Android Engineer - DevRel Team

Responsibilities

Android Runtime Development

• Develop, maintain, and evolve Rive’s Android runtime and supporting infrastructure.
• Build APIs to support Rive content in Jetpack Compose, Android Views and more.
• Integrate and expose capabilities from Rive’s core C++ runtime through JNI and Kotlin APIs.
• Ensure the Android runtime aligns consistently with the APIs and workflows of other Rive runtimes.
• Ensure support and performance on devices across the Android ecosystem.
• Expand the test suite for Rive Android.
• Troubleshoot complex issues across a wide array of devices.

Collaboration and Support

• Collaborate with new and existing customers.
• Triage project specific issues, capturing lessons learned as scalable documentation or API guidance.
• Ensure a smooth onboarding experience for new developers.
• Share best practices for production delivery.
• Support documentation efforts to create a comprehensive experience for new and experienced developers.
• Act as a technical expert on Android for the Rive engineering team.
• Collaborate with the team when new features are required or issues impact multiple runtimes.
• Prioritize between a number of important tasks in a rapidly evolving startup.
• Stay current with the latest developments in the Android ecosystem and plan support for new features, devices, and SDK versions.

Requirements

• Android application development: experience building applications specifically for Android using Kotlin.
• Library development: experience building and maintaining a library used by other developers, including version management, change logs, and announcements.
• Native development: General C++ or better yet specific JNI binding experience.
• Strong troubleshooting: a track record of seeing tough bugs through to root cause and resolution, including preventing regressions and proactive prevention through unit testing.
• Performance minded: ability to measure, compare, and improve performance across CPU, GPU, memory, and energy consumption.
• An understanding of performance tooling such as Perfetto.
• Knowledge of optimization techniques such as memoization, cache coherency, avoiding copies, and minimizing draw calls.
• Empathy for developers: knowing what makes a great first experience using an SDK.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience using Rive!
• Experience with, or an interest in learning, multiple-platform frameworks, such as Kotlin/Compose Multiplatform, React Native, and Flutter.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary range: $170-190k.
• Remote work environment, comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage as well as stock options.