Staff Android SDK Engineer, Ad Rendering & Monetization

Unity Technologies•San Francisco, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Design and evolve Android SDK architecture to support scalable, reliable ad delivery. Own interactions between native Android components and hybrid rendering layers, including WebView and JavaScript bridges, and define lifecycle-safe and concurrency-safe patterns for integration into third-party host applications. Improve rendering stability and load/show success rates across video, playable, end card, and store redirect flows under varied device and network conditions. Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in asset caching, creative delivery, WebView lifecycle management, threading, and timeout handling to reduce ANRs, crashes, and memory pressure. Partner with Product and Data teams to drive SDK metrics and consistent ad experiences across direct demand, programmatic, and mediation environments. Serve as an Android SDK architecture expert in cross-platform system design decisions involving Android, iOS, WebView, and Backend, coordinating across engineering, product, and data teams. The role is based in San Francisco, California, and is scheduled for 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The stated salary is $221,187 per year; the position may also be eligible for equity awards and company incentive plans.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent degree, in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, and four years of related work experience; alternatively, six years of related work experience.
Four years of experience in Android development.
Four years of experience building and maintaining Android SDKs used by third-party applications.
Four years of experience with Android lifecycle management.
Four years of experience with concurrency, including Coroutines, Executors, and thread pools.
Four years of experience with memory management and performance profiling.
Four years of experience with ANR and crash root cause analysis.
Four years of experience designing modular, well-documented SDK APIs.
Four years of experience working with WebView or hybrid rendering architectures.
Four years of experience with Ads, Monetization, or Ad Tech platforms.
Four years of experience working with experimentation frameworks and telemetry systems.
Employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience.
Sufficient knowledge of English for professional verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

Design and evolve Android SDK architecture for scalable and reliable ad delivery.
Own interactions between native Android components and hybrid rendering layers, including WebView and JavaScript bridges.
Define lifecycle-safe and concurrency-safe patterns for integration in third-party host applications.
Improve rendering stability and load/show success rates across video, playable, end card, and store redirect flows under diverse device and network conditions.
Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in asset caching, creative delivery, WebView lifecycle management, threading, and timeout handling to reduce ANRs, crashes, and memory pressure.
Partner with Product and Data teams to drive SDK metrics and consistent ad experiences across direct demand, programmatic, and mediation environments.
Act as an Android SDK architecture expert on cross-platform system design decisions involving Android, iOS, WebView, and Backend.
Coordinate across engineering, product, and data teams.

Benefits

Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance
Commute subsidy
Employee stock ownership
Competitive retirement/pension plans
Generous vacation and personal days
Leave and family-care programs for new parents
Office food and snacks
Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support
Employee Resource Groups
Global Employee Assistance Program
Training and development programs
Volunteering and donation matching program
Potential eligibility for equity awards and company incentive plans, such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions