Software Engineer, Android
Providence / New York / Los Angeles / Remote • Senior level and above
Overview
Splitwise is looking for an Android engineer to join our mobile team. At Splitwise, you’ll work on a popular app used by millions of users that has been featured by Google, and launch brand-new features and integrations. You’ll be helping millions of people manage money with their friends and family and reduce the stress that sharing costs places on relationships.
The Splitwise Android app is primarily written in Kotlin. We work hard to include the latest Android features and platform design considerations, while still supporting older devices popular around the world. As a company, we believe in writing code that is reliable and maintainable.
This job reports to our head of mobile engineering, Marshall. When building new features, you'll collaborate closely with the server and product teams, contributing your unique perspective and shaping the future of Splitwise. We're currently a small team - and you can make a huge difference.
What you'll actually do at Splitwise:
- Deploy updates to Google Play at least once a month
- Implement new features and modernize old ones
- Work with the server and product teams to plan internal API updates and new features
- Support users directly and fix bugs that you find
- Write tests for new updates to ensure reliability
Things about you:
- You're experienced with Kotlin/Java, Android Studio, and the general Android ecosystem
- You write clean, understandable code that can be tested and maintained in the future
- You like to make sure you fully understand a problem before you sit down and start writing actual code
- You enjoy working in a team, and treat others with empathy and respect
- When something goes wrong, you love to figure out what broke
- You have a 4-year Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, a closely related field, or equivalent experience
- Experiences that are valued but not required: experience maintaining an Android application with a substantial user base, fintech industry experience, experience with client/server syncing on mobile
Things you’ll learn:
- How to make product design decisions through feedback and user testing
- How to add cutting-edge Android features to a popular native app
- How to release major app updates while minimizing bugs and maintaining backwards compatibility
- How to debug an issue across thousands of different Android devices
- How a small, transparent start-up operates
Compensation range:
- $190,000-$216,500/year base cash compensation
- Depends on experience level and tenure
Benefits:
- Competitive base salary
- Equity/stock options
- Top-tier health care (covered 100% for you, 50% for dependents)
- Dental and Vision insurance
- 4-6 weeks of paid vacation per year
- Paid parental leave (12+ weeks)
- 401k with match
- Flexible hours (with meeting hours generally from 10am-5pm ET)
- Professional development budget for conferences or other paid resources, in consultation with your manager
- Periodic annual retreats and face-to-face visits with colleagues
- Support for in-office, co-working, or remote work, each with related benefits to do your best work
Application Guidelines:
Please include an attached resume and concise (1-4 sentences) answers to following questions in your application email:
Splitwise is headquartered in Providence, RI and has existing “mini-hubs” of coworkers in New York and LA (who work together in-person on an ad-hoc basis). We also support fully remote candidates based in the USA. Which of these are you interested in?
What interests you about working for Splitwise specifically?
This position will require you to work in Kotlin and Java. Some of the technical components of the interview will be in one of these languages. Do you have a preference for which language is used?
Briefly tell us about an interesting technical problem that you’ve faced recently in programming. Were you able to create a solution? If so, how and what was the impact of solving it? If not, what did you do instead and what happened next?
Splitwise is an equal opportunity employer that cares deeply about diversity in tech, and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. We want to build a team at Splitwise that reflects the diversity of customers that we serve, and we hope that team includes you! Join us in our mission to reduce the stress that money places on relationships, and help millions of friends and families around the world.