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Staff Android Engineer, Brand Ad Formats

217k – 304kChicago, ILRemote8+ YOE
Summary

Leads technical strategy and development of Video Ads and unique brand ad formats on Android, ensuring high performance and scalability to millions of users. Requires 8+ years experience with 3+ years Android mastery in Kotlin, Ad Tech background, and mentoring skills.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Video Ads Tech Lead: Partner with Product and Design to build a roadmap transforming Video Ads into an industry leader, and drive technical design and execution.
  • Technical Strategy: Provide guidance on video ads and unique ad formats scaling to millions, establish Android best practices, and conduct design reviews.
  • Full-Cycle Leadership: Drive development from discovery, prototyping, testing, experimentation, to deployment.
  • Raise the Bar: Mentor senior engineers, establish best practices for design, testing, and operations, advocate for customers.

Requirements

  • 8+ years software engineering experience (Staff level).
  • Android Mastery: 3+ years Kotlin, modern architectural patterns; 4+ projects from ideation to production.
  • Experience in Ad Tech, building interactive/rich-media mobile experiences.
  • Product Mindset: Track record delivering user-facing features with UI polish and performance.
  • System Design: Build fault-tolerant client-side systems in complex, data-intensive environments.
  • AI: Experience with GenAI tools for productivity.
  • Experimentation/Analysis: Fluency with product metrics, experiments, tools like BigQuery, HEX, Firebase.
  • Versatility across stack, innovative approaches (e.g., AI/ML).
  • Entrepreneurial spirit, self-directed, thrives in ambiguity.
  • Excellent communication for remote collaboration.
  • Experienced technical leader in mentoring.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with Video Ads.
  • Experience at scaled peer company.
  • Jetpack Compose.

Compensation

Base salary: $217,000 - $303,900 USD, plus equity (RSUs), potential commission, comprehensive benefits.

Skills
KotlinAndroidJetpack ComposeBigQueryFirebaseHEXGenAIKotlin CoroutinesAndroid ArchitectureVideo Ads
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