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Android Developer Job Description (2026): Duties, Skills and Salary

An Android developer builds and maintains native Android apps, from UI screens to the networking and storage code behind them. They write Kotlin (or Java on older codebases), work with Jetpack libraries, fix crashes reported from the field, and ship releases through the Play Store.

Most Android developers work inside a small mobile team alongside iOS developers, a backend team and a designer, following shared API contracts and design specs. The job rewards comfort with Android's lifecycle quirks, device fragmentation, and the patience to debug issues that only show up on specific phones or OS versions.

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Android Developer

[Company] · [City and office days, or remote with the countries or time zones you hire in] · [Full-time]

About [Company]

[Two or three sentences on what your company does, who it serves and why this team matters now.]

About the role

[Company] is hiring an Android developer to build and maintain [app], used by [number] users. You'll ship new features in Kotlin, fix bugs reported from production, and work with design and backend teams to keep the app fast and stable.

What you'll do

  • Build new features and screens in Kotlin using Jetpack Compose or XML layouts.
  • Maintain and refactor existing app code, paying down technical debt as you go.
  • Integrate REST or GraphQL APIs and handle offline and caching behavior.
  • Diagnose and fix crashes and performance issues using tools like Firebase Crashlytics.
  • Write unit and UI tests, and review teammates' pull requests.
  • Manage app releases through the Play Store, including staged rollouts.
  • Work with designers to implement UI that matches Material Design and app specs.
  • Optimize app size, startup time and battery usage.

What you'll bring

  • [X]+ years building native Android apps in production.
  • Strong Kotlin skills, and comfort reading legacy Java if the codebase has it.
  • Experience with Jetpack libraries (ViewModel, Room, Navigation, Compose).
  • Understanding of the Android lifecycle, threading and memory management.
  • Experience consuming REST or GraphQL APIs and handling async work with coroutines.
  • Git workflow experience and comfort with code review.
  • A portfolio of shipped apps or a GitHub profile with Android projects.

Nice to have

  • Experience with Jetpack Compose in production.
  • Kotlin Multiplatform or shared code with iOS.
  • CI/CD experience for mobile (Fastlane, GitHub Actions, Bitrise).
  • Published apps with meaningful install numbers.
  • Experience with [domain, e.g. fintech, health or e-commerce apps].

What we offer

  • [Pay range: e.g. $X–$Y base salary, plus bonus or equity if offered]
  • [Latest Android device for testing, flexible hours, remote-friendly, learning budget]
  • [Health cover, retirement or pension plan, paid time off, parental leave]
  • [Work authorization: whether you can sponsor a visa or hire through an employer of record]

[Our process: a recruiter call, a take-home or live coding exercise in Kotlin, a system design and architecture discussion, and a final interview with the mobile team.]

[Your equal opportunity statement, and how candidates can ask for adjustments during the process]

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Android Developer duties by seniority

What the job usually looks like at each level. Pitch the ad at one level and say which in the title.

Junior

  • Builds well-scoped screens and features with code review support.
  • Fixes bugs and small crashes under a senior developer's guidance.
  • Learns the app's architecture and release process.

Mid-level

  • Handles projects start to finish, from handoff to launch.
  • Diagnoses and fixes complex bugs and performance issues independently.
  • Writes tests and reviews other developers' code.

Senior

  • Sets app architecture and technical direction for the mobile team.
  • Leads major migrations, such as Java to Kotlin or XML to Compose.
  • Mentors developers and works with product on technical feasibility.

Android Developer career path

  1. Junior Android Developer
  2. Android Developer
  3. Senior Android Developer
  4. Mobile Lead or Engineering Manager

Android developer is usually reached from a computer science background or from self-taught app projects, often after some time as a general software engineer. From here, paths lead to mobile architecture, engineering management, or a move into backend or full-stack work.

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Android Developer job description FAQ

What does an Android developer do?

Builds and maintains native Android apps in Kotlin, fixes bugs and crashes, integrates backend APIs, and ships releases through the Play Store, usually alongside designers and backend engineers.

What skills should an Android developer job description require?

Kotlin, Jetpack libraries like Room and Navigation, understanding of the Android lifecycle, and experience consuming APIs. Jetpack Compose and CI/CD for mobile are good nice-to-haves for most teams.

Is Java or Kotlin more important for Android developer roles?

Kotlin is now the default for new Android code, so most job descriptions should list it as the core requirement. Java still matters for teams with older codebases, so mention it if your app has legacy Java.