Senior Software Engineer, Android II

Warby Parker is on the lookout for a Senior Android Engineer to help drive the evolution of our mission-critical mobile experiences. In this role, you'll take ownership of the development, architecture, testing strategy, and engineering standards of the Warby Parker native Android application. You'll help establish best practices across mobile development and contribute to building a best-in-class technology discipline. Think you've got the goods? Keep reading.

What you'll do:

• Contribute to the evolution of our Android platform to ensure scalable, observable, performant, and reliable mobile systems
• Lead the design and delivery of complex Android features and platform improvements in partnership with Product, Design, Backend, and SRE teams
• Drive architectural decisions within your team, participating in design reviews for major initiatives such as migrations, modularization, and performance optimization
• Apply and advocate for modern Android best practices, including clean architecture, domain modeling, and maintainable code organization
• Own operational excellence for your areas, including crash monitoring, performance tracking, logging, and issue remediation
• Own operational excellence for your areas, including crash monitoring, performance tracking, logging, and issue remediation
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and hands-on collaboration on challenging problems
  

Who you are:

• Backed by 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including significant experience building and shipping native Android applications
• Expertise in Kotlin and modern Android development
• Experience building UI with Jetpack Compose and Material3
• Strong experience with networking and data layers using OkHttp and Moshi
• Strong experience in domain modeling, system design, and scalable mobile architecture
• Comfortable working with distributed systems and collaborating closely with backend teams
• Experienced with modern Android architecture patterns (e.g., MVI/MVVM, modularization, dependency injection)
• A clear, concise communicator with the ability to influence technical direction across teams
• Someone with a strong belief in accountability who holds engineering teams to a high standard
• Strong computer science fundamentals, including data structures, object-oriented design, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
• Able, willing, and excited to quickly learn new domains
• Insatiably curious and passionate about innovation
• Not on the Office of Inspector General's List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)
  

Extra credit:

• Experience with ARCore for augmented reality experiences
• Experience with OpenCV for computer vision capabilities
• Familiarity with Filament for real-time rendering
• Experience optimizing performance for high-volume, consumer-facing mobile applications
  

In compliance with local and state requirements, Warby Parker is committed to pay transparency. We offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes not only a competitive base salary/hourly rate but also variable compensation for eligible employees.

For applicable postings, the range listed is a good faith estimate of the compensation for this position at the time of posting. Final compensation is thoughtfully determined by a variety of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, experience, internal equity, and relevant market data.

For applicable postings, non-exempt employees are eligible for overtime pay if you are required to work more than 40 hours in a workweek.

Some benefits of working at Warby Parker for full-time employees:

• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid sick leave1
• Paid Holidays1
• Vacation days per year1
• Retirement savings plan (401(k))
• Parental leave (non-birthing parents included)
• Short-term disability
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Bereavement Support
• Optical Education Reimbursement
• Free eyewear
• And more (just ask!)
  

Some benefits of working at Warby Parker for part-time employees:

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Free eyewear
• Paid sick leave2
• And more (just ask!)
  

Warby Parker will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.

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It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

CO only: The application window for this position is anticipated to close on the apply before date listed. We encourage interested candidates to apply through our Career website.

1 WA only: Full-Time employees' paid sick leave is accrued at a rate of 1 hour per every 26 hours worked. Full-time employees receive 5 paid holidays and 5-10 vacation days per year (after waiting period, depending on tenure and hours worked). 2 WA PT only: Paid sick leave (accrued at a rate of 1 hour per every 30 hours worked).