Senior Android Engineer, Shopper Activation and Engagement

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Design, build, and ship high-quality Android features in Kotlin
Own features end-to-end—from ideation and technical design through implementation, experimentation, launch, and ongoing iteration
Collaborate with Product, Design, and Data Science to define problem statements, build metrics and dashboards, run A/B tests, and make data-informed decisions
Contribute to and evolve app architecture, ensuring scalable patterns, robust dependency injection, and maintainable code
Uplevel operational excellence by improving performance, stability, monitoring, and observability
Participate in code reviews and contribute to our engineering best practices
Partner with platform and service teams to integrate APIs and ensure security, privacy, trust, and safety are first-class considerations

5+ years of professional Android development experience with Kotlin
2+ years building consumer-facing, application-layer features used at scale
Proficiency with RxJava and Dagger
Working knowledge of Jetpack Compose in production or migration contexts
Proven track record of owning features end-to-end and delivering measurable impact
Experience collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Data Science to define requirements, instrumentation, and success metrics
Strong computer science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, concurrency)
BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Experience with Kotlin Coroutines, Gradle build tooling, and modern Android architectural patterns (e.g., MVVM/MVI, modularization)
Background in high-scale consumer marketplaces, logistics, or growth/engagement domains
Hands-on experience with experimentation and analytics (A/B testing, feature flags, metrics dashboards)
SQL or BigQuery a plus
Demonstrated success in fast-paced, rapidly changing environments with a bias toward ownership, operational rigor, and high-quality execution
Experience mentoring engineers and elevating team standards in code quality, testing, and observability

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