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WEX

Senior Android Engineer

Chicago, IL · Remote

$121K - $145K/yr

You'll be joining a balanced team of native iOS and Android engineers working to deliver scalable, production-grade mobile experiences for a user base of 250k+ users. How you'll make an impact:

eNett

Senior Android Engineer

Chicago, IL · Remote

$121K - $145K/yr

You'll be joining a balanced team of native iOS and Android engineers working to deliver scalable, production-grade mobile experiences for a user base of 250k+ users. How you'll make an impact:

Life Fitness

Android Software Engineer II

Schaumburg, IL · On-site

$81K - $117K/yr

We are seeking an Android Engineer to join Life Fitness / Hammer Strength, contributing to the design and development of high-quality, reliable mobile applications. The ideal candidate brings strong ...

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Senior Android Engineer

Senior Android Engineer

WEX

Chicago, IL • Remote

$121K - $145K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Retirement, PTO

Posted 29 days ago

WEX Inc. rating

8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 16 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

7th of 17 rated payment service providers

Job description

This is a remote position; however, the candidate must reside within 30 miles of one of the following locations: Boston, MA; San Francisco Bay Area, CA; Dallas, TX; Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA; and Portland, ME

About the Team/Role

We are seeking a Senior Android Engineer to join our Mobility Mobile Engineering team. This role will be instrumental in building new applications that consolidate and modernize our existing fleet management portfolio, serving drivers and fleet managers with the tools they need for daily operations. You'll be joining a balanced team of native iOS and Android engineers working to deliver scalable, production-grade mobile experiences for a user base of 250k+ users.

How you'll make an impact:

  • Drive technical direction and influence the design, development, testing, and release of mobile applications using modern Kotlin-first approaches

  • Champion UI/UX excellence by collaborating closely with product and design to deliver responsive, polished, and accessible user experiences

  • Monitor and improve production app health through crash analytics, performance metrics, and real-world usage insights

  • Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing sessions, knowledge sharing, and collaborative design discussions

Experience you'll bring:

  • 5+ years of professional Android development experience

  • Strong proficiency in Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Gradle, and dependency injection

  • Strong understanding of modern Android architecture patterns and modularization strategies, with the ability to design and maintain scalable, reusable libraries

  • Strong experience with RESTful APIs and real-time communication patterns, with sound judgment around API design and contract trade-offs

  • Proficiency with unit, integration, and UI testing and advanced debugging practices

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions) and managing Play Store releases

  • Operate with high trust and ownership, with the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders and leadership

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Owned and shipped one or more apps to the Google Play Store

  • Familiarity with iOS ecosystem (UIKit, SwiftUI, Concurrency)

  • Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) and usability between Android and iOS

  • Experience with logging and eventing tools (Sentry, PostHog)

  • Familiarity with device wallet integration (Apple, Google, Android Wallets)

  • Experience with mobile hardware frameworks (NFC and/or BLE)

  • Experience with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Claude Code)

What we're looking for:

We're looking for an engineer who takes pride in their craft and treats code as a reflection of their standards and values. You care deeply about design quality, paying attention to the small details that make an experience feel intuitive and polished. You think beyond implementation by considering scalability, maintainability, and long-term impact on both users and the team.

You enjoy working in environments with high trust and ownership, where ambiguity is expected and creative problem-solving is encouraged. You stay open-minded about how great software gets built and are eager to explore new tools, approaches, and ways of working that improve both developer experience and product quality. You're motivated by meaningful constraints, energized by building from the ground up, and excited to help define patterns and practices that will shape the platform for years to come. You bring positive energy to your work, raise the bar through collaboration and mentorship, and push yourself and those around you to do their best work.

The base pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay rates will vary and will be based on various factors, such as your qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Base pay is one component of WEX's total compensation package. Most sales positions are eligible for commission under the terms of an applicable plan. Non-sales roles are typically eligible for a quarterly or annual bonus based on their role and applicable plan. WEX's comprehensive and market competitive benefits are designed to support your personal and professional well-being. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurances, retirement savings plan, paid time off, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and more. For more information, check out the "About Us" section.Pay Range: $121,500.00 - $145,500.00

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