Software Developer - Android (US)
TextNow, Inc.4 months ago
Base Salary
$136k - $274k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Android applications using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Java.
- Lead architectural modernization, modularization, shared libraries, and cross-platform reuse across Android, iOS, and Web.
- Own systems throughout ideation, API design, instrumentation, deployment, monitoring, testing, telemetry analysis, experimentation, and iteration.
- Define observability standards, telemetry pipelines, performance optimization, and fault-tolerance strategies for production systems.
- Apply AI-driven tools and automation to development, code analysis, testing, reliability, and product intelligence.
- Partner with product, design, backend, and data teams to deliver high-quality user experiences.
- Drive technical discussions, mentor developers, lead initiatives, and influence strategic direction across mobile platforms.
Requirements
- Deep expertise in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, and Flows.
- Proven experience architecting modular, maintainable systems that balance speed and reliability.
- Strong background in performance optimization, observability, and system-level debugging.
- Experience using AI and automation to improve developer velocity, reliability, or product intelligence.
- Experience with instrumentation, SLOs/SLIs, fault tolerance, runbooks, incident triage, telemetry pipelines, and production diagnostics for mobile clients.
- Demonstrated technical leadership through roadmap influence, multi-team initiatives, mentoring or leading developers, process improvements, and interaction with senior technical or product leadership.
Benefits
- Free phone service, unlimited vacation, 12 paid holidays, and a strong work-life blend.
- Employee stock options, competitive pay, health, dental, and vision benefits, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
- $750 annual wellness benefit or healthcare spending account, RRSP matching in Canada, and 401(k) in the USA.
- Parental leave for eligible employees and learning and development opportunities.
- Travel a few times per year for team events and company-wide off-sites.
About TextNow, Inc.
TextNow builds a free, app-based wireless phone service that provides calling, texting, and basic data on iOS and Android. Its freemium model combines an ad-supported tier with optional paid plans, and it operates much of its own network infrastructure to keep costs low. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, the privately held company serves millions of users across North America.