integration, and Agile development methodologies.
  • Basic Requirements Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline.

Nice to have

  • Background in securing Android applications, hardware-backed key storage, or encryption standards relevant to public safety applications. #LI-JM2
  • Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
  • The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.
  • 5+ years of Experience building cross-platform native apps (iOS and/or Android) and web applications.
  • If you'd like to join our team but feel that you don't quite meet all of the preferred skills, we'd still love to hear why you think you'd be a great addition to our team.

Compensation

  • $96,500 - $123,000 USD Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity.
  • Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
  • Travel Requirements None Relocation Provided None Position Type Experienced Referral Payment Plan No Our U.S. Benefits include: Incentive Bonus Plans Medical, Dental, Vision benefits 401K with Company Match 10 Paid Holidays Generous Paid Time Off Packages Employee Stock Purchase Plan Paid Parental & Family Leave and more!

Benefits

  • include: Incentive Bonus Plans Medical, Dental, Vision benefits 401K with Company Match 10 Paid Holidays Generous Paid Time Off Packages Employee Stock Purchase Plan Paid Parental & Family Leave and more!

Company info

  • Company Overview At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people.
  • You will work across the full software lifecycle-from conceptualization to deployment-ensuring our mission-critical applications remain reliable, performant, highly testable, and scalable.
  • MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people.

Equal opportunity

  • EEO Statement Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.
  • EEO Statement Motorola Solutions is an
  • Equal Opportunity Employer.
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