Zello
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AndroidEngineerII
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“Android Engineer II at Zello. Skills: Android development, Kotlin, Modern Android architecture, AI-assisted dev workflows. Own and ship features end-to-end across a focused area of the Android client. Write production Kotlin daily, with Java when navigating legacy code”
What You'll Achieve.
Owned and shipped multiple features across a focused area of the Android codebase, with clean code, appropriate test coverage, and minimal regressions in production; Made a concrete contribution to Android 2.0; Driven a measurable quality outcome in your area: reduced crash rate, fixed a top customer-impact bug, or shipped a stability/performance win that landed in production; Contributed at least one improvement back to AI-assisted dev workflows
Industry & Context.
Knack for solving difficult problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Shipped production Android in Kotlin for at least 2 years, Java doesn't scare you when you navigate legacy code, Worked in modern Android architecture (DI, modular Gradle, MVVM or MVI) on real codebases, Definition of 'done' includes tests, low crash impact, and clean code review, Use AI-assisted dev as a default, Take ownership of focused scope and ship without hand-holding, Take code review feedback well and come back better
Nice to Have
Contributed to Android 2.0 — migrated a module to the new Hilt-based pattern, completed a plugin migration, or built a new component in the target architecture, Driven a measurable quality outcome in your area: reduced crash rate, fixed a top customer-impact bug, or shipped a stability/performance win that landed in production, Become fluent in Zello's AI-assisted dev workflows (CLAUDE.md, .cursor/ rules, bug-hunter skill, AGENTS.md) and contributed at least one improvement back
What You'll Do.
Own and ship features end-to-end across a focused area of the Android client
Write production Kotlin daily
with Java when navigating legacy code
and stability as part of 'done'
Contribute to Android 2.0 rearchitecture
Use Zello's AI-native dev workflows daily
Contribute improvements back to the team's agent library
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Pair; Review; Align on shared standards with a four-person team
Full Job Description
IMPORTANT: Please be aware, scammers may try to impersonate Zello by reaching out regarding job opportunities. We will never ask you for bank account information, checks, or other sensitive information as part of our hiring process. All correspondence will come from the zello.com email domain. If you’re unsure, please email [email protected] with questions. ABOUT ZELLO Zello is a voice-first communication platform, powered by our industry-leading push-to-talk technology, to improve collaboration and productivity for desk-less workers. With over 175+ million users, we’re the #1 rated push-to-talk app in the world, delivering 9 billion (yes, with a B) messages a month. At Zello, our company values are at the heart of what we do everyday. We’re proud to serve the frontline, we’re privileged to connect people in times of crisis across the globe, and we’re honored to support first responders. And this is where you come in. This role is on Zello's Android team, the team that builds and ships the apps carrying 80% of Zello's revenue. You'll join a four-person team where your work is visible from day one and what you ship is felt by every Zello customer running on Android. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR, YOU WILL - Have owned and shipped multiple features across a focused area of the Android codebase, with clean code, appropriate test coverage, and minimal regressions in production. - Have made a concrete contribution to Android 2.0 — migrated a module to the new Hilt-based pattern, completed a plugin migration, or built a new component in the target architecture. - Have driven a measurable quality outcome in your area: reduced crash rate, fixed a top customer-impact bug, or shipped a stability/performance win that landed in production. - Have become fluent in Zello's AI-assisted dev workflows (CLAUDE.md http://CLAUDE.md, .cursor/ rules, bug-hunter skill, AGENTS.md http://AGENTS.md) and contributed at least one improvement back. WHAT YOU'LL DO - Own and ship features end
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