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Monstro · 2 weeks ago

Staff Mobile Engineer – Android

NYC or Denver Metro

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff

$190K/yr - $222K/yr

8+ years exp

Monstro is an AI-native fintech platform reimagining how people and institutions manage money. They are seeking a seasoned Staff level Android Engineer to join their founding team and build the native Android experience for their financial platform, focusing on delivering secure and high-performance features while establishing a long-term mobile architecture.

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Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain core features using Kotlin and modern Android frameworks (Jetpack Compose, AndroidX, Coroutines)

Deliver smooth, intuitive user experiences that support complex financial workflows

Own feature development end-to-end—from architecture to implementation, testing, and release

Establish architecture patterns (MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture) that support speed, maintainability, and long-term scale

Optimize performance, responsiveness, offline/online behavior, and data persistence

Integrate mobile clients with backend APIs, financial data systems, and third-party providers

Work closely with backend engineers to shape efficient API interactions and ensure seamless real-time data flows within the app

Implement secure data handling practices required for financial applications

Ensure proper encryption, secure storage, authentication flows, and session management

Build with the rigor necessary for regulated, high-trust environments

Partner with product managers, designers, and fellow engineers to deliver cohesive, user-centered features

Contribute to architectural discussions, planning, and code reviews

Support engineering excellence through documentation, testing, and raising the overall technical bar

Qualification

Android DevelopmentKotlinMVVM ArchitectureSecurity Best PracticesJetpack ComposeAndroidXCoroutinesPerformance OptimizationCode ReviewsContinuous ImprovementCross-Functional CollaborationTechnical Leadership

Required

8–12+ years of professional Android development experience, with a demonstrated history of leading the design and evolution of large-scale Android systems and influencing the technical direction of high-impact, long-lived products

Expert-level Kotlin and Android platform expertise, with the ability to set standards and best practices for modern Android development across multiple teams

Proven ownership of cross-cutting Android initiatives (e.g., shared frameworks, platform migrations, architectural overhauls), driving work from ambiguous problem definition through sustained adoption

Demonstrated ability to define, evolve, and steward Android architecture (e.g., MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture) at a system and ecosystem level, making informed tradeoffs across product velocity, scalability, performance, and long-term maintainability

Deep experience with modern Android frameworks and libraries, including Jetpack Compose, AndroidX, Coroutines, and related tooling, with a track record of introducing or scaling these technologies across teams

Recognized expertise in Android security and data protection, including encryption, authentication/authorization flows, key management, and platform security best practices, with responsibility for setting security direction and reviewing high-risk designs

Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues related to performance, memory, threading, and real-world device constraints

Exceptional communication and influence skills, with the ability to align engineers, product managers, designers, and leadership around technical strategy and tradeoffs in complex, fast-moving environments

Ability to lead by example, conduct high-quality code reviews, mentor engineers, and help raise the overall technical bar

Genuine passion for building high-quality software, with a continuous improvement mindset and curiosity to stay current with Android platform evolution

A clear, accountable leader who drives initiatives to completion, navigates ambiguity with confidence, and multiplies the effectiveness of other engineers