Android Engineer (Hybrid)

Hi, Future Homie!

At Homebase, you’ll join a team that’s bold, fast-moving, and obsessed with helping small businesses thrive. We build with empathy, act with urgency, and take big swings that drive real-world impact. Here, every Homie shows up to raise the bar, support one another, and celebrate wins as a team.

We’re not just building an app—we’re building unstoppable teams. So what do you say, are you in?

📍Your Impact Starts Here 

The Employee Experience team is looking for an Android Engineer who’s passionate about crafting intuitive, high-impact mobile experiences that empower hourly teams. You’ll focus on enhancing our employee app, bringing both strategy and execution to the table. This is a unique opportunity to help shape how teams at our customers’ businesses connect, communicate, and get work done—making every shift feel more seamless and every teammate feel more in control. You’ll collaborate across teams to deliver real results and raise the bar every step of the way. If you love building for real people, thrive in the messy middle, and believe small business teams deserve world-class tools, we want to hear from you.

• Building and maintaining core features our employees use within Homebase, including employee onboarding, our Cash Out and Pay any Day features, as well as improving the overall experience across the employee app to create a cohesive experience.

• Collaborating with backend and product teams to develop the mobile features that drive our employees to use Homebase every day.

• Contributing to the evolution of our current engineering strategy and development process. 

• Impacting our software architecture by evaluating emerging and existing technologies, ensuring the scale of our technical approaches, and evangelizing these with the mobile feature teams.

• Maintaining a high bar for quality, performance, and security, ensuring that customer trust is at the heart of everything we build.

🚀 The Foundation for Success - These are the experiences and strengths that will set you up for success in this role:

• 4+ years of Mobile Software Engineering experience 

• Expert in Kotlin, Kotlin coroutines, and various common Android frameworks

• Nice to have: Experience with Java and Jet pack components MVI & compose

• Advanced understanding of object-oriented software design and design patterns, and how they apply to the frameworks listed above

• Advanced understanding of performant code

• Knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices

• Experience with RESTful APIs and third-party libraries

• Testing framework experience - unit, feature, and integration

• Knowledge of Jira, Git, Github, CircleCI, and development using pull requests.

• Strong systematic and problem-solving skills

• Ability to work from the office weekly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

🤝 The Homie Way - These principles guide everything we do—from how we work and make decisions to how we show up for each other.

• 💡 Be Customer Obsessed – Solve problems with empathy and creativity.

• ⚡ Move Fast, Learn Fast – Experiment, take action, and grow every day.

• 🎯 Own Your Impact – Think big, focus on what matters, and make decisions you stand behind

•  🏆 Master Your Craft – Excellence fuels impact—show up, step up, and make your mark.

• 🏅 Win Together – Put goals over roles, lead with trust, and connect to our mission and each other.

What We Offer

• 💰 Ownership & Savings: Stock options + TFSA/RRSP with 4% company match

• 🏥 Health & Wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents

• ⏰ Time Flexibility: Flex time off + company holidays + designated focus periods

• 👨‍💻 Ideal Setup: 3 days WFH (Mon/Thu/Fri), 2 collaborative office days (Tue/Wed)

• 👶 Family Support: Maternity/Parental Leave EI top-up support offered (after 6 months of service)

• 🌟 Work Your Way: Work From Anywhere Month + meeting-free weeks yearly

• 🛡️ Protection Plans: Life insurance + short/long-term disability coverage

• 🍽️ Workspace Perks: Meals provided, team offsites, and Customer Days

What to Expect During the Interview Process:

• Meet the Talent Acquisition team

• Meet the Hiring Manager

• Participate in a Talent Showcase

• Meet Cross-functional Partners

• Background Check + Offer Stage

• Welcome to the team, Homie 🎉

💜 Belonging at Homebase - We're committed to fostering a welcoming space where every Homie can be their full self. Experience comes in many forms—so if you're excited about this role, even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply! 

Homebase will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

👋 Hey, We’re Homebase

Unstoppable teams start here.

Homebase is the everything app for hourly teams—built to simplify the day-to-day and superpower local businesses. With tools for scheduling, time clocks, payroll, communication, HR, and more, we help teams stay connected and in control. Today, over 100,000 small (but mighty) businesses rely on us to make work radically easier. Together, we’ve tracked over a billion hours for 2.5+ million workers—and we’re just getting started.

At Homebase, we celebrate diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all candidates and do not discriminate based on any legally protected status. If you need accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know—we’re committed to ensuring fair and equitable access for all.