# Senior Mobile Engineer

**Company:** [Instacart](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/instacart)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Android Engineering
**Salary:** $214k – $222k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Android, Kotlin, Java, SQL, Mvvm, Mvi, Dagger, Hilt, CI/CD, Git, Agile, Jira, Figma, Buildkite, GitHub Actions
**Posted:** 2026-09-03

> Senior mobile engineer responsible for building and optimizing Android applications alongside distributed backend systems, leading development lifecycles, and improving delivery pipelines. Requires a bachelor’s degree and at least five years of related experience, including advanced Android development.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, develop, maintain, and optimize large-scale Android and distributed backend systems.
- Develop high-performance mobile and distributed backend solutions.
- Lead application development lifecycles, including requirements gathering and technical design.
- Create and maintain reliable CI/CD pipelines for rapid software delivery.
- Ensure security, data privacy, and regulatory compliance throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and deliver features.

## Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field, or foreign equivalent.
- At least 5 years of experience in the offered role or a related role.
- At least 2 years of advanced Android development experience, including MVVM/MVI architecture and dependency injection frameworks such as Dagger or Hilt.
- At least 2 years of experience with Kotlin, Java, and SQL, including asynchronous programming and thread safety in mobile and backend environments.
- At least 2 years of experience with CI/CD automation, testing, and monitoring.
- Experience with automated testing, release management, performance profiling, incident response, and analytics.
- At least 2 years of experience working in Agile teams, with Git version control, technical documentation, code review, refactoring, and debugging.
- At least 2 years of experience with Jira, Figma, or similar tools.

## Compensation
- Base salary: $214,000–$222,000 USD, dependent on permanent work location.
- Eligible for a new-hire equity grant and annual refresh grants.
- Benefits provided according to the employee’s work location.

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