Senior Android Developer Startup Jobs in California

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Workplace: Hybrid ( #LI-Hybrid )
Farmers believes in a culture of collaboration, creativity, and innovation, which thrives when we have the ability to work flexibly in a virtual setting as well as the opportunity to be together in person. Our hybrid work environment combines the best of both worlds with at least three (3) days in office and up to two (2) days virtual for employees who live within fifty (50) miles of a Farmers corporate office. Applicants beyond fifty (50) miles may still be considered.
Job Summary
Farmers Insurance is seeking a Senior Android Developer to take our suite of Android applications to the next level. This is a high-impact, senior leadership role where you'll partner closely with business stakeholders, product managers, and fellow engineers to shape what we build and how we build it. You'll help set technical direction, mentor others, demo products to leadership and business teams, and help define the future of mobile at Farmers.
If you're an exceptional engineer who stays at the forefront of modern Android development and is excited about applying AI to real-world products, we want to hear from you.
This is Hybrid opportunity. You will be located in our Woodland HIlls, CA office where you will be onsite 3x's a week.
Internal Position Title: Application Developer V.
What You'll Do

• Lead the architecture, design, and development of feature-rich, high-performance Android applications.
• Help own code quality, release readiness, and the overall technical health of our mobile codebase.
• Partner with business and product teams to translate ideas into validated, actionable roadmaps.
• Build proofs of concept to evaluate emerging features, technologies, and AI-driven capabilities.
• Present and demo products to business stakeholders, leadership, and cross-functional teams.
• Mentor and elevate fellow developers through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing.
• Drive adoption of modern tools, frameworks, and best practices across the mobile team.

What We're Looking For
Core Engineering Expertise

• • 7-10 years of professional Android development experience, with a track record of shipping production apps at scale.
  • Deep mastery of Kotlin, including coroutines, Flow, and modern language features.
  • Expert-level experience with Jetpack Compose and modern declarative UI development.
  • Strong command of Android Jetpack libraries and architecture components (ViewModel, Navigation, Room, WorkManager, DataStore).
  • Solid grasp of modern app architecture patterns - MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture, and modularization.
  • Experience with dependency injection (Hilt / Dagger), reactive programming, and concurrency.
  • Proficiency with Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) is a strong plus.
  • Strong testing discipline - unit, UI, and integration testing (JUnit, Espresso, Compose testing APIs).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, app performance optimization, and Play Store release management.
  • Familiarity with REST/GraphQL APIs, secure data handling, and mobile security best practices - especially important in a regulated industry like insurance.

Beyond Android

• • Backend & APIs - Understanding of how the server side works, including REST design, authentication flows (OAuth, JWT), API versioning, and debugging issues that span client and server. You don't have to build the backend, but you should speak the language and push back on bad API contracts.
  • Cloud & DevOps Fundamentals - Familiarity with cloud platforms (Heroku, GCP), CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), and build automation. Knowing how releases actually ship - staged rollouts, feature flags, and crash monitoring (Firebase Crashlytics, Sentry).
  • Security & Compliance - Especially critical in insurance. Secure storage, certificate pinning, encryption, PII handling, and awareness of regulations like CCPA/GDPR and industry-specific data rules, including the OWASP Mobile Top 10.
  • Cross-Platform Awareness - Even though the app is native, understanding of Kotlin Multiplatform, Flutter, or React Native to inform architecture decisions and collaborate with teams that use them.
  • System Design & Architecture - Modularization, scalability, offline-first patterns, caching strategies, and designing for maintainability across a large codebase and team.
  • Product & Business Sense - Reading analytics (Firebase, Segment, Mixpanel), understanding A/B testing, conversion funnels, and tying engineering work to business outcomes.

What We're Looking For (Continued)
AI & Emerging Technology

• • Practical understanding of AI and LLMs, and how to integrate them into mobile products.
  • Experience with on-device ML (Gemini Nano, ML Kit, TensorFlow Lite/LiteRT) and/or cloud-based AI services is highly desirable.
  • Curiosity and ability to research and adopt emerging Android technologies quickly.

Soft Skills & Leadership

• • Excellent communication skills - able to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Confident presenting and demoing products to business stakeholders and leadership.
  • Strong collaboration skills and a proven ability to work effectively across teams.
  • A mentor mindset - invested in growing the skills of those around you, fostering a strong code review culture, and translating technical tradeoffs for non-technical audiences.
  • Skilled at estimating, scoping, and prioritizing work.
  • Strong problem-solving ability; flexible, self-directed, and thrives under pressure.
  • Product-minded - understands business goals and the "why" behind the work.

Education Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Physical Environment
This position operates in an open office working environment which will include normal and customary distractions, noise, and interruptions.
Physical Actions
Sits or stands for extended periods of time, up to a full work shift. Occasionally reaches overhead and below the knees, including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping. Occasionally moves, lifts, carries, and places objects and supplies weighing 0-10 pounds without assistance. Listens to, interprets, and differentiates auditory information (e.g. others speaking) at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Visually verifies and reads information. Visually locates material, resources and other objects. Ability to operate a computer for extended periods of time, up to a full work shift. Physical dexterity sufficient to use hands, arms, and shoulders repetitively to operate keyboard and other office equipment up to a full work shift.
Benefits

• Farmers offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience, qualifications and location.
  o CA Only: $115,275 - $196,130
  o CO Only: $108,375 - $169,070
  o HI/IL/MN/VT Only: $108,375 - $181,060
  o MA Only: $108,375 - $181,060
• o MD Only: $108,375 - $181,060
  o DC/NJ/NY/OH Only: $108,375 - $196,130
  o Albany County, NY/Cleveland, OH: $115,275 - $169,070
  o WA Only: $108,375 - $205,750
• Bonus Opportunity (based on Company and Individual Performance)
• 401(k)
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Assistance
• For more information, review "What we offer" on https://www.farmers.com/careers/corporate/#offer

Job Location(s): US - CA - WdlndHills-6301
Anticipated application deadline: At Farmers, the recruitment process is designed to ensure that we find the best talent to join our team. As part of this process, we typically close open positions within 8 to 21 days after posting. If you are interested in any of our open positions, we encourage you to submit your application promptly.
Farmers will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance or other applicable law. Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1033, Farmers is prohibited from employing any individual who has been convicted of any criminal felony involving dishonesty or a breach of trust without prior written consent from the state Department of Insurance.
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