Staff Android Software Engineer

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Location: US
Workplace: Remote
Employment: Full Time
Salary: USD 263,600–395,400/yr

Posted 1mo ago

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Responsibilities

Build and own the Android platform
Own and evolve foundational Android infrastructure: modularization, dependency injection, navigation, deep linking, and app lifecycle systems
Design and deliver shared libraries and frameworks that feature teams rely on daily with developer and AI ergonomics as a first-class concern
Drive Cash App's Android architecture forward, making high-leverage decisions that compound over time
Invent thoughtful Android platform tech and open source it where it creates value for the broader community
Develop and steward rapid experimentation in support of the fast iteration enabled by the AI world
Build upon observability and performance tooling that gives engineers and on-callers clarity and confidence
Partner with iOS, Web, and backend engineers to deliver consistent, high-quality cross-platform experiences
Lead as an AI-Native Engineer
Evolve how Cash App's Android engineering org uses AI
Proactively identify where AI creates real leverage in platform and product engineering workflows, and act on it
Introduce and evaluate emerging AI development tools (Claude Code, GPT/Codex, Goose, and what comes next), forming a clear point of view on adoption
Build AI-powered capabilities into the platform itself where they create durable value for product teams
Drive Organizational Impact
Operate beyond your immediate team. Identify cross-cutting technical problems across Cash App's Android org and mobilize the resources to address them
Surface unknown risks and systemic issues before they become customer problems or engineering crises
Lead architecture and design reviews across team boundaries - help set standards that scale
Mentor and grow engineers at all levels, raising the technical ceiling of the Android community at Cash App
Collaborate Broadly
Partner with engineers, product managers, and designers across Cash App to align platform investments with what teams actually need

Requirements

10+ years of Android development experience with a demonstrated track record of impact at organizational scope
BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
Proven organizational leadership
AI-native development practice
Strong systems thinking
Exceptional communication
Deep Android expertise - Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, modern architecture patterns, build systems, performance profiling, and testing at scale

Preferred

Experience building developer platforms, shared libraries, or internal tooling used across large engineering organizations
Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform
Background in fintech, financial services, or other high-trust regulated environments
Experience with mobile experimentation infrastructure, feature flagging, or A/B testing at scale
A track record of identifying and naming problems that weren't yet on anyone's roadmap

Skills

Kotlin
Kotlin Multiplatform
Jetpack Compose
Molecule
WorkManager
Structured Concurrency
Buildkite
Kochiku
Artifactory
Gradle
SQLDelight
Wire
Paparazzi
Codex
Claude Code
Goose

Responsibilities

Requirements

Preferred

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