Staff Software Engineer (Android)

SpotOn•Chicago, IL

1d•$188,000 - $230,000

About The Position

As a Staff Android Software Engineer in our Hospitality group, you are a technical leader and multiplier. You will serve as a key technical leader for the systems that power the daily operations of thousands of restaurants. This isn't just about building features; it’s about defining how we build them. You will oversee the technical direction of our Android-native POS and handheld applications, ensuring they are resilient, performant, and capable of handling complex hospitality workflows, from intricate order processing to seamless handoffs to third-party payment processors. You will work at the intersection of product vision and engineering excellence, solving the hardest technical challenges that face our mobile platform. This is a hands-on Staff IC role: you will write production code, lead design reviews, guide architecture, and create leverage through mentorship and cross-team execution.

Requirements

10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience building Android applications at scale.
Demonstrated track record operating at Staff Engineer scope or equivalent technical leadership.
Deep Kotlin experience, including coroutines, Flow, and structured concurrency.
Experience modernizing or interoperating with legacy Android architectures, such as RxJava-based systems.
Proven experience designing and evolving large, multi-module Android applications.
Strong understanding of Android architecture patterns such as MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture, or similar approaches.
Experience with complex local data management, offline-first workflows, synchronization, or high-volume real-time data flows.
Ability to diagnose complex performance, reliability, and cross-layer issues across application, OS, hardware, and network boundaries.
Track record of leading technical initiatives through influence across multiple teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical tradeoffs to engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.
Work authorization in the U.S. is required.

Nice To Haves

Experience building POS, hospitality, retail, logistics, payments, or other operationally critical software.
Experience integrating with payment SDKs, device services, Bluetooth/USB peripherals, printers, scanners, or custom Android hardware.
Experience with mobile observability tools such as Grafana, Sentry, Firebase, ELK, or similar platforms.
Experience improving automated testing, CI/CD, release quality, or developer productivity for mobile teams.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the multi-year architectural roadmap for our Android applications, ensuring "offline-first" capabilities and real-time data syncing remain reliable, scalable, and continuously improving.
Lead high-impact technical projects spanning multiple squads, such as modularizing the codebase, optimizing local data persistence (Room/SQLite), or overhauling the UI layer with Jetpack Compose.
Take ownership of the stability and performance of the hospitality suite, designing systems resilient to the high-pressure, 24/7 environment of a commercial kitchen.
Act as a mentor to Senior and Mid-level engineers, setting the standard for code quality, documentation, and automated testing.
Work with Engineering, Product, Design, and leadership to evaluate feasibility, shape roadmap decisions, and align technical investments with customer and business outcomes.
Partner with enablement teams to improve CI/CD, automated testing, failure analysis, and responsible use of AI-assisted engineering tools.