Title of Role : Staff Android Engineer
Location : Palo Alto, CA (Hybrid)
Company Stage of Funding : Public Company
Office Type : Hybrid (3+ days / week in office)
Salary : $200,000 - $240,000 base + bonus + equity
Employment Type : Full-time
Visa Sponsorship : Available
Company Description
We are a top-tier recruiting agency representing a leading public technology company at the intersection of social impact and mobile innovation. This company operates one of the world’s largest community-driven mobile platforms, engaging millions of daily users globally and building transformative experiences through cutting-edge technology, a user-first approach, and a strong cultural mission.
With over 13 million monthly active users and a history of high growth and strong financial performance, the company continues to expand its engineering team to support rapid product evolution and technical scale. They are now hiring a Staff Android Engineer to help shape the next generation of their core mobile application.
What You Will Do
As a Staff Android Engineer , you will play a critical role in designing and building a fast, scalable, and engaging Android experience. You'll work alongside a cross-functional, cross-timezone team—including iOS engineers, product managers, and QA—to deliver user-first features that support a growing global audience.
Key responsibilities include
- Working collaboratively with a brilliant cross-functional, cross-timezone team to make Grindr the best app it can be for its users
- Able to work across multiple work streams and use ambiguity as an opportunity for high-level thinking
- Create innovation by guiding data-driven decisions to adopt new technologies, architectures, and workflow
- Elevate your team's technical proficiency; help your team adopt new tools and ways of working
- Building Android applications, including proficiency with :
- Programming in Kotlin
- Managing large codebases and maintaining clean, structured code that is easier to understand, modify, and debug
- Performance optimization for large, complex applications to provide a smooth user experience
- Designing applications with scalability in mind
- Software engineering collaboration best practices and design patterns including MVVM, Coordinator, one-way data flow, and modular architecture
Ideal Background
6+ years of experience building complex, production-level Android applications using KotlinTrack record of leading teams or major projects involving architecture, performance, and feature developmentFamiliar with large-scale mobile systems , including scalability, concurrency, and asynchronous programming modelsStrong understanding of modern Android development principles and libraries (e.g., Jetpack, Hilt, Room)Experienced in working cross-functionally with product leaders, design, and executivesEffective mentor and communicator with experience uplifting teams and processesPassionate about delivering performant, accessible, and user-first mobile experiencesPreferred
Hands-on experience with Kotlin Coroutines and Coroutine FlowsExperience working across time zones or with international teamsFamiliarity with backend or full-stack systems and a willingness to collaborate cross-platform (e.g., iOS, infrastructure)Contributions to open source or Android communitiesAdditional Benefits Include :
Premium health, dental, and vision coverage (including partial dependent coverage)401(k) with 6% match and immediate vestingQueer-inclusive benefits, including gender-affirming coverage, HRT stipends, and wellness supportMonthly stipends for food, wellness, commuting, internet, and mobileFlexible PTO, home office stipend, and company-sponsored team eventsBase salary : $200,000 - $230,000 USD base
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