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Android Engineer – Payments
| Company | xAI |
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| Location | Palo Alto, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $180000 – $440000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- 5+ years building Android applications in Kotlin
- Deep understanding of Android SDK and modern Android architecture components
- Care about user experience, polish, and performance—especially in sensitive financial contexts
- Understand how to handle sensitive user data securely and responsibly
- Energized by zero-to-one problems and thrive in fast-paced, iterative environments
- Work well with cross-functional teams and clearly explain technical trade-offs
Responsibilities
- Design and build high-quality, scalable Android features for payments, wallets, identity, and more
- Collaborate closely with backend and design to deliver seamless end-to-end user flows
- Ensure reliability, performance, and security of payments transactions on mobile
- Contribute to the architectural evolution of X’s Android codebase with a focus on modularity and reusability
- Write clean, testable code and maintain high engineering standards across development and release
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and roadmap planning
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working on mobile payments, digital wallets, or identity verification flows
- Familiarity with mobile security best practices (e.g., secure storage, encryption, biometric auth)
- Comfortable contributing across mobile architecture and backend APIs
