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Android Engineer (Senior-Staff Levels)

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Android Engineer (Senior-Staff Levels) in USA new

  • Cantina
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Los Angeles, CA

Responsibilities

  • Build and ship high-quality Android features using Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Coroutines, and modern Android architecture patterns.
  • Develop and optimize video and audio pipelines, real-time media effects, and AI-powered visual features on Android.
  • Create immersive custom UI experiences using Compose animations, custom drawing, and motion design.
  • Optimize Android performance through knowledge of memory management, rendering, Choreographer, and RenderThread.
  • Architect and maintain MVVM application structures across UI, domain, and data layers.
  • Configure and manage dependency injection with Koin or Hilt.
  • Participate in architecture discussions and uphold code quality, testability, and maintainability standards.
  • Collaborate with Product, Design, and QA teams and own features through delivery.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of Android application development experience or equivalent.
  • Expertise in Kotlin, including idiomatic usage, coroutines, Flow, and advanced language features.
  • Deep Jetpack Compose experience with custom layouts, state management, animation APIs, and performance profiling.
  • Strong knowledge of MVVM, ViewModel, LiveData or StateFlow, Room, Navigation, and WorkManager.
  • Production experience with Koin or Hilt for dependency injection.
  • Understanding of Android internals including the View system, RenderThread, Choreographer, garbage collection, and battery or memory profiling.
  • Experience with ExoPlayer, MediaCodec, Camera2 or CameraX, and real-time effects.
  • Ability to write readable, maintainable, documented, and well-tested code.
  • Experience integrating RESTful APIs and proficiency with Git.
  • Strong attention to visual detail, motion, and animation.
  • Experience with AI-driven media features, real-time video or audio effects, or WebRTC on Android is a bonus.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and generous company equity.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 99.99% of premiums covered by Cantina.
  • 42 days of paid time off, including 15 PTO days, 10 sick days, 15 company holidays, and 2 floating holidays.
  • Generous parental leave and fertility support.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan.
  • $500-per-month lifestyle spending account.
  • Complimentary lunch and snacks for in-office employees.
  • One Medical membership.

Salary: $180k - $240k/yr

Cantina

Cantina Labs is a social AI company, developing a suite of advanced real-time models that push the boundaries of expression, personality, and realism. We bring characters to life, transforming how people tell stories, connect, and create. We build and power ecosystems. Cantina, our flagship socia...

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