Staff Software Engineer - Android Mobile, Otter - Los Angeles
$213k/y-$269.25k/y
Otter2 days ago
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OnsiteFull-timeSenior
Summary
Otter is seeking a Staff Software Engineer - Android Mobile to join their team in Los Angeles, CA. The role involves leading the technical direction and architecture of complex Android initiatives across Otter’s mobile ecosystem.
About the Role
As a Staff Software Engineer - Android Mobile, you will be responsible for owning the end-to-end delivery of high-impact features, collaborating with various teams to shape product strategy, driving mobile platform scalability and performance, and providing technical mentorship to other engineers. You will also set best practices for Android development and make high-leverage technical decisions.
About You
Required:
- 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant depth in Android development.
- Expert-level proficiency in Kotlin and the Android ecosystem.
- Strong experience designing and evolving modular, scalable mobile systems, using MVVM, MVI, or similar patterns.
- Proven track record of leading complex technical projects that span multiple teams or systems.
- Deep understanding of mobile performance, reliability, and observability, including debugging production issues at scale.
- Strong testing mindset, with experience defining testing strategies (unit, integration, end-to-end) for mobile platforms.
- Experience collaborating closely with backend teams on API design and system contracts.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence without authority and align stakeholders around technical decisions.
Preferred:
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous problem spaces, bringing structure, clarity, and technical direction.
- A product-oriented mindset, balancing technical excellence with real customer impact in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency utilizing AI-assisted development tools (such as Cursor and Claude Code) to enhance delivery speed and ensure consistently high code quality.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options)
- Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term)
- Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity
- Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children
- Pet insurance discount
- 401(k)
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
- Discretionary vacation days
- 8 paid holidays per year
- Paid sick time
- Paid Bereavement leave
- Paid Parental Leave
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