Senior Android Engineer

Department: Engineering

Location: Remote

Employment Type: FullTime

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About Us

At South Geeks, we engage top-performing Software Engineers, Security Experts, and Data Analysts from Latin America to join our clients’ teams worldwide. For over 8 years, we’ve been helping future-shaping companies scale faster by curating world-class tech talent and building long-lasting, strategic partnerships. We pride ourselves on a people-centered culture that powers innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

About the Client

Our client is a fast-growing edtech company that is transforming how schools and families communicate and collaborate in support of student success. As their user base expands rapidly, they are looking for engineers who can help build reliable, scalable systems and ship features that make a real difference in education.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Android Engineer to work closely with product, design, engineering, and cross-functional teams to build, maintain, and scale mobile experiences used by millions of educators and families.

In this role, you’ll contribute across the full Android development lifecycle (from design and implementation to testing, deployment, and production support) while helping ensure the app remains reliable, secure, and performant at scale. You’ll also play an active role in mentoring peers, improving processes, and collaborating to ship simple, impactful features.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with product managers, designers, and cross-functional stakeholders to define, build, and ship new features for the ParentSquare Android app.

• Maintain and enhance existing Android applications using modern frameworks and best practices.

• Lead and contribute to projects that serve educators and families at scale.

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, and participate in code reviews and debugging.

• Help improve the scalability, security, and performance of the mobile ecosystem.

• Mentor other engineers and collaborate closely across teams.

What You Need to Succeed in This Role

• Strong experience developing Android applications using Kotlin and/or Java.

• Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose, ViewModels, and MVVM architecture.

• Familiarity with Coroutines, Kotlin Flows, and reactive programming.

• Experience integrating REST and/or GraphQL APIs, including working with JSON-based APIs.

• Experience with CI/CD tools and mobile release processes (e.g., Fastlane, CircleCI).

• Ability to work autonomously while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

• Openness to using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Cursor) in day-to-day work.
  

Our Team

We strive to create an inspiring and growth-oriented environment where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered. We promote both personal and professional development, with individualized support for your needs and goals. We aim to build a space where everyone can thrive.

What We Offer

• Long-term projects

• 100% remote work

• Payment in USD

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• English lessons

• Technical training

• Career coaching

• And more