Senior Android Software Engineer | On

Grid; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A FinTech company is seeking an experienced Android Engineer to design, implement, and maintain their core Android app. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of app development experience and a strong background in the financial industry. This role emphasizes autonomy, initiative, and a disciplined approach to quality assurance as you contribute to product design and platform solutions. Join a passionate team dedicated to making a positive impact on users' financial futures.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in app development.
• 3+ years of experience building in a startup environment.
• Demonstrated experience or understanding of the financial industry.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain the Grid Android app.
• Assist and build platform features.
• Contribute to product design and direction.

Skills

App development

Problem-solving

Team communication

Proactive approach

Curiosity and learning

Tools

Kotlin

Firebase

MySQL

Job description

About us

Today’s financial system is built to favor those with money. Grid’s mission is to level that playing field by building financial products that help users better manage their financial future. The Grid app lets users access cash, build credit, spend money, optimize their taxes, and lots, lots more.

Grid is a fast-growing team that’s deeply passionate about making a difference in the lives of millions. We’re solving huge problems and believe that every team member has a big role to play. Come join our growing team in our brand new Seattle office!

The role

We’re adding an Android Engineer to our team to help us build and scale our core product lines. You'll work closely with product, engineering and business leaders to create magical experiences. With access to multiple robust datasets, products, and clear objectives, you'll have a significant impact on Grid's progress as a business—as well as our users' happiness and success.

The team

We're focused on serving our users and building a robust business above all else. To this end, Grid's team members experience high levels autonomy and ownership, and as a company we value curiosity, learning and growth.

The tech stack

Our tech stack is based on Kotlin, Jetpack compose, Firebase, Dagger Hilt DI, GCP, Go, protobufs, BigQuery and MySQL. We have built our platform from the ground up to optimize for clean data sources, and we have made numerous investments into data warehousing, streaming analytics infrastructure and offline data cleanliness.

What you’ll do:

• Design, implement, and maintain the Grid Android app
• Assist and build platform
• Pragmatically solve problems
• Contribute to product design and direction
• Effectively communicate and work with other teams

What we’re looking for:

• Product and Customer Oriented: Our customers depend on us for their personal finances. We expect a disciplined approach to development, testing, and quality assurance. We require a minimum of 5 years of app development.
• Autonomy and Initiative: Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects, showcasing a proactive approach to identifying key leverage points for data products.
• Curiosity and Optimism: People who are constantly asking why the world around them works the way it does, and who have the will to change it.
• Self Starter: Confidence to prioritize work and delivery demonstrable results on a tight cadence.
• Domain Knowledge: Demonstrated experience or understanding of the financial industry, especially in the context of building and scaling FinTech products.
• Experience building and deploying mobile apps: This is not an entry level role. We require 3+ years of experience building in a startup environment.