Aligned (previously Squadformers)
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Senior Android Engineer, Kotlin
Location
United States
Posted
7 days ago
Salary
$80 - $110 / hour
Bachelor Degree6 yrs expEnglishAndroidGradleKotlin
Job Description
• Own development of medium-to-large features, ensuring accountability and quality from concept to release.
• Write performant, testable, and maintainable code across improvements, user-facing features, and bug fixes.
• Partner with product managers and designers in cross-functional discussions to translate requirements into elegant solutions.
• Propose and design creative approaches to challenging problems, contributing to product direction and feature design.
• Collaborate with an agile, distributed team of developers and QA engineers—sometimes leading, sometimes supporting, but always contributing to team success.
• Continuously optimize app performance, stay up to date with modern Android practices, and champion best-in-class engineering standards.
Job Requirements
- 6+ years of professional Android development experience, including publishing and maintaining apps in production.
- Expert-level proficiency with Kotlin, Gradle, Android Studio, and Jetpack Compose.
- Strong grasp of Android architecture, design patterns (MVVM, MVI, etc.), and unit testing frameworks.
- Solid understanding of version control (Git), CI/CD practices, and modern development workflows.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—you can articulate complex ideas clearly, influence decisions, and thrive in cross-functional teams.
- A collaborative, growth-minded approach—passionate about learning, sharing ideas, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on Android.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- 100% remote work
- Internal company events like meditations and yoga
- Most of our positions are flexible for 1099 or W2 positions. If you are a W2 employee, we offer the following benefits:
- Generous PTO accrual
- Paid holidays
- Parental leave
- FSA and HSA
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, with options for Life insurance and more