Senior Android Engineer

About the role

We're looking for a Senior Android Engineer to help build privacy-first mobile experiences across Cloaked's consumer platform. You'll move fast, ship UI-heavy features, and serve as a mobile authority on the team. This role spans our core product suite and greenfield initiatives - you'll contribute across Cloaked's engineering org and help shape how we build on mobile at scale.

What will you do?

• Design, architect, and build privacy-first mobile applications across Android
• Build and iterate rapidly on product features to support experimentation and product-market fit
• Provide senior technical leadership on application architecture, code quality, and engineering best practices
• Collaborate with design, backend, and product teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Implement new functionality and APIs, including REST and GraphQL integrations
• Build and maintain performant, declarative UIs using Jetpack Compose
• Apply Coroutines and Flow to write readable, maintainable business logic
• Integrate offline-first data storage solutions such as Room or Realm
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve complex application issues across the stack
• Write clean, maintainable, and scalable code following best practices and architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture)
• Conduct unit testing, including BDD/TDD, covering edge cases and ensuring overall application reliability
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to architectural discussions
• Actively leverage AI tools in day-to-day engineering work
• Contribute across engineering teams and product areas as the business scales

What skills and experiences will help you?

• Proficiency in Kotlin
• Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose, Flow, LiveData, Coroutines, and Dagger
• Deep knowledge of mobile databases: Room, Realm, SQL
• Strong understanding of backend API integration (RESTful)
• Familiarity with Android architecture patterns (MVVM, state management, data flow)
• Solid understanding of cryptographic principles: symmetric and asymmetric encryption
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and agile development practices
• Track record shipping B2C consumer products at scale
• Active daily use of AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude, Codex) with strong prompt judgment and tool selection instincts

Nice to have?

• PII handling and sensitive data awareness
• Prior exposure to privacy/security-focused or fintech applications
• Experience with client-side payment systems
• Familiarity with Python, GraphQL, and cross-platform tooling

What do we like?

• Passion for security, privacy, and internet ethics
• Curiosity and constant learning in leading-edge mobile technologies
• Strong analytical thinking with proactive problem-solving abilities
• Ownership mentality
• Effective team player in high-velocity environments
• Comfortable mentoring and knowledge sharing across teams
• Experience in startups or growth-stage companies
• Interest in data tracking, analytics, and product instrumentation

Compensation and Benefits

• Compensation Range: $190K - $240K
• Market rate pay and equity based off of the market's best commercially available data
• 401K, Health, Dental, and Vision benefits
• Flexible work arrangements and the ability to work remotely as needed
• Home office stipend and new company laptop (and other tech depending on the role)
• Competitive PTO: Encouraged to take a minimum # of vacation per quarter
• Monthly health stipend: Used for any kind of physical, mental or emotional care you’d like to take for yourself, be it a gym membership, a meditation app, or time with a personal trainer
• Late Night Meals: Offered to employees to help with meal prep
• Professional Growth: Unlimited professional development fund and opportunities to attend conferences and industry events