Aligned (previously Squadformers)

Senior Android Engineer, Kotlin

Aligned (previously Squadformers)

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $80 - $110 per hour

Job Level

About the role

  • Own development of medium-to-large features, ensuring accountability and quality from concept to release.
  • Write performant, testable, and maintainable code across improvements, user-facing features, and bug fixes.
  • Partner with product managers and designers in cross-functional discussions to translate requirements into elegant solutions.
  • Propose and design creative approaches to challenging problems, contributing to product direction and feature design.
  • Collaborate with an agile, distributed team of developers and QA engineers—sometimes leading, sometimes supporting, but always contributing to team success.
  • Continuously optimize app performance, stay up to date with modern Android practices, and champion best-in-class engineering standards.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of professional Android development experience, including publishing and maintaining apps in production.
  • Expert-level proficiency with Kotlin, Gradle, Android Studio, and Jetpack Compose.
  • Strong grasp of Android architecture, design patterns (MVVM, MVI, etc.), and unit testing frameworks.
  • Solid understanding of version control (Git), CI/CD practices, and modern development workflows.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—you can articulate complex ideas clearly, influence decisions, and thrive in cross-functional teams.
  • A collaborative, growth-minded approach—passionate about learning, sharing ideas, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on Android.
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • 100% remote work
  • Internal company events like meditations and yoga
  • Most of our positions are flexible for 1099 or W2 positions. If you are a W2 employee, we offer the following benefits:
  • Generous PTO accrual
  • Paid holidays
  • Parental leave
  • FSA and HSA
  • Medical, Dental and Vision insurance, with options for Life insurance and more
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Android developmentKotlinGradleAndroid StudioJetpack ComposeMVVMMVIunit testingversion controlCI/CD
Soft Skills
communicationinterpersonal skillscollaborationproblem-solvinginfluencegrowth-minded approacharticulation of complex ideasteam success contributioncreative thinkingadaptability