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MercorMercorSan Francisco, CA

Member of Techincal Staff, Android

Lead architecture and development of Mercor's native Android app using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. Own end-to-end product initiatives, define engineering standards, mentor engineers, and leverage AI coding tools while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

130k – 400k/yr
On-site5+ YOEAndroid Engineering

About the role

What You’ll Do

  • Lead the architecture and development of Mercor's native Android application.
  • Design, build, and ship high-quality Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
  • Own major product initiatives end-to-end—from technical strategy and architecture through production launch.
  • Define Android engineering standards, architecture patterns, testing strategy, and release quality.
  • Collaborate closely with Product, Design, AI, Backend, and Infrastructure teams to deliver customer-facing experiences.
  • Leverage modern AI development tools (e.g. Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar) to accelerate engineering while maintaining a high quality bar.
  • Optimize application performance, reliability, observability, and long-term maintainability.
  • Mentor engineers and help establish a strong mobile engineering culture.

What We’re Looking For

  • 5+ years of professional Android software engineering experience.
  • Strong expertise in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
  • Experience shipping and maintaining production Android applications through the Google Play Store.
  • Strong understanding of modern Android architecture, testing, debugging, and performance optimization.
  • Demonstrated experience making architectural decisions and driving technical direction across projects.
  • Fluent in using modern AI software development tools (e.g. Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar) to improve engineering productivity.
  • Excellent software engineering fundamentals and product judgment.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across a team.
  • High ownership, strong communication skills, and a bias toward shipping.

Benefits

  • Bi-annual performance bonus structure
  • Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
  • Up to $15k Relocation bonus
  • $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
  • $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
  • Free Equinox membership
  • $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
  • $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
  • Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Skills

AndroidKotlinjetpack composegoogle play storeandroid architectureandroid testingDebuggingPerformance Optimizationai development toolsCursorClaude Codegithub copilotChatGPT

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