Tech Lead - Android Experience Engineering

About the role

Watu Credit is looking for a Tech Lead to own the architecture and technical direction of its Android Experience Engineering squad. You will be the primary quality gate, mentor a small team, and ensure AI‑native engineering practices are embedded across the squad.

Key responsibilities

• Define and maintain the squad’s technical architecture, API contracts, data models, and integration patterns.
• Enforce engineering standards such as GitHub PR reviews, coverage gates, OpenAPI documentation, and secrets management.
• Review and approve all pull requests, own the release process, and define the squad’s Definition of Done.
• Drive sprint planning with the Product Owner, translate user stories into technical tasks, and surface dependencies and risks.
• Govern external partners and SaaS vendors, reviewing their code and release timing.
• Lead a team of 4‑6 engineers, provide timely feedback, mentor growth, and influence performance reviews and hiring decisions.

Required profile

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years as the de‑facto technical authority for a product area.
• Strong backend fundamentals: distributed systems, event‑driven architecture, API and database design, testing strategy.
• Proven ability to review full‑stack code and guide engineering decisions.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum or Kanban environments alongside Product Owners.
• Clear, direct communication skills with engineers, product teams, and senior leadership.

Required skills

• Java backend development
• Event‑driven architecture (Kafka or equivalent)
• GitHub workflow with mandatory PR reviews
• OpenAPI/Swagger documentation
• AWS Secrets Manager or Vault
• OWASP Top 10 security awareness
• AI/LLM tooling for code generation, testing, and documentation