Senior Android Engineer

Bumble Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision

Unlimited PTO

Life insurance

401k match

Wellness benefit

Parental leave

Premium app access

Job summary

Bumble Inc. is seeking a Senior Android Software Engineer to shape the Bumble Dating experience.

You will design, implement, and maintain Android features that are scalable, secure, and reliable, owning projects end-to-end and contributing to architecture while mentoring junior teammates. You will collaborate with Product, Design, and other Engineers to ship new features, apply modern Android practices with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, and help improve code quality through reviews and shared

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Android development experience.
• Proficiency in Kotlin and modern Android practices.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose and XML UI.
• Designed/maintained Android architectures (MVVM/MVI/Clean).
• Strong understanding of lifecycle, threading, performance, memory.
• Experience consuming network APIs and offline support.
• Experience owning features end-to-end including tests and release.
• Excellent communication and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable Android features using Google Cloud Platform services.
• Drive technically complex features from inception to delivery, owning the full SDLC.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineers to ship features and improvements.
• Evaluate and apply AI-based development tools to improve productivity and code quality.
• Lead architecture discussions and propose scalable technical solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing, reviews, and guidance.
• Contribute to engineering standards and best practices to maintain code quality.

Skills

Android experience

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose/XML UI

Android architectures

Performance & memory

Network APIs

End-to-end ownership

Mentoring

Job description

Introduction to Role & Team

We’re looking for a Senior Android Software Engineer to help shape the Bumble Dating experience. This role is ideal for engineers who are experienced in building and delivering end-to-end features on the Android platform, comfortable owning projects independently, and ready to contribute meaningfully to technical architecture and mentoring junior teammates. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver high-impact work in a fast-moving environment.

What You’ll Do

• Design, implement, and maintain Bumble application features that are scalable, secure, and reliable, using GCP services.

• Drive technically complex individual product features from inception to delivery, owning the full software development lifecycle.

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers to ship new features and improvements.

• Evaluate and apply AI-based development tools and workflows to enhance productivity and code quality.

• Lead architecture discussions and propose technical solutions that support long-term scalability.

• Support junior engineers through pairing, mentoring, and code reviews.

• Guide the development of engineering standards and best practices to maintain a high-quality codebase.

About You

• 5+ years of professional experience building and shipping production Android applications

• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and experience with modern Android development practices

• Experience building UIs using Jetpack Compose and/or XML-based views, with an understanding of their tradeoffs

• Proven experience designing and maintaining Android application architectures (e.g. MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture) in medium-to-large codebases

• Solid understanding of Android platform fundamentals, including activity/fragment lifecycle, threading, performance, and memory management

• Experience integrating and consuming networked APIs from Android clients, including error handling and offline considerations

• Experience owning Android features end-to-end, from technical design and implementation through testing and release

• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, inclusive mindset

Benefits & Perks

• Insurance: Medical/dental/vision, 30-day eligibility. Bumble has multiple competitive offerings that will be available to you on the first of the month following date of hire.

• Unlimited PTO + 1 company-wide week off + Focus Fridays every week

• Fully paid life and long-term disability insurance

• 401k with 4% company match if you contribute 6%, 90-day eligibility

• Monthly wellness benefit and access to Noom, Unmind, and Your Money Line

• Maternity and Fertility benefit + 26 week paid parental leave

• Premium App Access

About Us

Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF). BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on shared interests. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products.

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Final Compensation

Will be determined based on factors such as the selected candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, skill set, and other job-related considerations.

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