Senior Android Engineer

About the Role

As a key member of our Android team, you will play a vital role in developing and maintaining the Hinge Android mobile application. Your focus will be on implementing new product features, fixing issues, and improving the mobile application user experience while leveraging the latest Android tools such as Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Room, Hilt, and more. Collaborating within a cross-disciplinary team—including product managers, technical project managers, designers, data engineers, backend engineers, and QA analysts—you will work closely with the Project Lead and peers to advance our product and contribute to our engineering community. This role offers the opportunity to do high-impact work, directly contributing to a consumer mobile application used by millions.

Responsibilities

• Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with a diverse team of developers, designers, and product managers to build features that prioritize high quality and user engagement.
• Kotlin Proficiency: Develop and continuously enhance your understanding of Kotlin fundamentals, applying them to create efficient and effective solutions.
• Android Expertise: Gain a thorough understanding of Android development principles and design patterns, applying them to build intuitive and user-friendly applications.
• Issue Resolution: Triage, debug, and effectively resolve software issues, ensuring the stability and performance of our application.
• Codebase Stewardship: Actively contribute to the long-term health and evolution of the codebase, implementing best practices and innovative solutions.
• Code Reviews: Regularly perform code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers to foster a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
• Active Team Participation: Engage actively in team ceremonies such as stand-ups, planning sessions, and retrospectives to ensure alignment and promote agile methodologies.
• Effective Communication: Maintain clear and positive communication with team members and other departments, supporting an empowering and inclusive team environment.

Requirements

• Professional Android Development Experience: 5-10 years of experience in Android development, demonstrating the ability to design and implement mobile applications effectively.
• Google Play Publication: Experience publishing at least one application on the Google Play Store, showcasing your understanding of the deployment process and maintaining a production application.
• Proficiency in Kotlin and Android SDKs: Strong proficiency in Kotlin (strongly preferred) and a good understanding of Android SDKs and frameworks. Experience with Java in the context of Android development is also beneficial.
• Solid Software Development Fundamentals: A good foundation in software development principles and the ability to create efficient and maintainable code.
• Strong Communication Skills: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, facilitating productive collaborations within technical and non-technical teams.
• Ownership and Quality Focus: Commitment to creating high-quality user experiences, demonstrating attention to detail and a user-centric approach to application development.
• Ability to execute independently: Capability to deliver high-quality work even when you’re the only Android engineer on a project, navigating significant ambiguity.
• Mentorship: Ability to coach more junior engineers toward effective solutions and help them advance in their careers.

Benefits

• 401(k) Matching: 100% match of the first 10% of pre-tax 401(k) contributions, up to a maximum of $10,000 per year.
• Professional Growth: Annual Learning & Development stipend after three months of employment. Free access to Udemy, an online learning platform with over 6,000 courses, starting on your first day.
• Parental Leave & Planning: 100% paid parental leave (20 weeks for both birth and non-birth parents).
• Fertility Support: Access to fertility care through Carrot, including basic treatments and fertility preservation, with a stipend for fertility preservation. Eligible for you and your spouse/domestic partner.
• Date Stipend: $100 monthly stipend for dates—romantic or otherwise. Free Hinge Premium for employees and their loved ones.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Eight ERGs—Asian, Unapologetic, Disability, LGBTQIA+, Raíces, Women/Nonbinary, Parents—that hold regular meetings, host events, and provide dedicated support to the organization and its community.

Pay

Factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations may influence base pay offered. This salary range is reflective of a position based in New York City. This salary will be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state) if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.