Cantina Labs

Android Engineer (Senior-Staff Levels)

Los Angeles or San Francisco · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$180k-$240kDetected 65 days ago

KotlinAndroidJetpack ComposeRESTVoIP

About the role

We're looking for someone who thrives on pushing the limits of Android development and has a passion for creating visually stunning, high-performance experiences.
Participate in architecture discussions and uphold high standards for code quality, testability, and maintainability.

Build and ship high-quality Android features using Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Coroutines, and modern Android architecture patterns.
Develop and optimize video/audio pipelines, real-time media effects, and AI-powered visual features on Android.
Craft immersive custom UI experiences with deep expertise in Compose animations, custom drawing, and motion design.
Leverage deep Android internals knowledge - memory management, rendering pipeline, Choreographer, RenderThread - to deliver buttery-smooth performance.
Architect and maintain clean MVVM application structure with well-separated concerns across UI, domain, and data layers.
Set up and manage dependency injection using Koin or Hilt, ensuring scalable and testable module graphs.
Collaborate with Product, Design, and QA teams to deliver polished, scalable experiences.

8+ years of experience developing Android applications, or equivalent.
Hands-on experience with dependency injection using Koin or Hilt in production Android apps.
Ability to write readable, maintainable, documented, and well-tested code.
Experience with RESTful API integrations and proficiency with Git.
Experience with media frameworks: ExoPlayer, MediaCodec, Camera2/CameraX, and real-time effects.

experience with AI-driven media features, real-time video/audio effects, or WebRTC on Android.

Your expertise in custom graphics, animation frameworks, and media pipelines will help shape the creative foundation of our flagship app.

The anticipated annual base salary range for this role is between $180,000-$240,000.
When determining compensation, a number of factors will be considered, including skills, experience, job scope, location, and competitive compensation market data.

Competitive salary and generous company equity
Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 99.99% of premiums covered by Cantina
42 days of paid time off, including:
Generous parental leave & fertility support
401(k) retirement savings plan
One Medical membership, and more!
Bonus: experience with AI-driven media features, real-time video/audio effects, or WebRTC on Android.

Take ownership of features as part of a small, fast-moving team shipping to a large user base.

This listing is sourced directly from Cantina Labs's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.