Senior Android Platform Engineer - Native Systems & DX

Verkada Inc.; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Mental health support

Parental leave

Flexible PTO

Fertility stipend

Wellness benefits

Daily healthy lunches

Job summary

Verkada Inc. in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Senior Android Engineer for the Mobile Platform & Systems group. You will help maintain and evolve the Native Systems Layer, ensuring a fast, secure, and scalable mobile foundation that other teams can build upon.

The role emphasizes offline-first networking, BLE/NFC hardware integration, and a high-velocity release process with CI/CD tooling. You’ll work across teams to advance Jetpack Compose UI, server-driven patterns, and platform reliability while

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional Android development.
• Proficiency with Kotlin and Android SDK.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling and test automation.
• Hands-on with Bluetooth (BLE) and NFC.
• Jetpack Compose expertise and shared UI libraries.
• Experience releasing apps to Google Play at high frequency.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and evolve the Native UI Platform built with Jetpack Compose.
• Improve Platform Infrastructure & DX including CI/CD pipelines and tests.
• Manage Network & Reliability Layer for offline-first synchronization.
• Handle Systems & Hardware Integration (BLE, NFC, Wi‑Fi handshakes).
• Develop the Native-Web Bridge for secure interactions with web components.
• Guide architecture evolution and evaluate Server-Driven UI patterns.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

CI/CD tooling

Networking & protocols

BLE/NFC hardware integration

Server-Driven UI

Tools

GitHub Actions

Bitrise

Job description

Verkada Inc. in San Mateo, CA is seeking a Senior Android Engineer for the Mobile Platform & Systems group. You will help maintain and evolve the Native Systems Layer, ensuring a fast, secure, and scalable mobile foundation that other teams can build upon.

The role emphasizes offline-first networking, BLE/NFC hardware integration, and a high-velocity release process with CI/CD tooling. You’ll work across teams to advance Jetpack Compose UI, server-driven patterns, and platform reliability while