Application Architect (Android)

About You

You are an Application Architect with strong experience designing enterprise-grade mobile solutions and defining technical architectures that balance scalability, security, maintainability, and user experience. You are comfortable translating business requirements into architecture decisions, defining integration patterns, and establishing technical standards across complex application ecosystems.

You bring deep expertise in Android architecture, middleware design, API orchestration, security, and enterprise mobility solutions. You thrive in environments where you can influence technical direction, guide engineering teams, and ensure architecture decisions support both current and future business needs.

You enjoy collaborating with stakeholders, engineering teams, and business leaders to define requirements, establish architectural roadmaps, and deliver robust mobile solutions that meet enterprise standards for reliability, accessibility, and security.

• Note: this role operates under a 2-month contractor model.

You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of experience in software architecture, application architecture, or mobile architecture roles.
• Strong experience designing Android applications using Kotlin.
• Proven experience defining application architecture and technical requirements for enterprise mobile solutions.
• Experience designing middleware architectures, including BFF (Backend for Frontend), app proxy, and API orchestration patterns.
• Strong understanding of API aggregation, error normalization, fallback responses, and graceful degradation strategies.
• Experience designing caching strategies and performance optimization mechanisms for mobile applications.
• Experience integrating and managing Android devices through MDM platforms and Kiosk Mode implementations.
• Experience customizing WebView-based experiences through JavaScript and CSS injection techniques.
• Strong knowledge of mobile security best practices, sensitive data protection, and OWASP Mobile Top 10 recommendations.
• Familiarity with WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards and inclusive design principles.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• English proficiency (B2 or higher).

You Will Be Accountable for the Following Responsibilities:

• Define application architecture, technical requirements, and integration standards for enterprise mobile solutions.
• Design secure, scalable, and maintainable Android application architectures using Kotlin.
• Define middleware and API orchestration strategies, including BFF, app proxy, aggregation, and integration patterns.
• Establish architecture standards for resiliency, caching, error handling, fallback responses, and graceful degradation.
• Design and govern MDM and Kiosk Mode strategies to support enterprise device management requirements.
• Define security standards and architecture controls aligned with OWASP Mobile and enterprise security requirements.
• Ensure compliance with accessibility standards, data protection requirements, and enterprise architecture guidelines.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, UX/UI, and business stakeholders to align architecture decisions with business objectives.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance throughout implementation and delivery phases.
• Review solution designs and ensure adherence to architecture standards and best practices.
• Document architecture decisions, technical requirements, and solution designs.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives related to architecture, performance, scalability, and maintainability.

• 7+ years of experience in Application, Software, or Mobile Architecture.
• Strong experience with Android (Kotlin) and enterprise mobile solutions.
• Experience with MDM, Kiosk Mode, and middleware architecture patterns.
• Strong knowledge of API orchestration, security, and scalability best practices.
• English proficiency (B2 or higher).

About Us

We Are Engineered Different.

At Applaudo, talented people design, build, and scale meaningful, AI-powered solutions that create real business impact. As an AI-native organization, we collaborate across design, development, cloud, data, and artificial intelligence to turn ideas into scalable products that transform how companies operate, make decisions, and grow.

We are building a high-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence, Collaborative Teamwork, Unsolicited Respect, Consistent Transparency, and Efficient Communication. These define how we work, how we support one another, and how we hold ourselves accountable.

Applaudo is a place for people who want to learn fast, take ownership, and work alongside strong teams they are proud to belong to. Joining us means being part of an organization that is evolving intentionally, investing in modern ways of working, and leading AI-native transformation at scale.