Android Engineer – DevRel Team

Rive

Android Engineer developing and maintaining Rive’s open source Android runtime for a dynamic developer relations team. Collaborating with engineering and product to enhance integration across the Android platform.

Posted 5/11/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $170,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidKotlin

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop, maintain, and evolve Rive’s Android runtime and supporting infrastructure.
Build APIs to support Rive content in Jetpack Compose, Android Views and more.
Integrate and expose capabilities from Rive’s core C++ runtime through JNI and Kotlin APIs.
Ensure the Android runtime aligns consistently with the APIs and workflows of other Rive runtimes.
Ensure support and performance on devices across the Android ecosystem.
Expand the test suite for Rive Android.
Troubleshoot complex issues across a wide array of devices.
Ensure graphics present as expected.
Synchronize state and lifetimes between Kotlin and C++.
Diagnose and correct performance pitfalls.
Triage project specific issues, capturing lessons learned as scalable documentation or API guidance.
Ensure a smooth onboarding experience for new developers.
Share best practices for production delivery.
Support documentation efforts to create a comprehensive experience for new and experienced developers.
Act as a technical expert on Android for the Rive engineering team.
Collaborate with the team when new features are required or issues impact multiple runtimes.
Prioritize between a number of important tasks in a rapidly evolving startup.
Stay current with the latest developments in the Android ecosystem and plan support for new features, devices, and SDK versions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Android application development: experience building applications specifically for Android using Kotlin.
Library development: experience building and maintaining a library used by other developers, including version management, change logs, and announcements.
Native development: General C++ or better yet specific JNI binding experience is extremely helpful. You will be integrating with our C++ runtime.
Strong troubleshooting: a track record of seeing tough bugs through to root cause and resolution, including preventing regressions and proactive prevention through unit testing.
Performance minded: ability to measure, compare, and improve performance across CPU, GPU, memory, and energy consumption.
An understanding of performance tooling such as Perfetto
Knowledge of optimization techniques such as memoization, cache coherency, avoiding copies, and minimizing draw calls.
Empathy for developers: knowing what makes a great first experience using an SDK, and what changes will positively impact the long term.

Benefits

Comp & perks

We offer a remote work environment
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
Stock options

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Hard Skills & Tools

Android application developmentKotlinC++JNIAPI developmentLibrary developmentUnit testingPerformance optimizationTroubleshootingPerformance tooling

Soft Skills

Empathy for developersCollaborationPrioritizationDocumentationProblem-solvingCommunicationAdaptabilityTechnical expertiseMentoringScalability awareness