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Staff Android EngineerRecruiting From Scratch • San Francisco, CA, United States
Staff Android Engineer

Staff Android Engineer

Recruiting From Scratch • San Francisco, CA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

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 Kotlin
  • Track record of leading teams or major projects involving architecture, performance, and feature development
  • Familiar with large-scale mobile systems , including scalability, concurrency, and asynchronous programming models
  • Strong understanding of modern Android development principles and libraries (e.g., Jetpack, Hilt, Room)
  • Experienced in working cross-functionally with product leaders, design, and executives
  • Effective mentor and communicator with experience uplifting teams and processes
  • Passionate about delivering performant, accessible, and user-first mobile experiences
  • Preferred

  • Hands-on experience with Kotlin Coroutines and Coroutine Flows
  • Experience working across time zones or with international teams
  • Familiarity with backend or full-stack systems and a willingness to collaborate cross-platform (e.g., iOS, infrastructure)
  • Contributions to open source or Android communities
  • Additional Benefits Include :

  • Premium health, dental, and vision coverage (including partial dependent coverage)
  • 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting
  • Queer-inclusive benefits, including gender-affirming coverage, HRT stipends, and wellness support
  • Monthly stipends for food, wellness, commuting, internet, and mobile
  • Flexible PTO, home office stipend, and company-sponsored team events
  • Base salary : $200,000 - $230,000 USD base

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