Senior Software Engineer-Android (Mobile)

H&R Block is focused on helping people and inspiring confidence in their clients and communities. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to drive the development of their native Android experience, focusing on hands-on engineering and collaboration with internal teams to deliver high-quality mobile applications.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and ship native Android features using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, ensuring a modern, performant user experience across the application
• Lead the effort to convert existing hybrid components into native Android, making pragmatic technical decisions about migration sequencing and architecture
• Collaborate closely with product owners, UX designers, and backend engineers in a trio model to translate business requirements into well-scoped technical solutions
• Own code quality through thorough code reviews, championing consistent patterns, testability, and adherence to Android platform best practices
• Write and maintain automated tests using JUnit, Espresso, MockK, and Robolectric to ensure reliability across releases
• Integrate and manage third-party SDKs and platform services including LaunchDarkly for feature flagging, Airship for push notifications, and Firebase for distribution
• Leverage analytics and monitoring tools like Datadog and Adobe Analytics to inform decisions, track app health, and support A/B testing
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements using tools like Fastlane, GitHub Actions, and Azure DevOps to streamline builds and releases
• Utilize AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot to accelerate development and explore opportunities to integrate AI capabilities into the product
• Mentor other engineers on native Android development patterns, modern Kotlin idioms, and mobile best practices — helping elevate the technical skills of the broader team

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or the equivalent through a combination of education and related work experience
• 5+ years of experience in mobile development with a portfolio of native Android apps
• Proficiency in Kotlin (including Jetpack Compose) and platform-specific tools (Android Studio)
• Experience with supporting libraries such as Room, Hilt, and Coroutines
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools including Fastlane, Bitrise, GitHub Actions, and ADO CI/CD
• Experience with automated testing frameworks: JUnit, Espresso, MockK, Robolectric
• Strong understanding of analytics and monitoring tools such as Datadog and Adobe Analytics, as well as crash reporting and A/B testing
• Experience with feature flagging (LaunchDarkly), push notifications (Airship), and distribution management (Firebase)
• Experience using AI-powered development tools (GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, IntelliJ)
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Prior experience as a technical lead for a mobile application or product
• Contributions to open-source mobile libraries or developer communities
• Experience converting applications from hybrid frameworks to native mobile
• Experience developing native Swift iOS applications