Lead Android Engineer

What is the opportunity?

The RBC Wealth Management team is innovative and rapidly growing. We are looking for a Lead Android Engineer who is passionate about technology and bring a depth of mobile application development experience.

What will you do?

You will be a key contributor to mobile development efforts on one of our squads working on the RBC Wealth Digital team. This will include:

Lead the Android team and feature development to expand the functionality of mobile applications

Providing technology and application development expertise – Lead analysis, design, coding, testing, tracking and deployment

Participating in code reviews to ensure quality of code delivered by the team

Collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement features and to resolve issues

Continuously improving the app, finding ways to simplify and refactor code

Stay ahead by proactively learning about emerging technologies and potential obsolescence to address vulnerabilities and drive innovative solutions.

Work with operations and infrastructure teams to take promote code to production and ensure excellent performance and reliability.

What do you need to succeed?

A passion for software development and a drive to deliver innovative, robust solutions

Strong leadership, collaboration and teamwork skills, with a willingness to share ideas and expertise with team members

Effective communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts and solutions

The ability to actively participate in technical discussions and design exercises, contributing to the development of creative solutions and ensuring successful project outcomes

Must-have:

5+ years of professional Android development experience with Kotlin.

Strong understanding of Android SDK, Jetpack libraries (e.g., ViewModel, Paging, Navigation, Room), Jetpack compose and dependency injection frameworks like Dagger/Hilt.

Experience with architectural patterns such as MVVM, MVI, or Clean Architecture.

Solid experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, or other web services.

Strong understanding of Material Design principles and ability to implement complex UI/UX designs.

Proficiency with Git and Git-based workflows.

Hands-on experience with testing frameworks like JUnit, Espresso, or Mockito.

Nice-to-have:

Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP)

Knowledge of Firebase services (e.g., Firestore, Analytics, Crashlytics).

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for Android apps.

Experience with multi-module projects or modularization.

Understanding of security best practices for mobile app development.

Tracking, reporting and analyzing application metrics and key performance indicators; recommending improvements.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

Flexible work/life balance options

Opportunities to do challenging work

Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities

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Job SkillsAndroid, Application Development, Application Integrations, Applications Architecture, Apps Development, Decision Making, Development Testing, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Leadership, Mobile Applications, Mobile Development, Programming Languages, Technical Excellence, User Interfaces (UI)

Additional Job Details

Address:RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:Toronto

Country:Canada

Work hours/week:37.5

Employment Type:Full time

Platform:TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:Regular

Pay Type:Salaried

Posted Date:2025-09-23

Application Deadline:2025-10-14

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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