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.
About the job
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
Android, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Google Play Store, Android Architecture, Android Testing, Debugging, Performance Optimization, Ai Development Tools, Cursor, Claude Code, Github Copilot, ChatGPT
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