Senior Software Engineer, Android

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About the Role

Join Twitch's Mobile Core Engineering team as an Android Software Engineer and help shape the foundation of mobile development across Twitch. As a platform team, Mobile Core provides critical tools, frameworks, and best practices that empower all mobile engineers at Twitch to build exceptional experiences for millions of users. Twitch is evolving its mobile strategy from native-first to a hybrid approach that leverages React in WebViews alongside native Android capabilities. You'll work on high-impact initiatives including our hybrid web-to-mobile platform, performance optimization at scale, automated testing infrastructure, and developer tooling that accelerates velocity across the organization. 

Your work will directly impact how hundreds of engineers build features and how millions of users experience Twitch on Android. This role requires independent operation and technical leadership, as you'll regularly provide guidance to product teams across Community and Commerce organizations.

You can work in San Francisco, CA; Irvine, CA; New York, NY; or Seattle, WA.

You Will:

• Own and drive the technical strategy for foundational Android components, native video playback infrastructure, and hybrid (React in WebView) frameworks
• Architect and build robust WebView infrastructure and bridges that enable seamless integration between React-based web content and native Android functionality
• Lead performance optimization efforts for platform components used by millions of daily active users, establishing benchmarks and best practices
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Android engineers across multiple product teams and within Mobile Core, including onboarding and growing L4/L5 engineers
• Drive cross-organizational architectural decisions that balance developer velocity, app performance, and maintainability, representing Mobile Core's technical perspective in org-wide discussions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish and maintain development standards for hybrid mobile applications, influencing adoption across the mobile engineering organization

You Have:

• 6+ years of professional Android development experience
• Mastery in Kotlin and modern Android development practices
• Deep understanding of Android SDK, Jetpack libraries, and Android architecture components
• 6+ years building and shipping production Android applications to the Google Play Store
• Track record of leading major architectural initiatives, migrations, or platform-level projects
• Experience mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar across teams
• Experience leveraging AI-powered development tools (such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) to accelerate development

Bonus Points

• Experience with hybrid mobile architectures, WebView integration, JavaScript bridges, React, or React Native
• Experience with video streaming or real-time communication technologies
• Experience working on platform or infrastructure teams that support multiple product teams
• Familiarity with Twitch, either as a viewer or creator (or both!)

Perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision & Disability Insurance
• 401(k)
• Maternity & Parental Leave
• Flexible PTO
• Amazon Employee Discount

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 

Job ID: TWR9149