Senior Software Engineer, Android

Current • New York, NY

1d • $170,000 - $250,000

About The Position

Current is a consumer fintech platform serving more than 6 million members. Its mobile engineers build native Kotlin and Swift apps that provide members’ primary access to financial services and connect to a proprietary banking backend, primarily through gRPC. The Android engineer will work on performant, intuitive mobile experiences and foundational application infrastructure, including reusable UI components and data collection. The role is based in New York and involves work in a fast-moving, results-driven environment, with a direct impact on members’ financial outcomes.

Requirements

• Expertise in Kotlin for Android development, including Kotlin Coroutines.
• Solid understanding of Android fundamentals, including component lifecycles, dependency injection with Hilt, multithreading, persistence, and Jetpack components such as Compose, Material 3, Navigation, and ViewModel.
• Familiarity with modularized app architecture, including unidirectional data flows, MVVM, and Gradle modules.
• Experience publishing and maintaining apps on the Google Play Store.
• Genuine interest in personal finance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience profiling and optimizing UI performance, including smooth animations and reducing jank.
• Experience using gRPC and Protobuf schemas for networking.
• Experience building highly secure Android apps.
• Experience building platform components as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Work on a small, nimble mobile engineering team alongside product, design, and backend engineering teams to deliver end-to-end user experiences.
• Own delivery of key business initiatives from product discovery and system design through feature launch.
• Build and maintain scalable, reusable mobile frameworks that improve code consistency and engineering velocity.
• Help improve architecture, testing, and monitoring practices and evolve engineering standards.
• Build products that help members improve their financial futures, including Paycheck Advance, Build Card, and Savings Pods.
• Participate in code and architecture reviews.

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Meaningful equity in the form of stock options.
• 401(k) plan.
• Discretionary performance bonus program.
• Biannual performance reviews.
• Medical, dental, and vision premiums covered at 100% for the employee and dependents.
• Flexible time off and paid holidays.
• Generous parental leave policy.
• Commuter benefits.
• Fitness benefits.
• Healthcare and dependent care FSA benefit.
• Employee Assistance Programs focused on mental health.
• Healthcare advocacy program for all employees.
• Access to mental health apps.
• Team-building activities.
• Modern NYC office with an open floor plan, stocked kitchen, and catered lunches.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed