Verkada
Senior Android Engineer - Mobile Platform & Systems
$150K–$265K
San Mateo, CA United States +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- San Mateo, CA United States
San Mateo, California, United States - Experience
- 6+ years of professional Android development.
- Visa sponsorship
- The company sponsors and takes over sponsorship of employment visas for this role; if an offer is made, it will make every reasonable effort to obtain a visa.
About the job
Build and maintain shared Android platform systems, native UI components, networking, hardware integrations, and release tooling for Verkada’s mobile product.
What you'll do
- Maintain and evolve the Jetpack Compose component library and improve Android developer experience through CI/CD, test automation, and release processes.
- Develop and maintain reliable networking and synchronization, including offline-first behavior, caching, and secure data transit.
- Implement native hardware integrations and the native-web communication layer; advise product teams on platform architecture.
What they ask for
- 6+ years of professional Android development and deep mastery of Kotlin and the Android SDK.
- Strong experience with mobile CI/CD and a test-first approach.
- Deep understanding of networking, including OkHttp, Retrofit, and Protobuf, and experience with unreliable network conditions at scale.
- Expert proficiency in Jetpack Compose and experience scaling shared UI libraries across multiple teams.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with Bluetooth (BLE), NFC, or Android background execution limits.
- Experience managing Google Play Store releases for apps with high deployment frequency and multiple contributors.
Pay
$150,000 — $265,000 USD (annual OTE; comprised of base compensation and commissions, if applicable)
Tools
Kotlin, Android SDK, Jetpack Compose, GitHub Actions, Bitrise, OkHttp, Retrofit, Protobuf
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