NewsBreak

Senior Software Engineer, Android - AI-Native Client Platform

NewsBreak$118K — $212K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience in building large-scale Android applications
  • Proficient in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
  • Demonstrated ownership of app-level architecture
  • Experience with AI-generated code verification
  • Bonus: Familiarity with cross-platform technologies like Kotlin Multiplatform or Flutter
  • Bonus: Proven track record in enhancing developer tooling and CI processes

Responsibilities

  • Architect Android systems across existing and new products for maintainable codebases
  • Drive the modularization of shared capabilities to improve efficiency
  • Ship user-facing features through AI-assisted workflows
  • Establish quality standards for AI-assisted development
  • Tackle complex performance and production challenges, creating playbooks for team improvement

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment
  • Collaborative and innovative team culture
  • Opportunities for career growth and advancement
  • Access to cutting-edge tools and technologies
  • Potential for discretionary bonuses and equity options
Full Job Description
Location: Mountain View, CA About the team We're rebuilding how NewsBreak ships mobile software. An in-house auto-dev bot already lands reviewed PRs daily - most merged client PRs start from an agent. Engineers here don't just write features: they design the architecture, conventions, and guardrails that let humans and AI build together safely, across our flagship app and a matrix of new products (Lite, short-drama, local). This is a builder role with a dual mandate: roughly half your time advances the platform, half ships business impact - and the point is that the first keeps shrinking the cost of the second. What you'll do - Architect Android systems - from our flagship app to 0-to-1 new products - so every codebase stays legible to both engineers and AI agents. - Drive modularization: extract shared capabilities so they ship once and run across apps. - Ship user-facing features end-to-end - growth, feed, and new-app product needs - through the same AI-assisted workflow you're improving: your platform work is measured by how much faster these ship. - Set the quality bar for AI-assisted development: review standards, safety nets, release gates. - Solve the hardest performance and production problems, and turn what you learn into playbooks the whole team builds on. What we're looking for - 5+ years building Android apps at scale; deep Kotlin, Jetpack Compose. - You've owned app-level architecture and lived with the consequences. - You verify before you ship - including (especially) AI-generated code. - Bonus: cross-platform experience (Kotlin Multiplatform, Flutter, or React Native) - our app matrix ships on both platforms. - Bonus: developer tooling / CI quality gates that made a team measurably faster. The US base salary range for this full-time position is listed below. Pay may vary based on a number of factors including job-related skills, level, experience, geographic location and relevant education or training. At NewsBreak, we design our overall rewards package to attract top talents. Depending on the position, the role may also be eligible for discretionary bonus and options. Your recruiter can share more details during the hiring process. Annual Base Pay Range $118,000-$212,000 USD

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