Senior​/Android Engineer

Position: Senior/Staff Android Engineer
Overview

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Title of Role:
Senior/Staff Android Engineer

Location:

San Francisco, CA (On-site)

Company Stage of Funding:
Early Growth, Well-Funded

Office Type:
Full-Time, In-Office

Salary: $200,000 – $360,000 (High-cash compensation, no equity)

Visa Sponsorship:
Available

Relocation:
Supported

Company Description

We’re representing a financial technology company building a global consumer finance platform for emerging markets — in partnership with major distribution partners. The team is reimagining cross-border money movement by combining stablecoin infrastructure with a joint virtual banking and cryptocurrency wallet, enabling users around the world to move seamlessly across financial systems.

The company is small, senior, and fast-moving, led by proven founders with prior successful exits. With deep funding and immediate global distribution, this is a chance to work on technology that will directly impact millions of users in underserved regions.

What You Will Do

As a Staff Android Engineer, you’ll take full ownership of the Android platform — leading architecture, performance, and security for a new mobile product from the ground up. You’ll design and implement the foundation of a financial app built to serve millions of users globally, while collaborating closely with product, backend, and design teams.

Key responsibilities include:

• Architect and build a high-performance, secure, native Android app in Kotlin or Java.

• Establish best practices and development standards for the Android codebase.

• Collaborate with cross-platform teams developing iOS and web counterparts.

• Own core aspects of UX performance, network reliability, and mobile security.

• Shape product and technical direction from Day 1 as a founding member of the engineering team.

• Potentially grow into a mobile lead across platforms as the team expands.

Ideal Background

• 5+ years of experience building and shipping consumer-facing Android apps at scale.

• Strong fluency in Kotlin and/or Java with a deep understanding of modern Android development practices.

• Proven ability to architect Android applications from scratch, including API design and app structure.

• Experience with mobile performance optimization, offline data handling, and secure app design.

• Comfortable in high-ownership, zero-to-one environments where decisions shape product direction.

Preferred

• Experience building products for Latin American or emerging markets.

• Prior work in fintech, banking, or payments.

• Eye for mobile design and user experience.

• Broader full-stack experience and ability to flex across the stack.

Why Join

• Impact:
Build the Android platform for a product that will serve millions globally from day one.

• Mission:
Help redefine cross-border financial infrastructure and digital inclusion through stablecoin technology.

• Ownership:
Full autonomy over the Android stack and long-term mobile architecture.

• Velocity:
Work directly with experienced founders and a senior, high-caliber team in San Francisco.

• Compensation:
No equity gamble — top-of-market salary for world-class engineers.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base Salary: $200K – $360K

• Structure:
High-cash comp, no equity requirement

• Work Setup:
On-site in San Francisco (collaborative office culture)

• Perks:
- Visa sponsorship available
- Relocation support for top candidates
- Opportunity to shape the core technical vision of a global product

This role is ideal for engineers who want to build high-performance mobile systems from scratch, define architecture for a global financial product, and make an immediate impact in the stablecoin ecosystem.

Salary Range: $200,000-$360,000 base.

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