Senior Android Mobile Architect
Cognizant is seeking a Senior Android Mobile Architect to design and guide the delivery of secure, reliable, accessible, and high-performing native Android applications. You will define modern architecture patterns, establish reusable engineering practices, and collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to evolve the mobile platform. The ideal candidate brings 5–8 years of Android development experience, including at least two years focused on mobile architecture.
Key Responsibilities:
Design robust native Android applications using Kotlin, RxJava, Coroutines, and Jetpack Compose.
Define clean, modular architecture patterns that support separation of concerns, testability, maintainability, and clear boundaries across presentation, domain, and data layers.
Drive modern asynchronous and reactive development patterns to improve responsiveness, concurrency management, and resource utilization.
Profile and optimize application startup time, memory usage, network calls, rendering, data access, and caching.
Implement and review security controls for secure storage, encryption, authentication, and protection against common mobile threats.
Establish unit, instrumentation, and UI testing strategies and integrate them into continuous integration pipelines.
Partner with product, design, and backend engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable Android solutions.
Guide the effective use of Android Jetpack libraries for navigation, lifecycle management, dependency injection, and data persistence.
Shape Play Store distribution, build variants, feature flags, and phased rollout strategies.
Embed accessibility best practices into Compose components, layouts, and interactions.
Lead structured debugging of complex production issues using profiling tools, logs, and crash analytics.
Document architectural decisions, coding standards, and reusable Android patterns.
Required Qualifications:
5–8 years of experience developing Android mobile applications in a global organization.
At least two years of experience in mobile architecture or technical design leadership.
Strong hands-on experience with Kotlin, RxJava, Coroutines, and Jetpack Compose.
Deep understanding of clean architecture, modular application design, and Android Jetpack libraries.
Experience with Android security, performance optimization, accessibility, and automated testing.
Experience with Play Store configuration, build variants, feature flags, and phased releases.
Strong troubleshooting skills using profiling, logging, and crash analytics tools.
Ability to collaborate effectively across product, design, backend engineering, and delivery teams.
Why Apply?
We’re excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don’t hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
Locations:
Stamford, Connecticut
Chicago, Illinois
Plano, Texas
Work Model: Onsite
Salary and Other Compensation
The annual salary for this position is between $97K–$114K, depending on the successful candidate’s experience and other qualifications. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits
Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
401(k) plan and contributions
Long-term and short-term disability
Paid parental leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Disclaimer
The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
Important Disclaimers
Please note: A few of our roles may require in-person interviews at Cognizant offices or client locations, depending on project or client needs.
Candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
Application Deadline
Applications for this position will be accepted until October 30, 2026. Candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible, as the posting may close sooner if a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is identified.
Things to know before you apply
- Work authorization: Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.
- Accommodations: If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
- AI in hiring: We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help us screen and assess applications more efficiently. Our team performs additional human review and ultimately decides who moves forward in our hiring process.
- Open position: Unless otherwise stated, this job posting is for an open position on our team.
- Language proficiency: We ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
- Inclusion: Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, bridging the gap between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, drive tangible outcomes and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at cognizant.ai or @cognizant.
