Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Instacart is transforming the grocery industry by helping people access groceries and household goods while enabling flexible earning opportunities for personal shoppers. The Senior Android Engineer II will build and own Android applications for the Digital Twin Platform, provide technical leadership, and collaborate on solutions supporting real-time shelf intelligence and Connected Stores initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and own Android applications for the Digital Twin Platform, including standalone scanning apps and Android-native experiences supporting Connected Stores initiatives such as Food Storm and Caper Cart integrations
- Serve as a technical leader for Android development on the team, setting architectural direction, establishing best practices, and raising the bar for code quality and engineering craft across a growing platform
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners across the Caper, Inventory Intelligence, and Fulfillment teams to deliver Android solutions that support real-time shelf intelligence and in-store data collection at scale
- Operate in a fast-moving, highly ambiguous environment where the roadmap evolves as the store view program grows — you'll need to balance long-term architectural thinking with the ability to ship and iterate quickly
- Contribute to a team that is building something genuinely new — as the Android needs across our organization expand, you'll help define what Android engineering looks like for the Digital Twin Platform and beyond
Skills
- 5+ years of professional Android development experience using Kotlin and/or Java, with a track record of shipping production-quality Android applications
- Deep expertise in Android SDK, Jetpack libraries, and modern Android architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture, etc.)
- Experience designing and building Android applications from the ground up, including owning architecture decisions end to end
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments where requirements evolve and priorities shift
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across cross-functional engineering teams
- Experience building Android applications for non-consumer contexts such as enterprise tools, hardware integrations, kiosk applications, or scanning/barcode workflows
- Familiarity with Connected Stores technology, retail hardware platforms, or embedded Android environments (e.g., Caper Carts or similar smart cart/device ecosystems)
- Experience with Bluetooth, NFC, camera APIs, or other hardware peripheral integrations on Android devices
- Background in data-intensive applications, real-time data pipelines, or inventory/logistics systems
- Comfort contributing to adjacent technical domains (backend services, data engineering) and a desire to grow beyond a purely Android-focused scope over time
Benefits
- This role is remote.
- Employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it’s from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events.
- This role is eligible for a new hire equity grant as well as annual refresh grants.
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