Senior Android Developer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada, +1 more country.

📋 Description

• Develop, enhance, and scale OPENLANE’s digital marketplace mobile applications.

• Design, create, and deploy Android features for both seller and buyer marketplace experiences.

• Direct the technical strategy on Android, focusing on multi-module boundaries, the coexistence of Compose and legacy UI, and shared platform considerations.

• Improve testing standards through unit testing, UI testing, coverage, and CI gates.

• Collaborate with Google Play, Firebase distribution, and maintain release hygiene.

• Leverage AI tools to speed up delivery while mentoring Intermediate engineers on decision-making and craftsmanship.

• Work alongside iOS teams to ensure consistent product behavior across platforms.

• Engage daily with Product Managers, designers, backend and platform engineers, QA, and the iOS mobile team.

• Report to the Engineering Manager (Mobile).

• Implement AI-assisted coding, refactoring, test generation, debugging, root-cause analysis, documentation, and knowledge sharing.

• Create customer-facing wholesale marketplace applications that encompass seller and buyer experiences.

⛳️ Requirements

• 5+ years of professional Android development experience (or equivalent expertise).

• Strong proficiency in Kotlin.

• Proven experience in developing and releasing Android applications on the Play Store.

• Demonstrated accountability for intricate features and cross-cutting concerns.

• An AI-first mindset with regular use of AI development tools and critical assessment of their outputs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Experience in building and managing production mobile applications at scale.

• Solid understanding of architecture, concurrency, networking, offline/edge cases, and app performance.

• Familiarity with CI/CD processes, code reviews, and production observability.

• Comprehensive ownership of features from design collaboration to release and follow-up.

• Experience with AI development tools such as code copilots, AI debuggers, and test generators.

• Proficiency in Kotlin for modern Android development.

• Experience with multi-module Android applications.

• Knowledge of dependency injection, coroutines, StateFlow/unidirectional UI, navigation, and WorkManager.

• Familiarity with networking and persistence technologies such as Retrofit/OkHttp and Room.

• Experience with feature flags, experimentation, product analytics, and crash reporting.

• Knowledge of camera, media, and device capabilities.

• Nice to have: Experience with Jetpack Compose in production at scale.

• Nice to have: Background in modernizing legacy Android applications.

• Nice to have: Experience in wholesale, marketplace, auction, or high-volume transactional mobile apps.

• Nice to have: Experience with cross-reviewing iOS/Swift pull requests and mentorship.

• Nice to have: Familiarity with BrowserStack or device-farm UI testing.

• Nice to have: Understanding of hybrid WebView surfaces.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US).

• 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with immediate vesting and company matching.

• Paid vacation, personal, and sick leave.

• Paid maternity and paternity leave (US).

• Employer-sponsored short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US).

• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program.

• Employer-paid Leap into Service Day for volunteer opportunities.

• Tuition reimbursement for eligible programs.

• Opportunities to enhance your skill set and share knowledge within a publicly traded, global organization.

• A company culture that emphasizes internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement.