Senior Android Engineer, Transactions

SpaceX

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Work type
Remote
Location
Ontario, CanadaAlberta, CanadaBritish Columbia, CanadaNova Scotia, Canada
Salary
$168,000–$177,500 / yr
Posted
8 days ago

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This role $173k
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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

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TL;DR · Senior Android Engineer, Transactions

As a Senior Mobile Engineer (Android) on Instacart’s Transaction Platform team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and shipping high-quality Android features that power cart, checkout, payment, order status, and post-order experiences across multiple apps. You’ll work with Kotlin, Coroutines/Flow, and Android Jetpack to create robust, reusable modules and libraries, optimize payment flows, and integrate SDKs while ensuring secure, compliant transactions. Your day-to-day will involve collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, conducting thorough testing, participating in code reviews, and contributing to incident response. You’ll also mentor other engineers and help define coding standards and documentation, all while supporting millions of orders at scale and addressing complex edge cases. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of professional Android development experience, a strong background in transactional flows, and expertise with Jetpack components and dependency injection frameworks like Hilt/Dagger.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement Android features for cart, checkout, payments using Kotlin and Jetpack.
  • Integrate payment SDKs and optimize flows with security teams to ensure compliance and reliability.
  • Develop reusable modules and libraries for multiple Instacart apps to enhance consistency and performance.
  • Ensure high-quality code through robust testing practices, including unit, integration, and UI tests.
  • Own feature development from design to launch, using data and feedback for iterative improvements.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to team coding standards and documentation.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional Android development experience with Kotlin.
  • 3+ years building large-scale features using Android Jetpack and Coroutines/Flow.
  • 2+ years working on transactional flows or integrating payment SDKs.
  • Experience with dependency injection, networking, and modular app architectures.
  • Proven track record in quality assurance through testing and monitoring.
  • Background collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable impact.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

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