[Remote] Staff Software Engineer, Android at ZenBusiness

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Requirements

  • Proven Staff/Lead impact owning Android architecture and multi-team delivery for complex consumer apps
  • Deep fluency in modern Android development: Kotlin, Compose (+navigation), Coroutines & Flow, MVVM with unidirectional data flow, DI with Hilt/Dagger, multi-module clean architecture
  • Testing depth across unit, integration, and UI (JUnit, MockK, Turbine, Compose UI/Espresso)
  • Operational excellence experience: instrumentation/observability (e.g., Sentry, logs/metrics), reliability ownership, and security best practices
  • Experience collaborating on backend-for-frontend (BFF) design and consumption for mobile
  • Strong GraphQL experience on Android (we use Apollo Kotlin); exposure to Fastify + Mercurius for BFF development is a plus
  • Hands-on Android CI/CD (GitHub Actions), Gradle, and Google Play multi-track releases
  • Excellent written and verbal communication; adept at async collaboration across distributed teams
  • Experience with the latest AI-assisted software development tools and responsible usage
  • Bias for ownership and pragmatic delivery; comfortable with ambiguity and accountable to measurable outcomes
  • Comfortable reading and contributing to the iOS codebase (Swift/SwiftUI)
  • Experience with Kotlin Multiplatform development for shared libraries (e.g., networking, models, validation)
  • Experience collaborating in a fully remote team across different time zones

Responsibilities

  • Own Android technical strategy & delivery: architecture, modularization, and a release every two weeks
  • Collaborate with product and design teams to define requirements, scope, acceptance criteria, and execute on the delivery of new features and improvements
  • Evolve the dev environment to keep up with modern tools, libraries, and platform releases, and maintain build and CI/CD health
  • Partner cross-platform to ensure parity and consistency between Android and iOS in both experience and patterns/conventions
  • Shape GraphQL integrations: collaborate on schema design, implement shared GraphQL libraries (schema + resolvers), and integration into the Android app
  • Raise the quality bar by setting and enforcing Android development standards for code quality/patterns, performance, and security
  • Mentor and influence engineers by leading knowledge-sharing efforts, running design/code reviews, and driving cross-team initiatives
  • Participate in cross-functional meetings to align on product roadmap and technical direction

Skills

ZenBusiness

Platform for business formation and compliance

About ZenBusiness

ZenBusiness helps entrepreneurs start, run, and grow their businesses by offering services like business formation, compliance management, and growth support. Their platform simplifies the process by assisting clients with choosing business structures, filing documents, and staying compliant with regulations. Unlike competitors, ZenBusiness provides a user-friendly experience and specialized support for diverse entrepreneurs, including women and people of color. The company's goal is to be a valuable resource for small business owners, allowing them to focus on their core activities while receiving expert assistance.

Austin, TexasHeadquarters
2015Year Founded
$274MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Consulting, Social ImpactIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Parental Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Performance Bonus
Pet Insurance
Paid Holidays
Company Equity

Risks

Increased competition from LegalZoom and Incfile could impact market share.
Corporate Transparency Act may increase compliance costs for ZenBusiness and clients.
Economic downturns could reduce demand for business formation services.

Differentiation

ZenBusiness combines innovative technology with live human support for small businesses.
The platform offers a comprehensive suite of services for business formation and management.
ZenBusiness is a Public Benefit Corporation, emphasizing social impact and inclusivity.

Upsides

The rise in small business formations post-pandemic expands ZenBusiness's customer base.
Integration with Stripe enhances financial management for small businesses.
ZenBusiness's status as a PBC aligns with increasing ESG criteria importance.

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