[Hiring] Senior Android Developer @RED CAT HOLDINGS

Role Description

ASR seeks a senior Android developer to join our software team. This role targets an experienced mobile engineer capable of owning the operator-facing applications that pilots, ground crews, and tactical users rely on to plan, monitor, and command drone swarms in the field. Primary responsibilities include:

• Design, build, and maintain Android applications that serve as ASR’s primary operator-facing tools for swarm planning, monitoring, and tactical control.
• Integrate and render GIS data layers and DTED elevation models into intuitive map-based mission-planning interfaces.
• Implement real-time telemetry, command, and control over UDP, TCP, WebSockets, MQTT, or similar transports across mesh radios and cellular links.
• Collaborate across autonomy, backend, and field teams to ship features grounded in real operational use, and support field exercises and customer demonstrations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional Android development experience, primarily in Kotlin (Java acceptable as a secondary language).
• Strong proficiency in the modern Android stack including Jetpack components, coroutines, and lifecycle-aware architecture.
• Hands-on experience integrating and rendering GIS data on mobile, including map tiles, vector overlays, and coordinate systems such as WGS84, MGRS, and UTM.
• Demonstrated experience consuming DTED (Digital Terrain Elevation Data) for elevation-aware features such as line-of-sight, terrain following, or viewshed analysis.
• Working knowledge of Android mapping libraries such as osmdroid, MapLibre, Mapbox, or the Google Maps SDK.
• Familiarity with georeferenced raster handling, map projections, and coordinate transformations.
• Experience implementing real-time, low-latency data pipelines on Android using sockets, WebSockets, MQTT, gRPC, or Protobuf, with strong multithreading and offline-first design discipline.
• Experience designing UIs and interaction patterns for ruggedized Android devices used outdoors, accounting for sunlight visibility, gloved operation, and unreliable networks.
• Ability to work effectively within a cross-functional team alongside backend, autonomy, and field engineers.
• Comfort working independently with limited oversight.
• Ability to remain calm and effective under operational pressure.

Requirements

• BS in Computer Science or related field (desired).
• ATAK (Android Team Awareness Kit) plugin development experience (desired).
• Familiarity with the broader TAK ecosystem including TAK Server, WinTAK, and iTAK, and with Cursor on Target (CoT) messaging (desired).
• Prior experience developing software for drone control, ground control stations, or MAVLink-based systems (desired).
• Experience supporting military, defense, or first-responder application deployments (desired).
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-2525 military symbology and tactical map presentation conventions (desired).
• Experience with offline map caching, tile management, and large geospatial dataset handling on resource-constrained devices (desired).
• Familiarity with secure software development practices including code signing, obfuscation, and FIPS-compliant cryptography (desired).
• Experience with desktop GIS tools such as QGIS or ArcGIS, or geospatial libraries such as GDAL, GeoTools, or JTS (desired).
• Experience contributing to open-source mobile or geospatial projects (desired).
• U.S. security clearance or ability to obtain one (desired).

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Must be able to walk, stand, and navigate large indoor and outdoor facilities for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift, carry, and move materials and equipment weighing up to 25 lbs on a regular basis.
• Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) may be required in designated areas or when performing specific tasks, in accordance with safety protocols and company policy.
• May be required to climb ladders, stoop, kneel, or crouch during inspections, maintenance walk-throughs, or emergency response situations.
• Regular exposure to facility operations including noise, dust, temperature fluctuations, and industrial equipment.
• Occasional off-hours or weekend work required for emergency facility responses or projects as needed.
• Requires frequent use of a computer and other standard office equipment for documentation, communication, and coordination tasks.
• Requirement to travel up to 25% of the time, based on customer integration needs and operational requirements.