Android Engineer

About the teamYou'll be the lead Android engineer at Rain, owning mobile alongside the lead iOS developer from the ground up. Our partners use Rain's issuance platform and APIs to power card programs, wallets, and payment experiences for their end users, and you'll bring those experiences to life on Android. You'll work directly with product, design, and our platform engineering team to define what great mobile looks like for Rain's clients and their customers.What you'll doOwn the entire Android development lifecycle, from architecture and implementation to Play Store deliveryBuild polished, production-grade mobile apps that leverage Rain's issuance platform and APIs for clients and their end usersCollaborate closely with product, design, and backend engineers to define the mobile roadmap and translate platform capabilities into intuitive native experiencesArchitect a clean, scalable codebase that can serve as the foundation as the mobile team growsIntegrate with Rain's APIs for card issuance, transaction management, balance queries, and other payment flowsImplement secure authentication, tokenization, and data handling appropriate for a financial services contextDrive decisions on tooling, frameworks, CI/CD, and testing strategy for mobileContribute to the broader engineering culture as an early team member with outsized influence on how we buildYou are likely to succeed if you have:4–10 years of professional mobile development experience, with multiple apps shipped to the App/Play StoreProficiency in Kotlin and deep familiarity with modern Android frameworks (Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Hilt/Dagger, Room, Navigation, etc.)Experience architecting Android apps from scratch. You have made foundational decisions on project structure, navigation patterns, state management, and dependency injectionSolid understanding of networking layers, RESTful API integration, and secure data handlingA disciplined approach to code quality: you write testable code, value code review, and care about maintainabilityComfort working autonomously with minimal direction — you'll be the mobile expert in the roomStrong product sensibility: you think beyond tickets and advocate for great user experiencesExcellent communication skills; you can translate technical tradeoffs for non-technical stakeholdersBonus attributesExperience in fintech, payments, or crypto/web3Familiarity with card issuance, wallet UX, or financial transaction flowsExperience with WebView-based hybrid architectures or embedded SDK patternsExposure to CI/CD tooling for Android (Gradle, GitHub Actions, Bitrise, Firebase App Distribution, etc.)Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) for shared business logicExperience being the first or early mobile hire at a startupBenefitsUnlimited time off – We require our team to take at least 10 days of vacation annually.Flexible working – Work from home or in the office with a stipend to create a comfortable environment.Easy to access benefits – Comprehensive health, dental and vision plans for US employees and dependents, and a 100% company‐subsidized life insurance plan.Retirement goals – 401(k) with a 4% company match.Equity plan – Equity option plan for all team members.Rain Cards – Company‐issued card for testing our core products.Health and Wellness – Card usage for eligible health and wellness spending.Team summits – Company and team offsites domestically and internationally.#J-18808-Ljbffr