AI-First Android Engineer

About the Role

In this role, you will take total ownership of a slice of the Android app, from discovery to production, and be measured by the features you ship, the quality of your code, and the impact on customers. You will work in a new-world environment where one well-equipped engineer can deliver the output of a small team, and you will be expected to compound your own leverage every quarter by developing better prompts, evaluations, and agent harnesses.

What You Will Do

• Direct multiple AI coding agents in parallel to design, build, test, and ship Android features in Kotlin against the Android SDK
• Take total ownership of a slice of the Android app, from discovery to production, and be responsible for the quality and reliability of the code
• Develop and defend a strong point of view on what good Android code looks like inside Grove's architecture
• Design prompts, evaluations, and harnesses that make AI-assisted mobile development repeatable and measurable
• Stand up automation that closes the loop, including Fastlane lanes, CircleCI checks, AppCenter/Play Console distribution, device test farms, telemetry-driven rollback, and AI-powered review gates
• Collaborate with other engineers on architecture and trade-offs, and solicit business context from PMs, designers, and platform engineers
• Own production health autonomously, monitoring Sentry, Datadog, Cloudflare, and Firebase to assess system health, triage incidents, and re-prioritize your own backlog
• Mentor the Heady contractor team on AI-native workflows and share learnings with mobile peers
• Triage Sentry crashes, hotfix, and root-cause incidents with AI-assisted investigation and remediation

What We Are Looking For

• 5-8 years of professional Android development experience with a portfolio of shipped consumer apps at scale
• Native, demonstrable fluency with modern AI coding tooling, such as Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, or Codex
• Strong, opinionated taste in Kotlin and modern Android architecture, including Clean Architecture, MVVM, multi-module Gradle, Koin for DI, Coroutines/Flow, and Moshi
• Experience working in a DataBinding/XML codebase, with the judgment to drive a phased Compose migration when and where it's necessary
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomous environment and take total ownership of features from discovery to production
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with other engineers, PMs, designers, and platform engineers
• Experience with AppsFlyer and other mobile analytics tools

Nice to Have

• Experience with Jetpack Compose and the ability to introduce it into a DataBinding/XML codebase
• Knowledge of machine learning and AI principles, and the ability to apply them to mobile development
• Experience with cloud-based services, such as AWS or Google Cloud, and the ability to integrate them with mobile apps
• Familiarity with DevOps tools, such as Jenkins or CircleCI, and the ability to automate testing and deployment

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunity to work with a certified B Corp and contribute to a sustainable and socially responsible mission
• Flexible, remote work arrangement with a stipend for home office setup and equipment
• Professional development opportunities, including training and education stipends
• Access to the latest mobile development tools and technologies
• Collaborative, dynamic work environment with a team of experienced engineers and professionals
• Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance and contributions to the company's mission

• Tip: Make sure to showcase your experience with AI coding tooling and your ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomous environment.
• Be prepared to walk through a feature you shipped where AI did the majority of the coding and you did the orchestration.
• Emphasize your strong, opinionated taste in Kotlin and modern Android architecture, and be prepared to defend your point of view.
• Highlight your experience working in a DataBinding/XML codebase, and your judgment to drive a phased Compose migration when and where it's necessary.
• Be prepared to discuss your experience with AppsFlyer and other mobile analytics tools, and how you can apply them to drive business decisions.
• Tip: Showcase your ability to collaborate with other engineers, PMs, designers, and platform engineers, and highlight your strong communication skills.
• Be prepared to discuss your experience with cloud-based services, DevOps tools, and automation, and how you can apply them to improve the efficiency and reliability of the mobile app.