Member of Technical Staff - Android

About the role

We're looking for a Member of Technical Staff to help build and scale our core mobile experience on Android. You'll play a critical role in developing high-performance, real-time features for a rapidly growing user base.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality native Android applications using Kotlin.
• Own features end-to-end, from technical design through implementation, testing, and release.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, backend, and infrastructure teams to deliver seamless user experiences.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability across a wide range of Android devices.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and establish best practices for Android development.
• Identify and proactively solve technical challenges before they impact users or development velocity.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor engineers to elevate overall team quality.
• Improve development workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and release processes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional Android development experience.
• Proven track record of shipping multiple native Android applications to the Google Play Store.
• Experience building and scaling large-scale applications supporting millions of users.
• Deep expertise in Kotlin, Jetpack, Compose, and the Android SDK.
• Strong understanding of Android architecture patterns (MVVM, MVI, etc.).
• Experience with modern networking stacks (GraphQL, gRPC, and REST) and building real-time features on streaming transports (WebRTC, WebSockets, LiveKit, and Agora).
• Strong debugging, profiling, and performance optimization skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, startup environment with high ownership.

Qualifications

• Nice to have: Experience with iOS development (Swift) and cross-platform considerations.
• Familiarity with real-time, interactive, or live-streaming products.
• Familiarity with Android-native Material Design components.
• Fluency with AI development tools like Claude, Cursor, etc.

Skills

• Kotlin
• Jetpack
• Compose
• Android SDK
• Android architecture patterns (MVVM, MVI, etc.)
• Modern networking stacks (GraphQL, gRPC, and REST)
• Real-time, streaming transports (WebRTC, WebSockets, LiveKit, and Agora)

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO to prioritize work-life balance.
• 401(k) plan to invest in your future.
• Comprehensive health insurance to support your well-being.
• Paid company holidays for time to recharge.
• Competitive salary that reflects your impact and experience.

Pay

$150,000 - $200,000 base + equity.

Schedule

This is a full-time, on-site position in Santa Monica.