Rogo
Lead Android Engineer
New York City. Posted a month ago
The role
You will build Rogo's first native Android application from the ground up. You will define the architecture, technology choices, and engineering standards for the product.
What you will do
- Build and launch the first version of Rogo's native Android application
- Define the application's architecture, technical stack, and core engineering patterns
- Establish standards for testing, security, performance, observability, releases, and code quality
- Partner with product and design to define AI-native workflows on mobile
- Own major features from user research and technical design through launch and iteration
- Create smooth, stable, and responsive experiences across the Android device ecosystem
- Integrate Rogo's AI platform and backend services into a native experience
- Develop reusable foundations to allow the application and future team to scale
- Work with customers and Customer Success to incorporate feedback
- Help hire, mentor, and set the technical bar for future Android engineers
Required qualifications
- 5+ years of professional Android development experience
- A track record of building and launching high-quality Android applications
- Strong command of Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and the Android SDK
- Experience making foundational architecture and technology decisions
- Deep understanding of Android application architecture, lifecycle management, and platform conventions
- Experience with Kotlin coroutines, Flow, concurrency, threading, and performance optimization
- Strong product judgment and an instinct for polished, intuitive user experiences
- Experience designing reusable, testable components and maintainable application architecture
- High standards for reliability, security, privacy, and production readiness
- Comfort operating with ambiguity and turning an open-ended opportunity into a shipped product
- Passion for building delightful AI-powered experiences
Nice to have
- Built an Android app or major mobile product from zero to one
- Been an early mobile engineer at a fast-growing startup
- Experience with Java, RxJava, Dagger or Hilt, and established Android architecture patterns
- Experience integrating with backend services through REST APIs, gRPC, WebSockets, or Server-Sent Events
- Experience with offline functionality, local persistence, background processing, and push notifications
- Experience deploying Android applications in an enterprise context, including managed Google Play, Microsoft Intune, or mobile-device-management environments
- Experience building secure applications that handle sensitive enterprise data
- Background at a design-forward product company such as Notion or Figma
- Strong interest in AI and how it can reshape professional mobile workflows
About the company
Rogo aims to transform global finance by empowering professionals at investment banks, private equity funds, and investment firms with AI. The company is scaling quickly and defining a new category of enterprise AI.