Android SDK Engineer – Klaviyo | Mobile Career Growth

Klaviyo; United States; Remote; USD 116,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Klaviyo is seeking an Android engineer with 1–3 years of professional Android experience to own significant parts of our mobile SDKs. You’ll work primarily in Kotlin, ship features across Android, iOS, and other SDKs, and contribute to backend and web UI work as needed.

You will join the Mobile App Growth team, with remote work allowed within the United States. This role emphasizes ownership, hands-on problem solving, and collaboration with product and engineering to improve developer and

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of professional Android development experience, preferably with Kotlin.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimal oversight.
• High ownership and end-to-end accountability for assigned features.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship Android SDK features used across many apps.
• Collaborate on other mobile SDKs when priorities call.
• Contribute to backend services, infrastructure, and embedded web UI powering SDKs.
• Diagnose and resolve SDK issues reported by customers.
• Write clean, well-tested code and participate in reviews.
• Contribute to documentation and integration guides.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Self-motivation

Ownership

Tools

Python/Django

AWS

Job description

Career Stage Fit: With 1–3 years of Android experience required, this is a mid-junior role, but Klaviyo's expectation of high ownership and end-to-end accountability signals they want someone who punches above that level. It's an excellent opportunity for a developer ready to accelerate from "feature contributor" to "platform owner."

Compensation vs. Market: The $116K–$174K range is competitive for a mid-level Android/mobile SDK engineer in the US. Comparable roles at similar‑stage SaaS companies (Series D+/public) typically range $110K–$160K — Klaviyo's ceiling of $174K is above average, suggesting room to negotiate toward the top for stronger candidates.

Skills You’ll Build: SDK development is a highly specialized and valued niche — far fewer engineers have it than app development experience. You’ll gain expertise in:

• Backend services with Python/Django and AWS infrastructure
• Push notifications, in-app messaging, and geofencing systems
• Debugging in uncontrolled third‑party environments — a rare and transferable skill

Green Flags: Greenfield projects (mobile inbox) signal growth and investment in the team. Klaviyo is a publicly traded company (NYSE: KVYO) with strong revenue growth in the martech space — relatively stable compared to early‑stage startups.

Watch For: The "adaptable" requirement means you may be pulled across iOS, backend, and frontend work beyond Android. Ensure this breadth aligns with your career goals — it's great for generalists, but specialists should clarify boundaries during interviews.

At Klaviyo , we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyos brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you're a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you'll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit klaviyo.com/careers to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny.

Why You Should Join the Mobile App Growth Team

The Mobile App Growth team's mission is to enable Klaviyo customers to develop and maintain personalized relationships with their mobile app users through rich mobile app experiences. The team is part of the Mobile App Marketing org and owns Klaviyo's mobile SDKs — the foundational layer that enables customers to integrate Klaviyo into their mobile apps. We maintain native and wrapper SDKs across iOS, Android, React Native, Expo, and Flutter.

As a natural extension of the SDK, the team also builds and maintains adjacent mobile products that are enabled by it:

• In-app messaging — including the in-app messaging publishing and scheduling pipeline
• Universal linking — universal links settings pages and web tier

That product list keeps expanding — this year alone the team is greenfielding several new features, including mobile inbox. We're looking for passionate engineers who want to roll up their sleeves and grow beyond just Android into the other areas the team owns.

This role is open to fully remote work from within The United States.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Design, build, and ship features and fixes to the Android SDK — your primary area of ownership — used across a huge range of third‑party apps and OS versions/devices.
• Pitch in on our other mobile SDKs (iOS, React Native, Expo, and Flutter) when priorities call for it; you don't need to be an expert everywhere, but you should be willing to get hands‑on.
• Contribute to the backend services, infrastructure, and embedded web UI that power products like in‑app messaging, universal linking, and geofencing — including newer greenfield work like mobile inbox.
• Diagnose and resolve SDK issues reported by customers.
• Write clean, well‑tested code and participate in code and design review.
• Collaborate with product and other engineering teams to keep tracking and messaging behavior consistent across platforms.
• Contribute to documentation, sample apps, and integration guides that customers use to adopt the SDKs.

Who You Are

• Android-first — 1–3 years of professional Android development experience, ideally including Kotlin; this is your core strength and primary focus.
• Self‑motivated — you don't need heavy oversight to make progress; you take a problem, figure out the right questions, and drive it to done.
• High ownership — you treat outcomes as yours end‑to‑end, not just