[Remote] Android Software Engineer, Work From Home

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nextdoor is seeking a talented Android Software Engineer to build and evolve mobile applications that power insurance and financial products. The role involves contributing to features that leverage automation and AI-assisted capabilities to improve user experience and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain production-grade Android applications using Kotlin
• Design and implement intuitive, responsive mobile interfaces for insurance, payments, and customer workflows
• Integrate backend APIs for quotations, policy management, claims, and transactional services
• Contribute to mobile features that incorporate AI-assisted capabilities (e.g., chat experiences, recommendations, automation flows)
• Optimize application performance, responsiveness, battery usage, and memory efficiency across devices
• Implement analytics, crash reporting, and user behavior tracking to improve product quality
• Collaborate closely with backend, product, design, and AI/ML teams throughout the development lifecycle
• Ensure stability, scalability, and security across production mobile systems
• Continuously improving engineering standards, architecture, and mobile best practices
• Deliver stable, high-performance Android experiences used at scale
• Improve app reliability, responsiveness, and efficiency across devices
• Reduce crashes and production incidents through better engineering practices
• Ship mobile features confidently with strong system design and testing discipline
• Enable AI-assisted product capabilities through mobile integration where applicable
• Contribute to a scalable and maintainable mobile architecture

Skills

• 3+ years of Android development experience using Kotlin
• Strong understanding of Android architecture components and modern development practices
• Proven experience shipping production Android applications
• Strong knowledge of Coroutines, Flow, and asynchronous programming
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs and working with distributed systems
• Familiarity with mobile performance tuning and debugging in production environments
• Strong ownership mindset with attention to detail and product quality
• Tech Stack: Kotlin/Java, Android Jetpack (ViewModel, Compose/XML-based UI where applicable), Coroutines/Flow, RESTful APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and TensorFlow Lite/on-device ML frameworks
• Exposure to AI-enabled mobile features (e.g., chat interfaces, recommendation systems, automation workflows) is a plus
• Experience with on-device ML or frameworks such as TensorFlow Lite is a bonus
• Published apps on the Google Play Store are an advantage

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Savings Plan Options
• PTO

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