Android Engineer (3+ years of experience)

3 Months ago • 3 Years + • Mobile Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Captions seeks an experienced Android Engineer (3+ years) to design and develop high-quality, consumer-facing features for their native Android platform. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver smooth, stable, and elegant products reaching millions globally. Responsibilities include full-stack mobile development, from design and implementation to launch, as well as influencing the Android product roadmap and architecture. Candidates must have strong Java/Kotlin, Android SDK skills, and experience with consumer-facing Android apps. Experience designing and building server-side APIs is also crucial. The position is full-time and requires in-person work at their NYC HQ.
Must have:
  • 3+ years native Android development (Java/Kotlin)
  • Experience building consumer-facing Android apps
  • Server-side API design and development
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams
Perks:
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
  • 401K with employer match
  • Catered lunch
  • Dinner stipend
  • Doordash DashPass
  • Health & Wellness Perks
  • Team offsites and events
  • Generous PTO and flexible WFH days

Job Details

Captions is the leading video AI company, building the future of video creation. Over 10 million creators and businesses have used Captions to create videos for social media, marketing, sales, and more. We're on a mission to serve the next billion.

We are a rapidly growing team of ambitious, experienced, and devoted engineers, researchers, designers, marketers, and operators based in NYC. You'll join an early team and have an outsized impact on the product and the company's culture.

We’re very fortunate to have some the best investors and entrepreneurs backing us, including Index Ventures (Series C lead), Kleiner Perkins (Series B lead), Sequoia Capital (Series A and Seed co-lead), Andreessen Horowitz (Series A and Seed co-lead), Uncommon Projects, Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger, Lenny Rachitsky, Antoine Martin, Julie Zhuo, Ben Rubin, Jaren Glover, SVAngel, 20VC, Ludlow Ventures, Chapter One, and more.

Check out our latest financing milestone and some other coverage:

The Information: 50 Most Promising Startups

Fast Company: Next Big Things in Tech

The New York Times: When A.I. Bridged a Language Gap, They Fell in Love

Business Insider: 34 most promising AI startups

Time: The Best Inventions of 2024

** Please note that all of our roles will require you to be in-person at our NYC HQ (located in Union Square) **

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and deliver high-quality, consumer facing features and products for Captions’ native Android platform that push the limits of mobile technology. 

  • Collaborate with product-design, engineering, and other cross-functional partners to ship smooth, stable, and elegant products that will reach millions of users globally. 

  • Lead full-stack mobile application development from inception through design, implementation, and launch for client side features and server APIs / services.

  • Play a meaningful role in influencing the Android product and technology roadmap and architecture decisions. 

Requirements:

  • Our team is in-person at our office in Union Square, New York City.

  • 3+ years of native Android development experience, and highly proficient in technologies like Java, Kotlin, Android SDK.

  • A true self-starter: you have an entrepreneur’s intrinsic motivation, capable of independently running with business and product ideas without explicit guidance.

  • You have experience creating widely used, sophisticated consumer facing Android applications (and experience launching more than one generation).

  • Experience designing and building server-side APIs and components that interface with mobile applications.

Benefits:

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

  • 401K with employer match

  • Commuter Benefits

  • Catered lunch multiple days per week

  • Dinner stipend every night if you're working late and want a bite!

  • Doordash DashPass subscription

  • Health & Wellness Perks (Talkspace, Kindbody, One Medical subscription, HealthAdvocate, Teladoc)

  • Multiple team offsites per year with team events every month

  • Generous PTO policy and flexible WFH days

Captions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Please note benefits apply to full time employees only.

Compensation Range: $130K - $170K

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