The Senior Android Software Engineer will design, implement, and maintain the Grid Android app, driving product design and collaborating with teams.
About us
Today’s financial system is built to favor those with money. Grid’s mission is to level that playing field by building financial products that help users better manage their financial future. The Grid app lets users access cash, build credit, spend money, optimize their taxes, and lots, lots more.
Grid is a fast-growing team that’s deeply passionate about making a difference in the lives of millions. We’re solving huge problems and believe that every team member has a big role to play. Come join our growing team in our brand new Seattle office!
The role
We’re adding an Android Engineer to our team to help us build and scale our core product lines. You'll work closely with product, engineering and business leaders to create magical experiences. With access to multiple robust datasets, products, and clear objectives, you'll have a significant impact on Grid's progress as a business—as well as our users' happiness and success.
The team
We're focused on serving our users and building a robust business above all else. To this end, Grid's team members experience high levels autonomy and ownership, and as a company we value curiosity, learning and growth.
The tech stack
Our tech stack is based on Kotlin, Jetpack compose, Firebase, Dagger Hilt DI, GCP, Go, protobufs, BigQuery and MySQL. We have built our platform from the ground up to optimize for clean data sources, and we have made numerous investments into data warehousing, streaming analytics infrastructure and offline data cleanliness.
What you'll do:
- Design, implement, and maintain the Grid Android app
- Assist and build platform
- Pragmatically solve problems
- Contribute to product design and direction
- Effectively communicate and work with other teams
What we're looking for:
- Product and Customer Oriented: Our customers depend on us for their personal finances. We expect a disciplined approach to development, testing, and quality assurance. We require a minimum of 5 years of app development.
- Autonomy and Initiative: Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects, showcasing a proactive approach to identifying key leverage points for data products.
- Curiosity and Optimism: People who are constantly asking why the world around them works the way it does, and who have the will to change it.
- Self Starter: Confidence to prioritize work and delivery demonstrable results on a tight cadence.
- Domain Knowledge: Demonstrated experience or understanding of the financial industry, especially in the context of building and scaling FinTech products.
- Experience building and deploying mobile apps: This is not an entry level role. We require 3+ years of experience building in a startup environment.
Top Skills
BigQuery
Dagger Hilt Di
Firebase
GCP
Go
Jetpack Compose
Kotlin
MySQL
Protobufs
Get Grid Oakland, California, USA Office
350 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, Ste 310, Oakland, CA, United States, 94612
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