Staff Android Engineer

Tilt (formerly Empower)

Staff Android Engineer responsible for developing mobile financial applications. Leading architecture and design processes to enhance user experiences and efficiency.

Posted 6/1/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $224,370 - $273,571 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidiOSJavaObjective-CSwift

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and maintain mobile applications to deliver financial services to users.
Build complete end-to-end user experiences for credit card features, implementing complex onboarding flows.
Lead the technical architecture and implementation of design language systems that provide reusable component libraries.
Integrate third-party banking services to enable secure account linking and verification.
Create deep linking infrastructure to enable direct navigation to specific features.
Coordinate with backend, infrastructure, and product teams to resolve performance issues.
Develop quarterly objectives and key results for the Android platform to align with company priorities.
Modernize legacy code patterns by migrating deprecated architectural approaches to contemporary frameworks.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
7 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience with front-end native Android application development and architecture
Android mobile application architecture including Model-View-ViewModel pattern and coordinator pattern for complex multi-screen navigation
Cross-platform mobile development, including IOS development with Swift and Objective-C
Reactive programming with Java
Mobile application performance optimization including crash monitoring
Software testing methodologies including unit test development, test-driven development practices
Technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration including quarterly objective and key result development
Crisis management

Benefits

Comp & perks

Virtual-first teamwork: The Tilt team is collaborating across 14 countries, 12 time zones, and counting. You’ll get started with a WFH office reimbursement.
Competitive pay: We're big on potential, and it's reflected in our competitive compensation packages and generous equity.
Complete support: Find flexible health plans at every premium level, and substantial subsidies that stand up to global standards.
Visibility is yours: You can count on direct exposure to our leadership team — we’re a team where good ideas travel quickly.
Paid global onsites: Magic happens IRL: we gather twice yearly to reconnect over shared meals or kayaking adventures. (We’ve visited Vail, San Diego, and Mexico City, to name a few.)
Impact is recognized: Growth opportunities follow your contributions, not rigid promotion timelines.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Android application developmentModel-View-ViewModel patternCoordinator patternCross-platform mobile developmentiOS developmentSwiftObjective-CReactive programmingJavaMobile application performance optimization

Soft Skills

Technical leadershipCross-functional collaborationCrisis management

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science