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Staff Android Engineer (Clients Platform)

Staff Android Engineer leads architecture, developer experience, and client health for Reddit's Android app, scaling for massive user growth. Requires 8+ years experience, mastery of modern Android tech, and AI workflow application.

217k – 304k
On-site8+ YOEAndroid Engineering

About the role

What you’ll do:

  • Own and shape the architecture of Reddit’s Android App to scale for the next 100M+ DAUs.
  • Improve Android developer experience by designing tools, workflows, and CI integrations that make it fast and safe to develop and release code.
  • Define and operationalize guardrails (lint/static analysis, tests, and AI-assisted reviews) that catch common issues early.
  • Build and evolve Android client health and observability foundations (events, traces, dashboards) so teams can improve user experiences.
  • Apply AI thoughtfully to engineering workflows (e.g., code review, static analysis) for improved productivity.
  • Mentor and Support Android engineers through design reviews, documentation, and education on platform capabilities.

What we expect from you:

  • 8+ years of Software development experience with at least 4+ years in designing/developing Android applications.
  • Experience working in a large codebase serving 100+ engineers and millions of DAUs.
  • Mastery of modern Android development (Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Coroutines).
  • Strong background in Android platform/infrastructure: shared libraries, startup/session orchestration, or core networking/caching.
  • Practical experience applying AI to engineering workflows with clear, measurable benefit.
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence technical direction across multiple teams.

Skills

AndroidJetpack ComposeKotlin CoroutinesKotlinCI/CDLintStatic AnalysisObservabilityAINetworkingCaching

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