Senior Android Engineer — Kotlin Architect (Fintech)

Recruiting from Scratch LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruiting from Scratch LLC is seeking a Senior/Staff Android Engineer to lead the native Android app from the ground up. You will own architecture, set engineering standards, and ship a high-performance, secure mobile product built primarily in Kotlin and Java.

You’ll collaborate with a small, senior team to shape the technical vision, scale the platform for consumer use, and own major product areas with a hands-on leadership approach while remaining onsite in San Francisco.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Significant experience building and shipping native Android apps.
• Strong production Kotlin and/or Java experience.
• Experience shipping Android products at consumer scale.
• Strong understanding of native Android architecture and development practices.
• Ability to architect major parts of a mobile app independently.
• Strong focus on mobile performance, reliability, security, and maintainability.
• Track record of owning significant product areas from design to production.
• Comfortable establishing technical standards and making architectural decisions.
• Hands-on with leadership while maintaining deep technical involvement.
• Onsite in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of the company's native Android application from the ground up.
• Architect the Android technology stack and establish engineering standards for the platform.
• Build a highly performant, reliable, and secure consumer mobile application.
• Develop primarily in Kotlin and Java.
• Own major areas of the Android product from architecture and production.
• Establish patterns and best practices to scale the mobile platform as the company grows.
• Partner with a small team of senior engineers and technical leadership.
• Help shape the overall technical vision and architecture of the consumer product.
• Collaborate with teams building iOS and mobile-friendly web experiences.
• Potentially contribute across platforms or other areas of the stack depending on interests.
• Grow into broader mobile engineering leadership as the organization expands.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin/Java

System architecture

Performance & security

Ownership mindset

Hands-on leadership

Tools

Kotlin language

Job description

Recruiting from Scratch LLC is seeking a Senior/Staff Android Engineer to lead the native Android app from the ground up. You will own architecture, set engineering standards, and ship a high-performance, secure mobile product built primarily in Kotlin and Java.

You’ll collaborate with a small, senior team to shape the technical vision, scale the platform for consumer use, and own major product areas with a hands-on leadership approach while remaining onsite in San Francisco.