Senior SDK Engineer (Android)

Job Description

About Recurly: Recurly, Inc., a SaaS company, provides a versatile subscription management platform to manage the entire subscription lifecycle for market-leading brands worldwide. Subscription businesses such as Sling TV, FabFitFun, Cinemark and Fubo.tv depend on Recurly to harness the power of the subscription model and drive recurring revenue growth. Since its launch in 2009, Recurly has deployed subscription billing for thousands of companies across 55 countries. Our platform empowers billions of credit card transactions and has enabled customers to recover nearly $1.3 billion in revenue in 2024. Recurly is backed by Accel-KKR, a leading technology-focused private equity firm with over $10 billion in capital commitments. The partnership offers Recurly access to significant capital and resources to make continued investments in technology and platform innovation and expand our go-to-market initiatives. We’re looking for a Senior Android SDK Engineer to help build and maintain the mobile foundation of our customer engagement platform. In this role, you'll lead development of our Android SDK and related tools that power real-time personalization, campaign delivery, and analytics integrations within third-party mobile applications. Our stack emphasizes performance, stability, and ease of integration, and we value engineers who bring a product mindset, a strong sense of ownership, and attention to developer experience. You’ll work closely with engineers, product managers, platform teams, and Customer Success teams to build SDKs that meet the evolving needs of our partners. This is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in cross-functional teams, enjoys solving technical challenges at scale, and wants to make a direct impact in both the MarTech and Payments spaces.

Responsibilities

• SDK Development: Design, build, and maintain Android SDKs and demo apps that are performant, secure, and easy for partners to integrate.
• Feature Implementation: Develop and test new features, enhancements, and bug fixes with attention to quality, reliability, and backward compatibility.
• Release Management: Package and publish SDK releases for public and partner use with clear documentation and versioning.
• Integration Collaboration: Work with platform teams and Customer Success teams to ensure seamless client-to-platform integration.
• Code Quality: Write automated tests and follow best practices to ensure maintainability and robustness across app versions.
• Performance Optimization: Troubleshoot and resolve performance issues, bugs, and edge-case behaviors on Android devices.
• Agile Execution: Adapt to a fast-paced, agile development environment with shifting priorities and evolving product goals.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay current with the latest trends in Android development and mobile SDK design to inform technical direction and improve developer experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience developing Android applications or SDKs
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin (and/orJava), with deep knowledge of the Android SDK
• Experience developing Android libraries or SDKs used by external teams or partners
• Familiarity with Jetpack components, Android architecture patterns (MVVM/MVI), and dependency injection frameworks (e.g., Hilt, Dagger)
• Skilled in writing unit and integration tests for Android (JUnit, Espresso, etc.)
• Experience publishing SDKs using Gradle and Maven
• Strong understanding of app lifecycle, threading, memory management, and platform-specific performance considerations
• Comfortable collaborating with platform teams and Customer Success teams on integrated solutions
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Experience working in agile, cross-functional environments

Bonus Points

• Experience working on iOS or cross-platform SDKs (e.g., Swift, SwiftUI, Swift Package Manager)
• Hands-on experience with Android TV, or other non-phone form factors
• Familiarity with RESTful API design and working with backend service teams
• Experience with push notifications ( Firebase) or client-side analytics
• Exposure to CI/CD tools and automated testing pipelines for Android
• Pastwork in B2B SaaS or mobile-focused platforms at scale

As a full-time employee, we offer competitive benefits programs and perks designed to fit your needs and the needs of your family. Recurly is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, age, race, religion, or any other classification which is protected by applicable law. Recurly is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected] Apply for this job