Staff Android Engineer

Robinhood

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Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Menlo Park, CANew York, NYToronto, Ontario, Canada
Salary
$230,000–$270,000 / yr
Posted
76 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today

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Above market

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This role pays more than 85% of similar roles. Most pay $180,465–$230,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $250k versus about $205k for comparable roles.

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About Robinhood

Robinhood is a financial technology company offering commission-free stock, ETF, options, and cryptocurrency trading through its mobile app, aimed at democratizing access to financial markets. Industry: Financial Technology & Investment App

Robinhood currently has 46 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $196,000–$230,000 across 46 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Android Engineer

The Staff Android Engineer joins the Trading Products team to redefine how millions of users engage with their finances through intuitive and scalable mobile experiences. In this role, you will define the technical direction for high-impact product areas, leading complex initiatives from early strategy through architecture, implementation, and long-term evolution. You will build reliable mobile systems while establishing engineering standards, architecture patterns, and development practices to improve quality and developer velocity. The position requires deep proficiency in Kotlin, Java, and Android SDK fundamentals, specifically utilizing Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Flow, RxJava, Retrofit, and Room. You will solve technical problems within the trading ecosystem, collaborating with cross-functional partners to deliver fast, dependable, and well-crafted mobile journeys for sophisticated trading products.

What you'll do

  • Define and drive the technical direction for Android experiences using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
  • Lead complex initiatives from early product strategy through architecture, implementation, and launch.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to shape roadmaps and influence product decisions.
  • Establish engineering standards and architecture patterns to improve quality and developer velocity.
  • Mentor engineers and conduct design reviews to raise the bar for execution and craftsmanship.
  • Solve technical problems to deliver scalable and reliable mobile systems for high-impact products.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of professional experience developing Android applications.
  • Experience leading large-scale or technically complex mobile initiatives.
  • Deep proficiency with Kotlin and/or Java.
  • Strong expertise in Android SDK fundamentals and architecture patterns such as MVVM.
  • Strong experience with Jetpack Compose, Coroutines and Flow or RxJava, and libraries like Retrofit and Room.
  • Excellent collaboration and communication skills to influence cross-functional partners.
  • Demonstrated track record of leading through ambiguity and mentoring senior engineers.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

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