Job Description
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Sr Software Engineer, Android
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We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Sr Android Software Engineer to join the team powering the T-Life app—T-Mobile’s flagship mobile experience. In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, and delivery of high-quality, performant, and AI-enabled Android features that reach millions of users.
The Sr Software Engineer is essential for designing, implementing, and deploying scalable software solutions that meet customer requirements and support high availability environments. The role involves collaborating with engineers to develop software components using modern technologies and architectural best practices. It requires independent judgment to resolve technical issues and make recommendations for software design and implementation. Success is measured by the ability to deliver effective software solutions that integrate with system protocols and meet business and technical requirements. The work impacts organizational capabilities by enabling advanced software systems that improve operational efficiency and customer experience.
Develop software solutions and conduct tests to drive engineering projects and ensure quality deliverables, including design and development of scalable Android features using Kotlin and modern Android frameworks.
Contribute to design innovations that improve systems, processes, or services using new frameworks, Jetpack Compose, modular architecture approaches, and industry best practices.
Collaborate with technical teams to deliver solutions and mentor others through knowledge sharing and training sessions, including Android engineering standards and AI-enabled mobile development practices.
Support technology strategy by evaluating and applying current Android technologies and mobile development trends that align with business goals.
Create clear documentation for software code, system designs, and business requirements to support knowledge sharing and cross-team collaboration.
Lead medium-to-large Android initiatives, contribute to architectural decisions, and promote scalable, testable, and maintainable mobile codebases.
Integrate RESTful APIs and backend services, including AI-powered services that enable personalization, recommendations, and conversational experiences within the mobile application.
Ensure quality through strong unit testing, UI automation, CI/CD participation, performance optimization, and adherence to app store compliance standards.
Also responsible for other duties/projects as assigned by business management as needed.
Education and Work Experience:
Bachelor's Degree plus 5 years of related work experience
OR Advanced degree with 3 years of related experience (Required)
Acceptable areas of study include Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management
Or equivalent experience in field (Required)
4-7+ years - Technical engineering experience.
Strong experience developing Android applications using Kotlin and modern Android SDK components.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Communication (Required)
Customer Service (Required)
Analytics (Required)
Technical Writing (Required)
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Jetpack Compose, MVVM or Clean Architecture patterns, and modular Android design.
Experience integrating RESTful APIs and backend services that support personalization or intelligent user journeys.
Exposure to AI-powered APIs, LLM-backed services, inference endpoints, or recommendation systems.
Experience with Android testing frameworks such as Espresso and JUnit.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, Gradle build tooling, and mobile release processes.
Understanding of secure mobile development practices including encryption, OAuth flows, and data privacy considerations.
Experience building and releasing consumer-facing Android applications at scale.
Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to shared platform or design system components.
At least 18 years of age
Legally authorized to work in the United States
Travel:
Travel Required (Yes/No): Yes
DOT Regulated:
DOT Regulated Position (Yes/No): No
Safety Sensitive Position (Yes/No): No
Base Pay Range: $113,600 - $205,000
Corporate Bonus Target: 15%
The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate’s actual pay will be based on various factors, such as work location, qualifications, and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range.
At T-Mobile, employees in regular, non-temporary roles are eligible for an annual bonus or periodic sales incentive or bonus, based on their role. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee’s eligible earnings in the prior year. Certain positions in Customer Care are eligible for monthly bonuses based on individual and/or team performance. To find the pay range for this role based on hiring location, https://paylookup.t-mobile.com/paylookup?reqID=REQ347867¶dox=1
At T-Mobile, our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team, Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases, offering medical, dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, 401(k), employee stock grants, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave, family building benefits, back-up care, enhanced family support, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, college coaching, short- and long-term disability, voluntary AD&D coverage, voluntary accident coverage, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, and voluntary long-term care insurance. We don't stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobile’s amazing benefits, check out www.t-mobilebenefits.com.
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As part of the T-Mobile team, you know the Un-carrier doesn’t have a corporate ladder–it’s more like a jungle gym of possibilities! We love helping our employees grow in their careers, because it’s that shared drive to aim high that drives our business and our culture forward. By applying for this career opportunity, you’re living our values while investing in your career growth–and we applaud it. You’re unstoppable!
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