Android Mobile Engineer

Perplexity AI; London; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing technology company, Perplexity AI, seeks an experienced Android Mobile Engineer to enhance its Android application. The ideal candidate will be passionate about creating an excellent user experience and will collaborate closely with product and design teams to deliver innovative mobile solutions. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of search and interaction with the internet.

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan

Equity as part of the compensation package

Qualifications

• 4+ years industry experience.
• Expertise in Android Compose.
• Expertise in Kotlin Coroutines and Flow.
• Strong Android fundamentals.
• Enjoys crafting UI and UX.

Responsibilities

• Develop a performant native Android app.
• Collaborate with product and design teams.
• Analyze and improve end-to-end user experience.

Skills

Strong programming skills

Interest in search

Passion for delivering great UX

Job description

Belgrade; London; New York City; San Francisco

At Perplexity, we've experienced tremendous growth and adoption since publicly launching the world's first fully functional conversational answer engine in 2022. We've grown from answering 2.5 million questions per day at the start of 2024 to around 20 million daily queries in December 2024. We also offer Perplexity Enterprise Pro, which counts leading companies like Nvidia, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Bridgewater, and Zoom as customers.

To support our rapid expansion, we've raised significant funding from some of the most respected technology investors. Our investor base includes IVP, NEA, Jeff Bezos, NVIDIA, Databricks, Bessemer Venture Partners, Elad Gil, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, Naval Ravikant, Tobi Lutke, and many other visionary individuals. In 2024, our employee base grew nearly 300%, and we're just getting started.

Perplexity AI is looking for an experienced Android Mobile Engineer to join our small team revolutionizing the way people search and interact with the internet. You will be responsible for building and expanding the Perplexity Android app.

The ideal candidate should have strong programming skills, an interest in search and large language models, and a passion for delivering a great UX backed by a quality UI.

This role can be based in San Francisco, New York City, London, or Belgrade.

Responsibilities

• Develop a performant native Android app that millions of users around the world enjoy using
• Work closely with product teams to implement novel mobile experiences
• Work closely with design teams to design fast and intuitive UI
• Collaborate with data science and machine learning teams to instrument, analyze, and improve the end-to-end experience

Qualifications

• 4+ years industry experience
• Expertise in Android Compose
• Expertise in Kotlin Coroutines and Flow
• Strong Android fundamentals and a proven track record of working with a modern Android stack built in Kotlin
• Enjoys the craft of building nice UI, creating a good UX, and writing code that can be reused by others
• Understands how to manage performance and speed
• Comfortable working with a small, fast-moving team, must be willing to dive in and take ownership
• A passion for shipping

The cash compensation range for this role is $180,000 - $240,000.

Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including, experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed above.

Equity: In addition to the base salary, equity is part of the total compensation package.

Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents. Includes a 401(k) plan.

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