Summary
We are seeking a Senior Android Mobile Developer to join our Specialized App team and help deliver premium mobile experiences that support Specialized’s rider-focused initiatives. In this role, you will design and build best-in-class Android applications using Swift and applying event-driven programming patterns to ensure responsive, efficient, and scalable solutions. You’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and backend teams to develop apps that engage riders and elevate their Specialized experience.
How You'll Make a Difference
- Develop, enhance, and maintain Android applications using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, and modern event-driven architectures
- Design and implement efficient caching strategies to improve app performance, responsiveness, and offline reliability
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, designers, and backend engineers to define and deliver seamless user experiences
- Lead technical discussions, mentor junior developers, and champion best practices in coding standards, app architecture, testing, and performance optimization
- Contribute to the long-term architectural vision for Specialized’s mobile platforms, helping standardize development approaches and tooling
- Continuously evaluate new technologies and frameworks to improve app reliability, maintainability, and overall rider experience
- Help drive consistent use of event-driven patterns across mobile systems to improve modularity, testing, and responsiveness
How You Win
- 8+ years of software development experience
- 5+ years of experience with Android Development
- Deep expertise in Kotlin and modern Android development, with hands-on experience building and maintaining apps using Jetpack Compose and Coroutines
- Strong understanding of event-driven programming principles and how to design reactive, scalable systems
- Solid experience designing and implementing caching strategies and usage of databases (e.g. Room) for better performance and offline use
- Experience using DI tools like (e.g. Koin or Hilt)
- Experience working with mobile app architectures such as MVVM, MVC, MVP or Clean Architecture
- Ability to break down complex problems, evaluate trade-offs, and deliver elegant, maintainable solutions
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, comfortable networking with technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience mentoring others and setting technical direction within a mobile development team
Top Skills
What We Do
Founded on the principle of performance and fueled by innovation, our focus on the rider and their needs is our constant. From seasoned pros and weekend warriors, to kids and commuters—if you ride, we’re for you. The passion we have for sharing our love of bikes with the world can be seen in those who choose to work here. Headquartered in Morgan Hill, CA, the passionate and creative teammates at Specialized have designed and manufactured the world's most innovative bikes and gear since 1974.
Are you ready to join our team and help pedal the planet forward?
