Staff Android Engineer — Build AI-Powered Mobile Apps

Archer; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, headquartered in Silicon Valley, is hiring a Staff Android Engineer in the UK to own the Android app of a mature consumer product, ensuring feature parity with iOS and advancing the platform across devices. You will ship Play Store releases, triage crashes and optimize performance.

The role requires 7+ years of software engineering, strong Kotlin, Compose, and experience shipping to Play Store. Bonus: Swift reading, web frontend, and full-stack exposure.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, shipping user-facing Android apps on Play Store.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Strong Kotlin experience and opinionated use of Compose.
• Experience delivering first version of a product (real 0-1 experience).
• Comfort with ambiguity and working in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the Android app of a mature consumer product: new features and refinements, keep parity with iOS.
• Defend platform decisions and product parity across Android and iOS.
• Ship Play Store releases, triage crashes, optimize performance across devices.
• Collaborate across mobile, web, and internal tools as opportunities arise.

Skills

Kotlin

Android

Compose

Swift (read)

Real 0-1 experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Archer, headquartered in Silicon Valley, is hiring a Staff Android Engineer in the UK to own the Android app of a mature consumer product, ensuring feature parity with iOS and advancing the platform across devices. You will ship Play Store releases, triage crashes and optimize performance.

The role requires 7+ years of software engineering, strong Kotlin, Compose, and experience shipping to Play Store. Bonus: Swift reading, web frontend, and full-stack exposure.