# Senior Android Engineer

**Company:** [Perchwell](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/perchwell)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Android Engineering
**Salary:** $145k – $170k/yr
**Experience:** 4+ years
**Skills:** Android, Kotlin, jetpack, jetpack compose, coroutines, dependency injection, modular architecture, CI/CD, mobile architecture, APIs
**Posted:** 2026-07-31

> Senior Android Engineer building and scaling the core mobile app for a real estate listings platform. Lead initiatives from design to launch using Kotlin, Jetpack, and Compose; shape architecture and collaborate cross-functionally. 4-6 years Android experience required; hybrid in NYC preferred.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Work On
- Build exceptional Android experiences: Design, build, and scale Perchwell’s Android app serving real estate professionals, delivering fast, stable, and intuitive mobile experiences that empower users to search, collaborate, and close deals from anywhere.
- Lead meaningful initiatives: Lead Android initiatives from technical design through launch, driving execution and ensuring quality while partnering with senior engineers and leadership on overall direction.
- Enhance product sales: Our mobile experience is a competitive differentiator for new clients and a delightful extension of the Perchwell platform.
- Contribute to Android architecture: Help shape the structure and setup of our codebase, advising on decisions to ensure it is scalable, maintainable, and testable to support faster feature development and customer satisfaction.
- Collaborate across disciplines: Work closely with backend, product, design, and QA to deliver seamless, high-quality user experiences.

## Required for this Role
- 4-6 years of professional Android development experience, with a strong command of Kotlin and the modern Android ecosystem (Jetpack, Compose, Coroutines, dependency injection, etc).
- Proven track record owning and delivering features from design through release, with a growing scope of impact across the codebase.
- Solid understanding of mobile reliability and scalability, with experience identifying and resolving recurring issues.
- Experience contributing to technical direction - helping define standards, participating in architectural decisions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
- Strong customer empathy - the ability to translate complex user needs into technical solutions that address both immediate problems and long-term product health.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present technical tradeoffs clearly to stakeholders.
- Strong collaboration with backend and product partners, translating business needs into technical execution.
- Love ownership, iteration, and making things better every release.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Modular Android architecture - Experience designing and implementing feature modules, shared library modules, and dependency management strategies to support clean separation of concerns and fast build times.
- Familiarity with backend systems and APIs, particularly in the context of designing robust and functional client-server contracts for mobile applications.
- Continuous integration - Familiar with common tools and techniques for structuring and organizing mobile builds and automated testing tracks to improve quality and reduce developer cycle time.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Base salary range: $145,000 - $170,000 (varies by location) + equity + benefits.
- Flexible PTO, plus 10 paid company holidays.
- 401K with a company match.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- HSA and FSA options.
- Commuter benefits.
- Parental leave.
- Company-wide onsite or offsite each year.
- Beautiful office in Soho, Manhattan with a stocked kitchen, catered breakfast and lunch once per week, happy hours and meet-ups.

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