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Android Lead Developer (m/w/d)

IBM

IBM

Software Engineering
California, USA · Texas City, TX, USA
Posted on Feb 20, 2026
Introduction

Gestalte die Zukunft der digitalen Gesundheitsversorgung bei IBM Consulting

Werde Teil eines der innovativsten Teams im Gesundheitsbereich: Bei IBM Consulting entwickelst du maßgeblich die mobilen Lösungen der IBM Health Platform, die Millionen von Menschen in Deutschland erreichen. Mit Fokus auf die elektronische Patientenakte (ePA), eRezept, Telematikinfrastruktur (TI 2.0) und höchsten Sicherheitsstandards gestaltest du als technischer Lead die nächste Generation digitaler Gesundheitsdienste.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities
  • Du prägst die Architektur zukunftsweisender Android- und Multiplattform-Apps mit Kotlin Multiplatform und Jetpack Compose – immer am Puls der aktuellsten Technologien und Best Practices
  • Du führst und entwickelst das Android- & Mobile-Entwicklungsteam weiter: durch inspirierende Code-Reviews, kluge Architekturentscheidungen, konsequenten Wissenstransfer und echte Mentoring-Kultur
  • Du baust hochsichere, blitzschnelle native Android-Applikationen mit modernster Backend-Kommunikation (mTLS, OpenID Connect, AES-256, Zero-Trust-Security auf höchstem Niveau)
  • Security by Design ist für dich Ehrensache – du begleitest Penetrationstests und erfüllst souverän die strengen regulatorischen Anforderungen des deutschen Gesundheitswesens (GDPR, gematik, Telematikinfrastruktur)
  • Du nutzt deine Kotlin Multiplatform-Expertise, um elegante, wartbare Shared SDKs und Business-Logik zu schaffen, die Android und iOS gleichermaßen effizient und konsistent bedient
  • Du verankerst Clean Architecture, S.O.L.I.D., Domain-Driven Design und höchste Code-Qualität als gelebte Team-DNA – Qualität ist bei dir kein Nice-to-have, sondern Standard
  • Du steuerst CI/CD-Pipelines mit GitHub Actions (und ggf. weiteren Tools) selbstbewusst und automatisierst Releases so, dass Deployments entspannt und zuverlässig laufen
  • Du übersetzt komplexe fachliche Anforderungen aus dem Gesundheitswesen (Krankenkassen, gematik, KIM, ePA & Co.) in technisch brillante, intuitiv bedienbare und vor allem sichere Mobile-Lösungen, die echten Mehrwert für Millionen Nutzer:innen schaffen
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
  • Mehrjährige Senior Android Developer-Erfahrung mit Teamlead- oder Mentoring-Verantwortung
  • Sehr starke Kenntnisse in Kotlin Multiplatform, Jetpack Compose und dem aktuellen Android-Ökosystem
  • Praktische Erfahrung mit shared SDKs für Android + iOS (plattformgetreue Logik teilen)
  • Tiefes Know-how in Clean Architecture, S.O.L.I.D., Secure Coding und Security by Design
  • Souveräner Umgang mit OWASP, Penetrationstests und sicheren Protokollen (mTLS, Zero-Trust etc.)
  • Erfahrung mit regulatorischen Anforderungen im Gesundheits-IT-Bereich (GDPR, gematik, TI & Co.)
  • Verhandlungssicheres Deutsch (C1/C2) – klar und professionell in Wort & Schrift
  • Echte Begeisterung dafür, Kolleg:innen zu coachen und Teams technisch & persönlich voranzutreiben
Preferred technical and professional experience
  • Solides Verständnis des deutschen Gesundheitssystems, insbesondere der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung (GKV) und ihrer Strukturen
  • Praktische Erfahrung mit gematik-Standards und TI-Anwendungen: TI 2.0, ePA (elektronische Patientenakte), eRezept, Interoperabilität sowie strenge Sicherheits- und Zulassungsvorgaben
  • Fundiertes Know-how zu GDPR und den spezifischen deutschen Datenschutzregelungen im Healthcare-Bereich (Datenschutz im Gesundheitswesen, sensible Gesundheitsdaten)

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.