Staff Software Engineer, Android Design System

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$217,000–$303,900 / yr
Posted
13 days ago
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TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer, Android Design System

Staff Software Engineer, Android Design System joins the Design System Team to evolve the cross-platform design system and UI architecture powering experiences across the company. This role involves building reusable components, improving platform capabilities, and establishing frontend patterns to enable product teams to ship high-quality experiences efficiently. Key responsibilities include collaborating cross-functionally with designers and engineers, improving performance at scale, and advancing accessibility across the platform through components, tooling, and documentation. The engineer will strengthen developer experience by contributing to shared tooling and platform improvements. The role requires expertise in modern Android development using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, with specific skills in UI architecture, scalable component design, and performance optimization using tools such as Instruments to solve complex frontend infrastructure problems.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $208800 from 354 postings across 50 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop higher-level reusable components to expand the cross-platform design system.
  • Build and maintain shared UI infrastructure and component libraries for multiple teams.
  • Optimize Android architecture and rendering patterns to improve performance at scale.
  • Create accessible components, patterns, and tooling to ensure platform-wide accessibility.
  • Develop shared tooling and documentation to improve the developer experience for engineers.
  • Establish frontend patterns that enable product teams to ship high-quality experiences efficiently.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of software engineering experience.
  • Track record of leading cross-functional projects and delivering solutions with broad product impact.
  • Experience building and maintaining shared UI infrastructure, such as design systems or component libraries.
  • Strong experience with modern Android development using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
  • Expertise in UI architecture, scalable component design, and performance optimization using tools such as Instruments.
  • Familiarity with accessibility best practices.

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