Job Description

Location


New York City
Employment Type


Full time
Location Type


On-site
Department


Medal
Compensation


$150K - $220K o Offers Equity


The compensation may vary further depending on individualized factors for candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations.
Overview




About Medal
At Medal, we're redefining the way gamers connect, share, and relive their greatest in-game moments. Our platform makes it easy to clip, edit, and share gaming moments.


We're a fast-moving team backed by top-tier investors. Our culture is builder-first: we move quickly, make decisions with creators in mind, and aren't afraid to challenge conventions when it improves the product.


The Role


We're looking for a

Senior/Lead Android Engineer

to take our mobile app to the next level. You'll work alongside a small, talented group of engineers and designers to craft the Medal experience on Android--from real-time editing tools to content discovery and notifications. You'll help shape our mobile architecture, influence product direction, and work on experiences that are seen by millions of gamers.


If you love shipping polished mobile experiences, obsess over user interaction, and want to work on a product that lives at the intersection of social and gaming, this is for you.


You Will

Own major parts of the

Android

codebase and contribute to architecture decisions Build features used by millions of gamers, from sharing workflows to profile pages and chat Collaborate cross-functionally with design, backend, and product to ship fast without sacrificing quality Advocate for user experience, performance, and accessibility Help mentor junior engineers and uphold a high bar for code quality and engineering culture Stay on top of

Android

best practices and help us keep the tech stack modern and efficient Work on-site at our

NYC

office

5 days a week

You Need

5+ years

of experience shipping Android apps Expertise in

Kotlin

,

Jetpack Compose

,

Coroutines/Flow

, and

AndroidX

Strong grasp of app architectures (

MVVM

or

MVI

), navigation, theming, and Material 3 Experience with complex

real-time

apps,

video/media-heavy

workflows, or

social

applications Obsession with the quality of code and interfaces Interest in product and taking ownership of broad product areas (likes to run experiments, talk to users, and use the product avidly) Practiced at using

analytics, A/B testing, user feedback, bug/crash reports

to inform development Experience using

REST

(Retrofit/OkHttp) and working with backend teams to accomplish product goals A love for gaming, however you define it! Excellent written and verbal communication; strong async/sync collaboration skills

Bonus Points

Can develop on

both Android and iOS

History as a

Medal user

- share a clip or your profile! Deep media stack expertise:

ExoPlayer

,

MediaCodec

,

CameraX

, low-latency pipelines, background uploads, and offline sync Performance tooling:

Baseline Profiles

,

Macrobenchmark

,

Startup/Memory profiling

, frame rendering analysis Experience with

Push/FCM

,

App Widgets

,

Shortcuts

, and

Play Integrity

/Android app signing & release management CI/CD experience for Android (Gradle,

GitHub Actions/CircleCI

, Play Console tracks)

Android Stack

Language & UI:

Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Material, Navigation

Concurrency & DI:

Coroutines/Flow, Koin, Hilt (or Dagger)

Media:

ExoPlayer, MediaCodec, CameraX, WorkManager for background processing

Networking & Data:

Retrofit/OkHttp, Room (or SQLDelight), Proto/JSON, Paging 3

Quality & Perf:

Crashlytics, Firebase Analytics, Baseline Profiles, Macrobenchmark, StrictMode

Tooling:

Gradle, Android Studio, Postman, Figma, Linear

Why Join Us

Work on cutting-edge mobile experiences at the intersection of

gaming and social

Join a passionate team that values

ownership, craftsmanship, and velocity

Competitive salary, equity options, comprehensive health insurance, and 401k * Ship features that touch

millions of players

and shape the future of gaming culture