Android Engineer II (Hybrid)

Job Title

Android Engineer II

Company Overview

At Homebase, we develop an all‑in‑one app to help small businesses manage scheduling, payroll, time clocks, and team communications. Our product supports over 150,000 businesses and more than 3.9M active workers.

Responsibilities

• Build, ship, and maintain Android features in the SB + HRM domains to help managers staff shifts, understand their teams, and operate faster.
• Develop clean, scalable, testable Kotlin code that raises the bar for mobile engineering quality.
• Partner with backend engineers, product, and design to deliver AI‑powered scheduling, role management, and team insights experiences.
• Improve performance, reliability, and overall app resilience for active users.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate development, reduce defect rates, improve test coverage, and streamline workflow automation.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with backend, web, data, and AI platform partners to ensure seamless end‑to‑end system behavior.
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to the mobile technical roadmap and raise engineering excellence across the organization.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, and Kotlin Flow.
• Strong experience with Jetpack Compose and modern Android UI frameworks.
• Solid understanding of Clean Architecture and the MVI pattern.
• Proficiency with Hilt dependency injection.
• Advanced knowledge of object‑oriented design patterns applied to Android frameworks.
• Strong understanding of mobile performance optimization.
• Deep knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and third‑party integrations.
• Experience with testing frameworks (unit, feature, integration).
• Familiarity with Jira, Git, GitHub, and CI workflows.
• Strong systematic thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Nice to have: Java, RxJava, Firebase, Room, Retrofit, Navigation 3, Compose Destinations, multi‑module architecture.
• AI fluency: demonstrated curiosity and hands‑on experience using AI tools to streamline workflows, debug, generate tests, and improve development velocity.

Benefits

• Stock options with a 4% company match.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents.
• Flexible paid time off, company holidays, and designated focus periods.
• Access to paid AI tools with minimal restrictions.
• Maternity/parental leave EI top‑up support after 6 months of service.
• Work‑from‑anywhere allowance and yearly meeting‑free weeks.
• Life insurance and short/long‑term disability coverage.
• Meals provided, team offsites, and customer days.
• Required in‑office days on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to foster collaboration.

EEO Statement

Homebase is an equal opportunity employer welcoming all candidates. We do not discriminate and provide accommodations during the hiring process. Homebase will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.