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Lead Android Engineer

New York, NYOnsite
Summary

Lead Android Engineer to take full ownership of Polymarket's Android product, lead and scale a team of engineers, set technical direction, and bridge business goals with mobile development in a fast-paced environment.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Own the Android product end-to-end, including technical architecture, product quality, and roadmap execution
  • Lead and grow a team of engineers and contractors, with a path to scaling as mobile grows
  • Set and own architectural decisions for the Android platform to ensure scalability and disciplined maintenance
  • Translate company business goals into technical strategy and prioritization
  • Partner closely with product, design, backend, and leadership teams on priorities, launches, and quality
  • Establish engineering and product standards including code review, release processes, and high-ownership culture

Requirements

  • Significant experience leading Android development at a product-driven company with ownership of a shipped, high-quality Android app
  • Comfortable operating in a small, early-stage team environment with shifting context and broad ownership
  • Strong business and product judgment to make tradeoffs that reflect company priorities
  • Experience managing engineers and contractors with a track record of building high-performing teams
  • Deep Android platform expertise and strong grasp of Android-specific design patterns and constraints
  • Excellent cross-functional communication skills with product, design, and non-technical stakeholders
  • Leadership mindset focused on owning an area and scaling it

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience in fintech, crypto, trading, or fast-paced, data-rich consumer applications
  • Familiarity with blockchain or Web3 products

Benefits

  • Competitive salary & equity
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Full Health, Vision, & Dental coverage
  • 401k match
  • Hardware setup (new MacBook Pro, big display, & accessories)
Skills
AndroidKotlinJavaAndroid SDKMVVMJetpack ComposeCoroutinesRetrofitRoomDagger/Hilt