Select your current position
Pick a role and level — we'll show the growth path, skills and gap analysis.
Development path
Junior
0-2 years
Responsibility: Building UI screens with Jetpack Compose/XML. Working with Retrofit. Adaptive layout design. Writing unit tests. Fixing bugs.
Key skills:
Middle
2-5 years
Responsibility: Designing architecture (MVVM/MVI). Working with Room, Hilt (DI). Navigation Component. Background processing (WorkManager). Code review.
Key skills:
Senior
5-8 years
Responsibility: Application architecture. Performance optimization (Android Profiler). Modularization. Custom Views. Offline-first design.
Key skills:
Lead / Staff
7-12 years
Responsibility: Android platform: CI/CD, modularization, design system. Compose migration. Coordination. Release management. Standards.
Key skills:
Principal
10+ years
Responsibility: Mobile strategy. KMP (Kotlin Multiplatform). Architecture for scale. Google I/O insights.
Key skills:
Gap analysis: skills to develop
To reach the next level you'll need to develop:
Applies OWASP MASVS recommendations in Android development: reverse engineering protection via ProGuard, root detection via SafetyNet, data leakage prevention through clipboard and screenshots. Implements certificate pinning, configures Network Security Config for cleartext traffic restriction, performs basic security audits using MobSF and JADX.
Career transitions
Possible career trajectories for the <strong>Android Developer</strong> role
↔️ Lateral 1
Adjacent roles for a lateral move
╨Я╨╡╤А╨╡╤Е╨╛╨┤ ╨▓ ╨║╤А╨╛╤Б╤Б-╨┐╨╗╨░╤В╤Д╨╛╤А╨╝╤Г ╤З╨╡╤А╨╡╨╖ Flutter