Android Engineer - DevRel Team

Remote, USA • Full-time • Posted 2026-05-31

Develop, maintain, and evolve Rive’s Android runtime and supporting infrastructure.
Build APIs for Rive content in Jetpack Compose, Android Views, and related Android integrations.
Integrate Rive’s core C++ runtime through JNI and Kotlin APIs.
Ensure the Android runtime is consistent with APIs and workflows across other Rive runtimes.
Support performance and compatibility across the diverse Android device ecosystem.
Expand the Android test suite and troubleshoot complex device-specific issues.
Synchronize state and lifetimes between Kotlin and C++ code.
Diagnose and correct performance issues across CPU, GPU, memory, and energy usage.
Collaborate with customers, engineering, and product to triage issues and guide production use.
Create documentation and API guidance that improves onboarding and developer experience.
Act as the Android technical expert for the Rive engineering team and help shape runtime features.
Stay current with Android platform changes, devices, and SDK versions.

Experience building Android applications using Kotlin.
Experience developing and maintaining a library used by other developers, including version management, changelogs, and announcements.
General C++ experience, with JNI binding experience strongly preferred.
Track record of resolving difficult bugs to root cause and preventing regressions through unit testing.
Ability to measure and improve performance across CPU, GPU, memory, and energy consumption.
Familiarity with performance tooling such as Perfetto.
Knowledge of optimization techniques such as memoization, cache coherency, avoiding copies, and minimizing draw calls.
Strong empathy for developers and understanding of what makes a great SDK onboarding experience.
Experience with Rive is a plus.
Interest in or experience with multiplatform frameworks such as Kotlin/Compose Multiplatform, React Native, or Flutter.
Must be based in North America and able to overlap with U.S. Pacific Time hours.
Ability to come to the San Francisco office occasionally for in-person collaboration.

Remote work environment.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
Stock options.
Base salary range of $170,000 to $190,000.
Opportunity to work on open-source runtimes used by major global companies.
Supportive, diverse, and inclusive culture.
Opportunity for in-person collaboration at the San Francisco office on occasion.

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