Staff Engineer - Android (REMOTE)

fanaticsfbg; United States; Remote; USD 144,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Occasional travel

Job summary

fanaticsfbg is seeking a Staff Engineer to own Android architecture for a consumer sports platform. You will lead complex features, influence engineering culture, and work across product and design in a fully remote, fast‑growing environment.

The role requires 7+ years of Android experience with Kotlin, MVI, Jetpack Compose, and strong communication. You will mentor teams, define guidelines, and drive incident response and release processes across a large enterprise.

Qualifications

• 7+ years building highly scalable Android apps with modern patterns.
• Expert Kotlin knowledge and mentoring ability.
• Deep Android platform knowledge and end-user considerations.
• Hands-on with Jetpack Compose and DI patterns.
• Proven experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of Android features from design to production.
• Define engineering principles and drive code quality and testing.
• Mentor engineers and improve reviews and observability.
• Collaborate with product/design for scalable solutions.
• Participate in on-call rotation and incident response.
• Occasional travel for off-sites or conferences.

Skills

Kotlin

Android

MVI architecture

Jetpack Compose

Agile/Scrum

Mentoring

Communication

Job description

Role overview

This Staff Engineer position centers on Android development for a consumer-facing sports platform that unifies free-to-play games, live event experiences, commerce, and sportsbook-style products into a single mobile application. The role blends strategic technical leadership with hands‑on engineering, shaping architecture, design patterns, and engineering culture across the broader mobile organization. It is fully remote and well suited to a senior engineer ready to operate at the staff level inside a high‑growth, fast‑evolving environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex Android features and systems, from architecture and ideation through deployment and ongoing refinement
• Drive development, testing, documentation, and release of scalable, production‑grade mobile software
• Define and uphold engineering principles, coding standards, and architectural guidelines for the Android codebase
• Mentor engineers at all levels, elevate the quality of code reviews, and champion improvements to testing, observability, and team documentation
• Partner with product, design, and cross‑functional stakeholders to align technical decisions with both immediate business goals and long‑term scalability
• Participate in an on‑call rotation, leading incident diagnosis and resolution for production issues
• Remove blockers on complex initiatives and travel occasionally for off‑sites, conferences, or team gatherings

Requirements

• 7+ years building highly scalable Android applications using MVI architecture
• Expert‑level proficiency in Kotlin, with the ability to mentor others on idiomatic usage and best practices
• Deep Android platform knowledge, including current best practices, trends, and end‑user considerations
• Hands‑on experience with Jetpack Compose and dependency patterns such as direct injection or service locator
• Track record operating in Agile/Scrum environments and driving process improvements across teams
• Strong communication skills with engineers, executives, and non‑technical audiences, plus proven ability to collaborate across large enterprise organizations

Nice to have

• Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform or Compose Multiplatform
• Familiarity with Material Design, ideally Material 3
• Client‑side API design and client‑to‑backend integration experience
• Exposure to additional languages such as Go, Swift, or Java

Benefits and work setup

• Fully remote position with occasional travel for team events and conferences
• Base salary range of $144,000–$235,000 USD, plus bonus eligibility and full‑time employment status