Senior Software Development Engineer II (Android)

Job Description

Esper is experiencing hyper growth!  We’re the industry’s first DevOps SaaS platform designed to provide a simple, safe, and secure way for engineering and DevOps teams to release applications and manage smart Android devices.  Our device infrastructure enables developer, mid-market orgs, and enterprise fleets of 100,000+ devices to deliver their software as a service.  Esper has rapidly-growing global customer adoption among some of the world’s most innovative major brands in retail, hospitality, logistics, and healthcare.

The Role

We’re hiring an Android Engineer (5–7 YOE) to build capabilities in our Android agents/SDKs and apps. You’ll own end‑to‑end features on Android, collaborate with Product and Design, and ship reliable, secure functionality that powers our device‑management platform.

What You'll Do

• Build Android features with robust background work, offline resiliency, and security

• Improve performance & reliability (startup, ANR, jank, crash‑free %) and drive tech‑debt pay‑down

• Collaborate with the Product, Design, and Customer facing team to deliver customer-focused solutions.

• Contribute to architectural decisions, design scalable solutions, and help shape our technical roadmap.

• Conduct thorough code reviews, establish best practices, and mentor junior engineers.

• Participate in on‑call rotations for Android components; define/enhance SLIs/SLOs

• Use AI tools to improve velocity while maintaining quality and security

Experience level:

• 5–7 years Android development experience

• Experience building and maintaining production systems

• Previous experience in a senior individual contributor role

Required:

• Android (Kotlin/Java), SDK; concurrency, background work, networking, storage, permissions

• Understanding of client‑server interactions and API consumption

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills

• Testing discipline and CI/CD familiarity; Git and modern workflows

• Demonstrate proficiency with AI-assisted development tools and best practices

Bonus:

1. Container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

2. Experience with MDM or device management systems

3. Go or Python; REST; SQL (optional)

4. Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)

5. Kafka/MQTT; event‑driven systems

6. Android Enterprise; AOSP familiarity