Arlo

Principal Android Engineer

Milpitas, CA · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$215k-$295kDetected 30 days ago

KotliniOSAndroidJetpack ComposeCode ReviewCI/CDRESTComputer VisionJUnitVoIPLeadershipCommunicationMentoringWriting

About the role

Behind a simple "tap to see live video" experience sits a demanding system: low-latency streaming, reliable security notifications, device provisioning over flaky networks, and strict privacy and battery constraints.
You'll spend real time in the codebase - designing, prototyping, reviewing, and shipping - while also raising the bar for architecture, quality, and engineering practice across the whole Android team.

navigation, networking, and the patterns the rest of the team builds on.
Lead by example in the codebase: ship meaningful features and platform improvements yourself, and set the standard for what "good"
looks like through your own pull requests.
Drive large-scale refactors and migrations (e.g., to Jetpack Compose, to a cleaner module graph, to modern async patterns) with a
Mentor and grow engineers across levels - through pairing, design reviews, RFCs, and day-to-day technical guidance.
Partner closely with product, design, backend/firmware, and QA to shape what's feasible and sequence work sensibly across teams.
Make build-vs-buy and technology-selection decisions, and document the reasoning so the team can move fast with confidence.
Proven experience designing and evolving a large, multi-module Android codebase, including Gradle build configuration and build-time
respect, and clear expectations that engineers understand and own every line they ship regardless of how it was produced.
design problems - and mentor the team on using these tools to grow their skills, not bypass them.

A track record of leading migrations and refactors in a live, high-traffic app without halting feature delivery.

Experience sharing logic or code across iOS and Android.
Contributions to open source, public technical writing, or conference talks.
Familiarity with the broader smart-home ecosystem (Matter, Google Home / Alexa integrations, widgets, Wear OS, or Android TV/largescreen
What success looks like in the first year
The team has a clear, documented architecture that new engineers can ramp into quickly.
A healthier, faster delivery pipeline and a code review culture people actually value.
Engineers on the team visibly leveling up because of your mentorship and the standards you set.
We're committed to inclusivity and selecting the strongest candidate-no matter their background.

Arlo's Android app is how millions of people keep an eye on what they care about - homes, businesses, pets, and family.

The pay range for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries at commencement of employment and is expected to be between USD$215,000-295,000/year.

Build the practices and prompts/patterns that let the team get reliable results from AI tools, and codify them so the whole team benefits
Evaluate and pilot AI tooling pragmatically, measuring real impact on delivery speed and code health, and retiring what doesn't earn its

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