{"id":938809,"url":"https://alion.io/job/brick-llc-senior-android-engineer","title":"Senior Android Engineer","company":{"id":673724,"name":"Brick","domain":"getbrick.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/getbrick","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":null},"role":"Mobile","role_family":"Mobile","seniority":"senior","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Chicago, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":150000,"max":210000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":210000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Dependency Injection","optional":false},{"name":"Jetpack Compose","optional":false},{"name":"Kotlin","optional":false},{"name":"Kotlin Coroutines","optional":false},{"name":"Modularization","optional":false},{"name":"State Management","optional":false},{"name":"WebSockets","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-10T13:00:53Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-10","last_verified_at":"2026-11-04T00:12:41Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":85,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":85},"description":"About Brick...\nBrick is transforming how people interact with technology-helping people minimize distractions, reclaim focus, and live more intentionally. Our physical device and companion app turn smartphones from sources of distraction into tools for presence and productivity.\nWe’re on a mission to help people take back control of their time and attention so they can focus on what matters most-and we’re building a team of thoughtful, driven people to make that happen.\nBrick is building an elegant solution to digital distraction through a combination of software and hardware that helps people stay focused, reclaim time, and do more of what matters. With our Android app and companion device, users can block distracting apps and notifications and better align their time with intention.\nWe are scaling rapidly and are building out a robust cloud platform that supports mobile clients, hardware devices, analytics, personalization, and real-time features. This role will be foundational to advancing our Android platform, scaling reliably, and enabling the next generation of Brick’s product.\nJob Summary / About the Role:\nAs a Senior Android Engineer, you will own major parts of the Android application architecture, feature development, system design, and user experience. You will work across Kotlin, Jetpack libraries, system-level Android APIs, Accessibility and Device Policy integrations, secure data flows, and performance-sensitive functionality that interacts directly with our backend and hardware.\nThis is a senior, high-impact role where you will help shape the future of Brick’s Android product. You will guide architectural decisions, establish best practices, and collaborate closely with product, design, backend, and hardware teams to deliver a polished, world-class app used every day.\nLocation:\nThis role is based either in our Chicago office or based in San Francisco, with an expectation of at least 3 days per week in person. Given the cross-functional nature of this work, in-person collaboration is a core part of how we operate - with flexibility to work from home as needed.\nWhat You’ll Do:\nAndroid Architecture & Feature DevelopmentLead development of core features using Kotlin and modern Android frameworks.\nArchitect clean, testable, and maintainable code with strong attention to reliability and performance.\nDrive major initiatives across app blocking logic, system-level enforcement, analytics instrumentation, personalization, and user-facing flows.\nBuild a responsive and consistent UI using Jetpack Compose where appropriate.\n\nSystem Design & Core Platform\nImprove app performance, background behavior, battery usage, offline support, caching, concurrency, and state management.\nImplement robust communication layers with backend APIs, websockets, and local persistence.\nWork on companion device integration, including Bluetooth, firmware communication, and secure device pairing.\nDesign and maintain reliable integrations with Android system services such as Accessibility Services, Device Admin or Device Policy APIs, and foreground services.\nStrengthen app security, permission handling, sandboxing interactions, and safe management of sensitive user data.\n\nQuality, Tooling & Best PracticesLead test strategy including unit tests, integration tests, UI tests, and CI reliability.\nImprove developer experience through tooling, modularization, and architecture patterns.\nContribute to code review, documentation, and consistent engineering standards across the Android codebase.\n\nCross-Functional CollaborationPartner with product and design to define Android experiences that are intuitive, purposeful, and delightful.\nWork closely with backend engineers to shape API contracts, sync protocols, and real-time features.\nCollaborate with hardware teams to deliver seamless mobile-to-device interactions.\n\nTechnical LeadershipInfluence the long-term technical vision of the Android app and the broader client platform.\nMentor other mobile engineers and help grow a high-quality Android engineering culture.\nDrive technical discovery, prototyping, and execution of complex product initiatives.\n\nWhat You’ll Need to Have:\n5+ years of professional Android engineering experience with deep expertise in Kotlin.\nStrong background in Android app architecture, coroutines and flows, dependency injection, and modern best practices.\nDeep experience with Jetpack Compose and the Android View system, with sound judgment on when to use each.\nStrong understanding of Android OS internals including background execution limits, permissions, lifecycle management, and battery constraints.\nExperience with system-level features such as Accessibility Services, device controls, or app usage enforcement is a strong plus.\nFamiliarity with BLE, secure device communication, or hardware integrations is a strong plus.\nStrong skills in performance profiling, debugging, ANR analysis, and operating complex mobile systems at scale.\nAbility to operate autonomously, navigate ambiguity, and deliver high-quality outcomes in a fast-paced startup environment.\nExcellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, product, design, and hardware.\nPassionate about building polished, intentional user experiences that support meaningful behavior change.\nThe base salary range for this role is $150,000-$210,000, depending on experience and qualifications.\nWhat we care about\nWe’re building a team of people who take ownership, move with focus, and care deeply about the quality and impact of their work. 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