Via

Technology

SeniorAndroidEngineer

$160–200k New York, New York, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Android Engineer at Via. Skills: Android development, Kotlin, Performance optimization, System design. Collaborate with designers. Collaborate with backend engineers”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Debugging complex issues; Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years Android development, Deep proficiency in Kotlin, Knowledge of Android lifecycle, Grasp of Android app architecture, Expertise in performance optimization, Expertise in memory management, Expertise in debugging complex issues, Knowledge of concurrent programming

Nice to Have

Jetpack Compose, RESTful APIs, Kotlin Coroutines or RxJava, Location Services, Google Maps API, Mapbox

What You'll Do.

Collaborate with designers

Collaborate with backend engineers

Collaborate with product managers

Own development of rider Android app

Keep experience reliable

Keep experience intuitive

Architect mobile infrastructure services

Evolve mobile infrastructure services

Make decisions about app architecture

Make decisions about performance optimization

Make decisions about memory management

Diagnose production issues

Resolve production issues

Minimize disruption to riders

Mentor engineers on team

Guide engineers on team

Share Android development expertise

Review code thoughtfully

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams

Full Job Description

Via is on a mission to create public transportation systems that provide far greater access to jobs, healthcare, and education. Our platform serves as the technology backbone for modern transit networks, transforming antiquated and siloed public transportation systems into smart, data-driven, and efficient digital networks. With hundreds of agency partners around the world, Via is recognized as the leading transportation technology and service provider globally. As a Senior Android Engineer at Via, you'll be a core member of the rider mobile team, owning the Android experience that millions of riders depend on every day — from booking rides and managing accounts to the underlying mobile infrastructure that makes it all work seamlessly. You'll work on a product that has real, tangible impact on how people move through their cities, collaborating closely with designers, backend engineers, and product managers who care deeply about the quality of what they ship. If you're an Android engineer who takes pride in building polished, high-performance mobile experiences and wants to see your work used at real scale, this is the role for you. About the Role: Collaborate closely with designers, backend engineers, and product managers in order to deliver our high-quality, user-friendly rider application Own the development and continuous improvement of Via's rider Android app - building new features across booking, account management, and the core rider journey while keeping the experience fast, reliable, and intuitive Architect and evolve the mobile infrastructure services that power Via's apps, making thoughtful decisions about app architecture patterns, performance optimization, and memory management that the whole team benefits from Diagnose and resolve critical production issues under pressure, minimising disruption to riders and acting as a key line of defence when things go wrong in live environments Mentor and guide engineers on the team - sharing your expertise in Andr

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