AI First Sr. Android Developer

OPENLANE•Toronto, ON

1d•CA$125,000 - CA$16,000

About The Position

We’re hiring an AI-first Sr. Software Engineer (Android) to build, evolve, and scale OPENLANE’s digital marketplace mobile experiences. These roles are for engineers who already treat AI as a first-class development tool, not a novelty. You’ll use AI to move faster, ship higher-quality software, and reduce operational and development toil, while still applying strong engineering judgment, ownership, and systems thinking. You’ll work on customer-facing wholesale marketplace apps spanning seller and buyer experiences, partnering closely with Product, iOS, backend, and platform teams. AI is an accelerator. Engineering ownership still matters.

Requirements

5+ years professional Android development (or equivalent depth)
Proficiency in Kotlin
Experience developing and shipping Android apps to the Play Store
Demonstrated ownership of complex features and cross-cutting concerns
AI-first mindset and daily use of AI development tools with critical evaluation of outputs
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
Experience building and operating production mobile applications at scale
Strong fundamentals: architecture, concurrency, networking, offline/edge cases, and app performance
Familiarity with CI/CD, code review, and production observability (crash reporting, analytics, release health)
End-to-end ownership of features from design collaboration through release and follow-up
Actively uses AI development tools (code copilots, AI debuggers, test generators)
Curious about applying AI to real customer and business problems
Able to critically evaluate AI outputs instead of blindly accepting them
Comfortable learning and adapting in a fast-changing tool landscape
Kotlin for modern Android (Compose + Material 3 preferred; XML/Fragments/ViewBinding still present in mature codebases)
Multi-module Android apps (app / feature / capability / core patterns)
Dependency injection (e.g. Hilt), coroutines, StateFlow / unidirectional UI, navigation, WorkManager
Networking and persistence (e.g. Retrofit/OkHttp, Room)
Feature flags and experimentation; product analytics; crash reporting
Camera / media / device capabilities (e.g. scanning workflows)

Nice To Haves

Jetpack Compose in production at scale
Experience modernizing legacy Android (XML/Fragments → Compose; Rx → coroutines)
Wholesale, marketplace, auction, or high-volume transactional mobile apps
Cross-reading iOS/Swift PRs; mentoring experience
BrowserStack or device-farm based UI testing
Familiarity with hybrid WebView surfaces

Responsibilities

Design, build, and ship Android features across seller and buyer marketplace experiences
Lead technical direction on Android: multi-module boundaries, Compose↔legacy UI coexistence, and shared platform concerns (auth/OIDC, flags, analytics)
Raise the bar on testing (unit, UI, coverage) and CI gates; partner on Play / Firebase distribution and release hygiene
Use AI tools to accelerate delivery while mentoring Intermediate engineers on judgment and craft
Partner with iOS so product behavior stays aligned across platforms

Benefits

Competitive pay
Medical, dental, and vision benefits with employer HSA contributions (US) and FSA options (US)
Immediately vested 401K (US) or RRSP (Canada) with company match
Paid Vacation, Personal, and Sick Time
Paid maternity and paternity leave (US)
Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, and AD&D (US)
Robust Employee Assistance Program
Employer paid Leap into Service Day to volunteer
Tuition Reimbursement for eligible programs
Opportunities to expand your skill set and share your knowledge across a publicly traded, global organization
Company culture of internal promotions, diverse career paths, and meaningful advancement