Senior Mobile Engineer, Earnin
Android
CA$199.8-244.2k
Plus equity
2 days a week in office
Paycheck advance service for employees
Job no longer available
Paycheck advance service for employees
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
CA$199.8-244.2k
Plus equity
2 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build a financial system that works for people.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s (or higher, e.g., MS, or PhD) in Computer Science or a related technical field involving coding or equivalent technical experience
- Fluency in Kotlin, with a strong grasp of reactive & functional paradigms (Coroutines/Flow, RxJava)
- Proven experience with modern Android app architectures (MVVM, MVI, MVP, Clean Architecture) and Jetpack components
- Deep understanding of Android UI frameworks, including XML layouts and Jetpack Compose
- Hands-on knowledge of software engineering best practices across the full SDLC: coding standards, code reviews, Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and mobile release operations
- 4+ years of industry experience building, shipping, and maintaining Android applications at scale
- Familiarity with identity verification, authentication, and authorization protocols
- Familiarity with iOS development and cross-platform frameworks such as React Native or Kotlin Multi-Platform is a significant plus
What the job involves
- The mobile engineering team’s job is to develop new features and support our best-in-class iOS and Android applications
- We work closely with the product, server engineering, design, marketing, and customer support teams to create new product experiences for our customers
- Our goal is to provide our customers with a seamless mobile experience that enables them to access their money easily
- Engineers joining the mobile team must have a solid focus on user experience, as well as an understanding of mobile-specific issues, ranging from network usage to battery life
- The mobile engineering team is the most customer-facing group and has a significant impact on the customer’s impression of our company
- Collaborate with the product and design team to develop innovative user experiences and features
- Design and implement new APIs with our server engineering team to communicate with the mobile applications
- Create a scalable mobile architecture that ensures the organization remains agile as it grows
- Drive decisions on the strategies and methodologies used in mobile app development and testing at EarnIn
- Create Unit and Automation (user interface) Tests to ensure the new code does not break existing features and that it works according to the requirements specified by the product
- Create and monitor analytics to demonstrate the effectiveness of new and existing features in assisting customers
Our take
Paying bills is an inevitable part of life, but paying them late or dipping into overdrafts can result in fees. This is the reality for millions of workers who have to wait for their paychecks to arrive – and the problem that companies like EarnIn are trying to solve. By allowing hourly workers access to their pay as it is earned rather than on a fixed date, it hopes to provide all Americans with the ability to deal with immediate costs without going into arrears.
Unlike competitors in this growing space, Earnin charges no mandatory fees, instead gaining revenue through a voluntary tipping system. It also requires no credit checks to access its services, which puts it ahead of the growing number of digital banking solutions. This approach has garnered it a strong user base of business customers who offer Earnin as an employee benefit.
Earnin has managed to continue its steady growth even while the wider tech landscape suffered setbacks, which suggests a wise leadership. It also continues to improve its offering and expand its network of businesses, aiming to give every employee in America control of the money they've earned.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
42% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2018
$125m
SERIES C
Sep 2017
$39m
SERIES B
Total funding: $190.1m
Company benefits
- 401k
- FSA
- Mental health resources
- Employee Resource Groups
- Stipend for growth opportunities
- Pet friendly office
- Work from home opportunities
- Health insurance
Company HQ
Evergreen Park, Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Ram Palaniappan
(Founder & CEO)Was Senior Operations Manager at Reflect.com, a P&G company. Served as President of UniRush from 2004 to 2012.
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