1189 - Android Engineer

GoFasti; United States; Remote; USD 31,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

GoFasti is seeking an English-fluent Android engineer for a remote, full-time contract role based in Latin America. You will build and maintain Android features for a customized launcher and related apps in a modular codebase, using Compose interfaces and shared libraries.

The position involves working with a distributed team and regular releases across time zones. The role requires at least three years of Android experience, deep knowledge of Android lifecycles, coroutines, and MVVM, plus

Qualifications

• At least three years of professional Android development experience.
• Strong understanding of Android lifecycles, coroutines, memory usage and process death.
• Experience with production Jetpack Compose, including state and performance considerations.
• Sound MVVM architecture practices and lifecycle-aware data flow.

Responsibilities

• Extend a customized Android launcher and develop home-screen and widget interfaces with Compose.
• Investigate and fix crashes, ANRs, slow startups and memory problems using performance data.
• Release features using remote config and A/B experiments, then apply results to follow-up work.
• Maintain and contribute to a shared core library used across multiple apps.
• Take ownership of an app or module, including bugs, architecture, and design.

Skills

Android development

Jetpack Compose

MVVM architecture

Kotlin

Job description

Role overview

Build and maintain Android features for a customized launcher and related applications in a modular codebase. The work spans Compose interfaces, shared libraries, release experiments, and the reliability of apps used in production. This is a remote, full-time contract role for an English-fluent engineer based in Latin America, working with a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Extend a customized Android launcher and develop home-screen, widget, and other feature interfaces with Compose.
• Investigate and fix application-not-responding events, crashes, slow startup, and memory problems using performance and crash evidence.
• Release features using remote configuration and A/B experiments, then use results to guide follow-up work.
• Maintain and contribute to a shared core library used across multiple applications.
• Take ongoing ownership of an app or module, including its bugs, architecture, and design.

Requirements

• At least three years of professional Android development experience.
• Strong understanding of Android lifecycles, coroutines, memory use, process death, permission handling, and dependency injection such as Koin.
• Experience with production Jetpack Compose, including state, recomposition, and performance considerations.
• Sound MVVM architecture practices, lifecycle-aware data flow, and a single source of truth for application state.
• Clear communication skills for frequent releases and collaboration across time zones.
• Ability to use AI coding tools effectively.

Nice to have

• Launcher or system-level Android experience; having shipped and maintained a production app; familiarity with Firebase Remote Config, Crashlytics, or Analytics; ad SDK or mediation integrations; or Flutter and other cross-platform development.

Benefits and work setup

Remote work from Latin America under a full-time contract through a payroll platform. The listed compensation range is USD $2,800–$3,500 per month, depending on experience and skills.