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SOMFY Group

Builds motors and connected controls for homes and buildings

Tech Lead Mobile Android

Full-TimePosted on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Mid
Annecy, France
In PersonBased in Annecy; flexible arrangement allows up to 90 remote-work days per year, including up to 4 weeks away from home.
Software EngineeringMobile Engineering

About the job

Requirements
  • English proficiency at B2 level is required.
  • Advanced proficiency in Kotlin, including coroutines, Flow, extensions, channels, and Kotlin Multiplatform.
  • Advanced proficiency with Android UI frameworks, including Jetpack, Jetpack Compose in production, and Activity and Fragment component lifecycles.
  • Advanced proficiency in mobile software architecture, including MVVM, Clean Architecture, modularity, and dependency injection with Hilt, Koin, or equivalent.
  • Advanced proficiency in testing and code quality, including JUnit, Mockito, lint, and static analysis.
  • Advanced proficiency in CI/CD and publishing, including Git, GitLab CI, Gradle, Fastlane, keystores, and Google Play.
  • Proficiency integrating REST/JSON APIs, consuming cloud APIs, and handling network errors.
  • Mastery of Bluetooth Low Energy integration, including BluetoothGatt, Central/Peripheral, scanning, and GATT characteristics; Wi-Fi; and IoT device state management is a plus.
  • Daily use of AI tools to improve efficiency is a plus.
Responsibilities
  • Define the technical vision and strategy for the Android specialty.
  • Develop and maintain an Android technical roadmap aligned with product objectives and the iOS roadmap.
  • Select suitable frameworks, languages, and tools, and ensure consistent software architectures across Android applications.
  • Monitor mobile development practices, standards, and the market for iOS and Android.
  • Design and evolve Android application architecture and its integration with cloud and embedded components.
  • Ensure consistency and interoperability across platforms and offerings.
  • Develop and maintain code.
  • Lead or support feasibility studies and design decisions on major technical topics.
  • Contribute to protecting innovations through patents.
  • Validate technical choices with teams and help resolve technical problems.
  • Document, train, and transfer knowledge on complex topics.
  • Lead onboarding for new developers.
  • Facilitate skills-development workshops.
  • Establish coding standards, tests, and regular code reviews.
  • Promote automated testing to sustain code quality.
  • Analyze needs and propose pragmatic, evolvable solutions.
  • Contribute technical expertise with the Mobile iOS, Cloud, and Embedded Tech Leads, including on interface contracts.
  • Work closely with systems architects.
  • Participate in the Design Authority to arbitrate major technical choices and contribute to the corresponding ADRs.
  • Participate in and facilitate technical communities of practice.

About the company

SOMFY Group designs and manufactures motors, controls, and connected systems for openings and closures in homes and buildings. Its products automate shutters, blinds, curtains, gates, garage doors, and other access points, combining mechanical movement with electronic controls. The group serves manufacturers, installers, building professionals, and household users through an international network of brands, production sites, and distribution operations. Its connected-home offering lets occupants coordinate equipment, adjust living conditions, and manage access or security from digital interfaces. Founded in 1969, SOMFY Group is headquartered in Cluses, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Cluses, France

Founded

1969

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What makes SOMFY Group unique

  • Shared problem-solving: quality teams use short-interval management and the eight-discipline method to improve performance across entities.
  • After-sales model: group brand Répar'Stores repairs and upgrades shutters, awnings, and garage doors to extend product life.
  • Interoperability strategy: connected platforms support major voice ecosystems, while the group participates in Zigbee, Thread, and Matter alliances.

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