Staff Android Software Engineer

Role Description

As a Staff Android Engineer on Cash App Consumer Platform, you are a multiplier for the entire client engineering discipline. You think in systems. You spot problems before they have names. You create platforms and patterns that make the right thing easy and the wrong thing hard. You operate at an organizational scope. Your work shapes how hundreds of Builders build and how millions of customers experience Cash App.

You don't wait to be handed a problem - you identify what needs to exist, build the case for it, and lead the work to completion. You bring deep Android expertise and a genuine conviction that AI is a transformative force in how we build software, and you act accordingly. This role reports to the Cash App Product Platform Lead.

Qualifications

• Platform or infrastructure builder's mindset.
• A high agency mindset.
• 10+ years of Android development experience.
• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven organizational leadership.
• AI-native development practice.
• Strong systems thinking.
• Exceptional communication.
• Deep Android expertise.

Requirements

• Own and evolve foundational Android infrastructure: modularization, dependency injection, navigation, deep linking, and app lifecycle systems.
• Design and deliver shared libraries and frameworks that feature teams rely on daily.
• Drive Cash App's Android architecture forward.
• Invent thoughtful Android platform tech and open source it where it creates value.
• Develop and steward rapid experimentation in support of AI-enabled iteration.
• Build upon observability and performance tooling.
• Partner with iOS, Web, and backend engineers.
• Evolve how Cash App's Android engineering org uses AI.
• Proactively identify where AI creates leverage.
• Introduce and evaluate emerging AI development tools.
• Drive organizational impact beyond your immediate team.
• Surface unknown risks and systemic issues.
• Lead architecture and design reviews across team boundaries.
• Mentor and grow engineers at all levels.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers.
• Represent Android platform needs in cross-functional discussions.
• Communicate complex technical tradeoffs clearly.

Benefits

• Remote work.
• Medical insurance.
• Flexible time off.
• Retirement savings plans.
• Modern family planning.