Staff Software Engineer, Android

Poshmark; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Poshmark is seeking a Staff Engineer, Android to architect and manage their mobile application. You will lead the Android development process, write quality code, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless user experience.

Ideal candidates have over 5 years of Android app experience, strong Java and Kotlin skills, and a passion for solving challenging problems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing Android apps released in the PlayStore.
• Strong understanding of Android design patterns like MVVM.
• Experience with SQLite, Room, or SharedPreferences for data persistence.

Responsibilities

• Architect and manage the Android mobile application.
• Write high quality, maintainable code and conduct code reviews.
• Lead feature development and ensure product visibility.

Skills

Android app development

Java

Kotlin

UI/UX design

Git

Unit testing

RESTful web services

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Android Studio

Jenkins

Job description

About Poshmark

Poshmark is the leading fashion marketplace where style comes alive through discovery, self‑expression, and human connection. Powered by a vibrant community of 165 million members, Poshmark brings real people and taste to shopping through a social experience shaped by shared discovery. Buying and selling fashion feels simple, joyful, and personal, while every item tells its own story. Poshmark empowers sellers to grow meaningful businesses, keeps fashion in circulation longer, and gives shoppers access to unique and trusted finds, from everyday pieces to one‑of‑a‑kind vintage and luxury. Poshmark is a leading social marketplace for new and secondhand styles for women, men, kids, home, and more. By combining the human connection of physical shopping with the scale, ease, and selection benefits of e‑commerce, Poshmark makes buying and selling simple, social, and fun.

Poshmark is looking for a talented and creative Staff Engineer, Android. You are someone who loves creating mobile applications that have a simple user interface and solid code. If you have a passion for developing new user experiences, solving difficult problems, and creating delightful solutions, this is a perfect job for you! You will play a critical part in defining and building the perfect experience for millions, developing scalable, well‑designed software that enhances people’s lives globally. Join our world‑class team and help build the future of Poshmark.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, iterate and manage our Android mobile application.
• Spearhead every aspect of the Android development process from API creation to design.
• Partner closely with our design, product, and engineering team to produce an application that flows seamlessly and works intuitively with our users.
• Write high quality and maintainable code and unit‑test for quality assurance, robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
• Take part in code reviews and give constructive feedback to peer developers.
• Own important pieces of the product that have high visibility both internally and externally.
• Envision new products and features that are inspired, considered, and magical.
• Find simple, elegant solutions to hard problems.
• Recommend and improve development practices which also includes improvements in CD/CI processes and the architecture/design of the Android code base.
• Lead or Quarter Back feature development, work closely with PM and drive the feature completion end to end.

6‑Month Accomplishments

• Get familiar with the Poshmark ecosystem i.e. Android application code base, infrastructure, CI/CD environment and tools, etc.
• Start contributing to the Poshmark Android feature development by writing quality testable code.
• Have good collaboration within the team, and with other teams such as Product, Design, QA, devOps, etc.
• Participate in technical discussions, code reviews and provide valuable inputs to other team members.

12+ Month Accomplishments

• Should be able to independently drive feature development and also Lead or Quarter Back feature development end to end.
• Come up with ideas/changes to improve Android application code base on new Android design patterns or new Android libraries.

Requirements

• Strong foundation in the fundamentals of computer science, with familiarity in data structures, algorithms, and software design optimized for embedded systems.
• 5+ years of relevant SWE experience with experience developing Android apps (apps released into the PlayStore).
• Experience in Java, Kotlin and Android Studio.
• Knowledge of Android's common software design patterns like MVVM, Repository.
• Deep experience with Activity/Fragment management and lifecycle, understanding thread life cycles and scopes of different Android components, and worked with persisting data on Android device using SharedPreferences or SQLite or Room or similar.
• Strong understanding of designing custom UI with an intuition for UX and consumer behaviour.
• Understanding of design and use of RESTful web services to create connected applications.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, and familiarity with continuous integration using Jenkins or other CI tools.
• Experience in writing unit tests using JUnit, Mockito Framework, etc.