Recruiting from Scratch ยท 3 months ago
Staff Android Engineer
Palo Alto, CA|Hybrid
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $240K/yr
6+ years expRecruiting from Scratch is a talent firm that focuses on placing the best candidate for our clients. They are seeking a Staff Android Engineer to design and build a fast, scalable, and engaging Android experience, collaborating with a cross-functional team to deliver user-first features for a growing global audience.
Staffing Agency
Responsibilities
Working collaboratively with a brilliant cross-functional, cross-timezone team to make Grindr the best app it can be for its users
Able to work across multiple work streams and use ambiguity as an opportunity for high-level thinking
Create innovation by guiding data-driven decisions to adopt new technologies, architectures, and workflow
Elevate your team's technical proficiency; help your team adopt new tools and ways of working
Building Android applications, including proficiency with:
Programming in Kotlin
Managing large codebases and maintaining clean, structured code that is easier to understand, modify, and debug
Performance optimization for large, complex applications to provide a smooth user experience
Designing applications with scalability in mind
Software engineering collaboration best practices and design patterns including MVVM, Coordinator, one-way data flow, and modular architecture
Qualification
Required
6+ years of experience building complex, production-level Android applications using Kotlin
Track record of leading teams or major projects involving architecture, performance, and feature development
Familiar with large-scale mobile systems, including scalability, concurrency, and asynchronous programming models
Strong understanding of modern Android development principles and libraries (e.g., Jetpack, Hilt, Room)
Experienced in working cross-functionally with product leaders, design, and executives
Effective mentor and communicator with experience uplifting teams and processes
Passionate about delivering performant, accessible, and user-first mobile experiences
Preferred
Hands-on experience with Kotlin Coroutines and Coroutine Flows
Experience working across time zones or with international teams
Familiarity with backend or full-stack systems and a willingness to collaborate cross-platform (e.g., iOS, infrastructure)
Contributions to open source or Android communities
Benefits
Premium health, dental, and vision coverage (including partial dependent coverage)
401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting
Queer-inclusive benefits, including gender-affirming coverage, HRT stipends, and wellness support
Monthly stipends for food, wellness, commuting, internet, and mobile
Flexible PTO, home office stipend, and company-sponsored team events
Company
Recruiting from Scratch
A recruiting agency working with technology companies to help them hire software engineers, data roles, product managers, and hardware.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Will Sanders
Founder / CEO
Tom Callahan
Managing Partner, Retained Executive Search
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