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Staff Android Engineer, Brand Ad Formats

Leads technical strategy and development of Video Ads and unique brand ad formats on Android, ensuring high performance and scalability to millions of users. Requires 8+ years experience with 3+ years Android mastery in Kotlin, Ad Tech background, and mentoring skills.

217k – 304k
Remote8+ YOEAndroid Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Video Ads Tech Lead: Partner with Product and Design to build a roadmap transforming Video Ads into an industry leader, and drive technical design and execution.
  • Technical Strategy: Provide guidance on video ads and unique ad formats scaling to millions, establish Android best practices, and conduct design reviews.
  • Full-Cycle Leadership: Drive development from discovery, prototyping, testing, experimentation, to deployment.
  • Raise the Bar: Mentor senior engineers, establish best practices for design, testing, and operations, advocate for customers.

Requirements

  • 8+ years software engineering experience (Staff level).
  • Android Mastery: 3+ years Kotlin, modern architectural patterns; 4+ projects from ideation to production.
  • Experience in Ad Tech, building interactive/rich-media mobile experiences.
  • Product Mindset: Track record delivering user-facing features with UI polish and performance.
  • System Design: Build fault-tolerant client-side systems in complex, data-intensive environments.
  • AI: Experience with GenAI tools for productivity.
  • Experimentation/Analysis: Fluency with product metrics, experiments, tools like BigQuery, HEX, Firebase.
  • Versatility across stack, innovative approaches (e.g., AI/ML).
  • Entrepreneurial spirit, self-directed, thrives in ambiguity.
  • Excellent communication for remote collaboration.
  • Experienced technical leader in mentoring.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with Video Ads.
  • Experience at scaled peer company.
  • Jetpack Compose.

Compensation

Base salary: $217,000 - $303,900 USD, plus equity (RSUs), potential commission, comprehensive benefits.

Skills

KotlinAndroidJetpack ComposeBigQueryFirebaseHexGenerative AIKotlin CoroutinesAndroid ArchitectureVideo Ads

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