Lead Software Engineer - Android

Leia Inc is looking for a full-time Lead Software Engineer in our mobile team responsible for the technical design, implementation, and maintenance of the Leia Immersity.ai consumer mobile app for Android.

This app would be a version of Immersity.ai for Android consumers, and it will give millions of consumers the ability to generate Leia’s hallmark immersive experiences on a vast range of Android devices.

Your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
● Technically led a mobile app development team to execute on the project and achieve project goals using an agile Scrum-based development process as a part of a Scrum team;
● Design mobile app on device architecture and engage with web services dev team, CV/ML team, and DevOps team for fast, performant, smooth, and responsive user experience;
● Interact with major product stakeholders in shaping the view of the product experience together with the Product Manager, UX team, technical leaders, and the rest of the technical team;
● Do stories review and sizing together with the rest of the team for coming sprints development;
● Provide constructive feedback and proactive suggestions on user experience that can be implemented in minimal or reasonable time while preserving excellent user experience in response to initial product requirements and UX design;
● Lead mobile app technical team to deliver stories and features as planned;
● Own mobile app development and related mobile libraries and services, take care of them from a technical perspective;
● Plan system development and allocate tasks to team members;
● Develop performant mobile applications for next-generation immersive experiences on a wide range of devices using the Android SDK, Leia proprietary CV/AI/ML immersive tech, and web platform;
● Identifying performance bottlenecks and optimizing the app;
● Helping to define and prioritize new features;
● Build lean proof-of-concepts to validate product ideas;
● Triaging and addressing bugs.

What You’ll Have:
● 2+ years of experience leading a team developing Android mobile application(s);
● 5+ years of experience as a developer for Android mobile applications;
● Achievements in resolving challenging problems in your projects;
● Examples of leadership in leading your team and delivering your projects;

● Expertise in Java and/or Kotlin;
● Experience with CI/CD, GitHub Actions, CircleCI, or similar;
● Experience with Unit Testing;
● Experience with Android architectural patterns;
● Ability to work in a dynamic startup environment;
● Self-starter with the ability to work independently and proactively;
● Passion for doing what’s right for the customer
● BS degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.

Nice to Have:
● Expertise working with REST and/or GraphQL web services;
● Experience with real-time graphics and graphic effects using OpenGL ES;
● Experience working with Android Media Framework;
● Experience working with Android Camera2 APIs;
● Experience with iOS development;
● Experience with React-Native, Flutter, or other cross-platform mobile technologies;
● Experience with the Android Native Development Kit, using C or C++;
● Experience with UX or UI design;
● Experience with computer vision techniques, OpenCV.

What We Offer
To assemble top talent to help realize this mission Leia Labs offers our employees:
● Great experience and professional growth by working on cutting-edge technology products in a highly skilled and friendly team;
● Paid 22 business days of annual vacations (+1 day for each service year), paid sick leaves;
● Paid days off on Ukrainian official holidays;
● Paid maternity and paternity leave;
● Medical & life insurance.