Lead Android Architect for Consumer App & Platform

Figure; California City (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Figure is an AI robotics company based in San Jose, CA, seeking an Android lead to own Figure's consumer Android app end to end and to partner with hardware and backend teams to deliver high-quality experiences.

You will be the founding Android engineer, setting the technical direction for the platform, shipping the app, and growing the team behind it in a fast-moving environment focused on performance and stability.

Qualifications

• 6+ years building and shipping consumer Android apps at scale.
• Expert in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Deep experience with CameraX or Camera2, media pipelines, and offline-first sync.
• Experience as the lead or senior-most engineer on a mobile platform.
• Strong product sense, with performance discipline across a fragmented device matrix.
• Comfortable owning a platform end to end on a small, fast-moving team.

Responsibilities

• Own the Android app end to end, from architecture to Google Play release.
• Build and ship a consumer-grade client with best-in-class polish and performance.
• Own core app surfaces: onboarding, capture, tasks, earnings, and notifications.
• Set Android architecture, coding standards, and review practices for the engineers who follow.
• Instrument the app for analytics, experimentation, and crash-free releases.
• Work closely with the iOS lead, hardware integration, and backend engineers to ship complete features.
• Drive fast, high-quality release cycles through Google Play, including staged rollouts.

Skills

Android

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

CameraX/Camera2

Technical leadership

Performance optimization

Job description

Figure is an AI robotics company based in San Jose, CA, seeking an Android lead to own Figure's consumer Android app end to end and to partner with hardware and backend teams to deliver high-quality experiences.

You will be the founding Android engineer, setting the technical direction for the platform, shipping the app, and growing the team behind it in a fast-moving environment focused on performance and stability.