Remote Android Developer Startup Jobs in Detroit, MI

This posting will be open until June 30, 2026. Applications received after this date may not be considered.

This role is hybrid opportunity for candidates from our Seattle, San Francisco, or Detroit offices. We can consider highly qualified candidates on a remote basis who reside outside of these three areas.
Redfin is continually improving and expanding our app to include new features, and options for our customers. As an Android Mobile Software Engineer, you'll join a passionate team working to build engaging experiences to make it easy for users to find their next home. We support the infrastructure to ensure our app is fast and stable and build features for our customers that allow them to interact with the home buying experience while on the move.
About the Role

• Design and implement complex, technical projects that change the way people make one of the biggest decisions of their lives.

• Collaborate with your teammates by reviewing code, writing documentation, refining best practices, and building maintainable and testable codebases.

• Work closely with our product and design teams to understand user and business needs.

• Drive the team forward in Android best practices and design principles, bringing in industry trends where applicable.

• Use approved AI code generation tools to document, architect, and create code.

About You

• You continually obsess over improving the user experience, whether it's collaborating with product managers and designers to build beautiful products or finding and squashing performance bottlenecks.

• You have 3+ years of development experience with at least 2 years of native Android experience.

• You have practical experience building Android applications in Kotlin and Java and a solid understanding of computer science and engineering fundamentals.

• Effective communication: you can collaborate across distances and experience levels, and you can disagree constructively with respect for everyone's opinions and ideas.

• You stay on top of what's happening in the Android community and are always looking for ways to improve the products you make.

• You love working with a smart, talented team because you know that makes you better.

• You have a passion for well-architected, clean, well-written code.

• Experience with running experiments and experimentation frameworks a plus.

• You have experience using AI code generation tools tools such as GitHub CoPilot, Anthropic Claude Code, Cursor, or similar

What you'll get

Our team members fuel our strategy, innovation and growth, so we ensure the health and well-being of not just you, but your family, too! We go above and beyond to give you the support you need on an individual level and offer all sorts of ways to help you live your best life. We are proud to offer eligible team members perks and health benefits that will help you have peace of mind. Simply put: We've got your back. Check out our full list of Benefits and Perks.

On-Call Expectations
This role may include participation in an on-call rotation to support production systems and ensure service reliability. On-call responsibilities may include coverage during nights and weekends. If applicable, frequency and scheduling will be determined by team needs and communicated accordingly.

About us

Redfin is revolutionizing the $75 billion real estate industry. We use data, beautiful software, and innovative design to put customers first at every step in the home-buying and selling process. Get ready to dive headfirst into our award-winning website and mobile apps, solving complex business problems in a highly visible, customer-centric way. If you value doing great work in a collaborative environment, join our team!

This job description is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position and may be modified at the discretion of the company at any time. Decisions related to employment are not based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. The company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in completing the application and/or participating in the application process should contact a member of the Human Resources team, at Careers@Rocket.com.

The compensation information below is provided in compliance with all applicable job posting disclosure requirements. The compensation for this position is $139,100.00-$170,100.00. The position may also be eligible for an annual bonus, incentives, and other employment-related benefits including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision benefits, 401K retirement plan, and paid-time off. More information regarding these benefits and others can be found here. The information regarding compensation and other benefits included in this paragraph is the company's current, good faith estimate at the time of posting. [Compensation and benefits are subject to modification from time to time as the Company, in its sole and exclusive discretion, deems appropriate.] The Company may determine during its future reviews of the proposed compensation and benefits provided for this position, that the compensation and benefits for such position should be reduced. In no event will the Company reduce the compensation for the position to a level below the applicable jurisdictional minimum wage rate for the position. Los Angeles County and San Francisco Candidates only: qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment per the Fair Chance Ordinance and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.