Senior Android Engineer

About the role

We’re looking for a Senior Android Software Engineer to help shape the Bumble Dating experience. This role is ideal for engineers who are experienced in building and delivering end-to-end features on the Android platform, comfortable owning projects independently, and ready to contribute meaningfully to technical architecture and mentoring junior teammates. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver high-impact work in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Bumble application features that are scalable, secure, and reliable, using GCP services.
• Drive technically complex individual product features from inception to delivery, owning the full software development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers to ship new features and improvements.
• Evaluate and apply AI-based development tools and workflows to enhance productivity and code quality.
• Lead architecture discussions and propose technical solutions that support long-term scalability.
• Support junior engineers through pairing, mentoring, and code reviews.
• Guide the development of engineering standards and best practices to maintain a high-quality codebase.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience building and shipping production Android applications
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and experience with modern Android development practices
• Experience building UIs using Jetpack Compose and/or XML-based views, with an understanding of their tradeoffs
• Proven experience designing and maintaining Android application architectures (e.g. MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture) in medium-to-large codebases
• Solid understanding of Android platform fundamentals, including activity/fragment lifecycle, threading, performance, and memory management
• Experience integrating and consuming networked APIs from Android clients, including error handling and offline considerations
• Experience owning Android features end-to-end, from technical design and implementation through testing and release
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, inclusive mindset

Benefits

• Insurance: Medical/dental/vision