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Role Summary
T. Rowe Price is seeking a Lead Android Engineer to join our integrated Application Development team. In this role, you will partner withdistributedinternal teams, both onshore and nearshore,to design, develop, and enhance mobile applications for the financial services industry.You will be responsible for reviewing and interpreting system requirements and business processes, as well as coding, testing, debugging, and implementing software solutions. This position requires specialized knowledge in your discipline and extensiveexperienceintegrating related areas of expertise. You will leaddisciplinaryor cross-functional programs of significant complexity and risk,leveraging advanced analytical skills toidentifyinnovative solutions. You willoperateindependently, requiring guidance only in the most complex situations, and act as an advisor to management and key external stakeholders on broad-ranging projects.
Responsibilities

• Serve as a domain expert in one or more areas of the software development lifecycle (e.g., coding, testing, deployment), leading significant components of development
• Lead projects and work streams, ensuring successful delivery and alignment with organizational objectives
• Take accountability for your own work and, at times, oversee the work of others; provide guidance on processes and standards within your area of expertise
• Mentor and guide other engineers, enabling them to work independently; proactivelyidentifywhen junior engineersrequireassistanceand provide support in a constructive manner that fosters confidence
• Contribute to the development and adoption of best practices within the group; actively collaborate with team members and make recommendations to improve processes
• Lead development efforts and provide input into architectural and design decisions, including offering realistic estimates for project deliverables
• Collaborate with internal groups such as architecture, design, DevOps, and enterprise security to ensure solutions align with overall technology direction and standards
• Demonstrate flexibility in problem-solving, evolving solutions asnew informationor ideas are presented
• Take accountability for technical debt within your own software, as well as for other Android Engineers and the broader Android application
• Lead code reviews and activelyparticipatein providing constructive feedback on the designs and code of others
• Facilitate discussions to guide tactical versus strategic decisions, clearly outlining trade-offs
• Take initiative in addressing complex problems and resolve them through logical and structured approaches

Business Knowledge

• Collaborate directly with business partners to understand and address their needs
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of products and workflows within supported business areas
• Effectively articulate business requirements and translate them intotechnologysolutions
• Recommend solutions that align with Global Technology and business unit strategies
• Make decisions with consideration of the firm's broader business strategy and future priorities
• Ensure decisions reflect a focus on both current and future business needs, as well as fiscal responsibility

Qualifications
Required:

• Typically requires a completed technical degree (e.g.,Bachelor's degree in Computer Scienceor equivalent) and 8+ years of progressive experience in software engineering or related roles, with exposure to Agile delivery and cross-functional project environments
• Demonstrates in-depth knowledge andexpertisein the primary job discipline, with a working understanding of related fields
• Maintains current knowledge ofnew technologies, including the latestGooglePlay Store requirements and Android platform features
• Proven experiencesupportingthe full lifecycle of Android applications, from development through publishing and ongoing support
• Proficient in multiple programming languages and comfortable transitioning between them
• Strong background with Android SDK, Kotlin, Coroutines, Java, and Jetpack Compose
• Experiencedworking with remote data via REST and JSON
• Demonstrated experience in writing multi-threaded and networked applications
• Familiarity with third-party libraries and APIs
• Solid understanding of the general mobile landscape,architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Operatesefficiently and transparently within one or more SDLC methodologies (e.g., Scrum)
• Actively seeks feedback and guidance to improve technical skills, includingsubmittingwork for code review
• Works effectively with existing data models and schemas and recommends changes or improvements as needed
• Committed to quality, implementing robust software solutions using unit, integration, and acceptance testing during feature development
• Capable of debugging large and complex components with minimalassistanceandsupportsother engineers in troubleshooting
• Practices automated testing, ensuring work is tested in an automated and repeatable manner
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Preferred:

• Financial services or asset management experience
• Familiarity with or hands-on experience using AI coding technologies, including Claude AI, Amazon Q, Kiro, agentic IC, or similar platforms
• Experience integrating AI-driven features or solutions into mobile applications, such as chatbots, recommendation engines, or predictive analytics
• Ability to evaluate and adopt emerging AI tools to enhance application functionality, user experience, or developer productivity
• Demonstrated knowledge of prompt engineering, model integration, and responsible AI practices in software development
  

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant work status)
FINRA Requirements
FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role
Work Flexibility
This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home