Founded to transform retail finance, Ajaib Group is an Indonesian fintech unicorn breaking barriers to financial access. Having recently secured a $270M Series C—the single largest funding round in Southeast Asia over the past four years—we are backed by premier global investors including Y Combinator, Ribbit Capital, SoftBank, and SBI Holdings.
To build world-class products, we assemble world-class talent. Supported by our fully remote work arrangement, our team spans Eastern Europe, the Middle East, India, and Southeast Asia, allowing you to work with brilliant engineers and builders from around the globe from wherever you are. We operate with an impact-driven purpose where everyone is the owner of our customers' satisfaction. Driven by a growth mindset and a fierce will to win, we refuse to settle and constantly push engineering boundaries.
Role Overview
As a Staff Mobile Engineer (Android) in Shared Services, you establish technical standards and raise the excellence bar for the engineering team. You work with the engineering head to set the technical direction for the Android app across Growth, Onboarding and Shared Experience. You solve cross-team problems such as app architecture, performance, release quality and secure KYC flows, and you raise the level of every Android engineer around you. You stay hands-on for the most critical parts of the app.
- Define the Android architecture and long-term technical direction for features that span several teams.
- Lead the design of shared components, libraries and modular app structure that teams can reuse.
- Review critical designs and give architectural guidance for high-impact mobile initiatives.
- Set standards for app performance, stability, security, accessibility and testing.
- Drive improvements to build speed, CI/CD, release process and crash-free rate.
- Lead investigations of complex production issues and drive lasting fixes.
- Partner with Engineering Managers, backend leads, Design and Product on cross-team delivery.
- Mentor Senior Engineers and grow Android expertise across the organization.
- Stay hands-on with implementation for critical and complex parts of the app.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience: 8+ years of professional mobile engineering, with a proven record of leading architecture for large consumer Android apps.
- Languages & Frameworks: Expert in Kotlin and the Android SDK; deep experience with Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flow, dependency injection and modular architecture.
- Architecture & Quality: Strong in clean architecture, testing strategy, performance profiling, app size and startup optimization.
- Security & Integration: Experience with secure storage, authentication, API design with backend teams and protecting sensitive user data.
- Release Engineering: Experience with CI/CD, staged rollouts, feature flags and managing release health at scale.
- Mindset & Domain: Background in fintech or another high-scale, regulated consumer product. Strong communication, with the ability to influence technical decisions without direct authority.
Benefits
- Performance Bonus - Get rewarded for the impact you make
- Private Insurance - Comprehensive health coverage for you
- Paid Time Off - Take the time you need to recharge and come back stronger
- Learning & Development - Company-sponsored training, courses, and professional certifications
- Hybrid Work Arrangement - Enjoy the flexibility of working both remotely and from the office
- Career Growth - Work closely with experienced leaders and take on meaningful ownership as we scale
- Employee Perks - Enjoy exclusive discounts, partnerships, and lifestyle perks
- Collaborative & High-Ownership Culture - Work with smart, driven people in cross-functional teams, take ownership, and make a meaningful impact for our users.
Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or equivalent; 8+ years mobile engineering with Android architecture leadership; expert in Kotlin, Android SDK, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flow, CI/CD; fintech background preferred.
Key Responsibilities
- defining Android architecture
- leading technical design
- mentoring engineers
Skills & Tools
Kotlin, Android SDK, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flow, CI/CD
Job Details
- Category: Software Development
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — Thailand or Bangkok
- Languages: English
Benefits
- Generous paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
About Ajaib
An Indonesian fintech unicorn breaking barriers to financial access through a mobile-first approach. — Industry: Finance