Senior Android Engineer

Mudflap serves the $800B trucking industry, the backbone of the U.S. economy. Our market-leading payment products help truckers save thousands of dollars on fuel (their #1 business expense), while providing our fuel stop partners with access to new, hard-to-reach customers. We’re a fast-growing marketplace business looking for a new exceptional junior engineer to join our transactions and payments team.

As a Senior Android Engineer at Mudflap, you’ll lead the development of features that directly impact how drivers manage their business on the road. You'll take ownership of critical app functionality, work closely with a tight-knit team to turn ideas into polished product experiences, and contribute to the evolution of our mobile platform. This is a hands-on role where your work will have immediate impact in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.

Work Location:

This can be a fully remote position. While we operate across multiple time zones, most collaboration happens during Pacific Time working hours. Candidates should be able to work a schedule aligned with the PT time zone.

Expectations (In this role, you will):

• Play a key role in shaping the mobile experience for over a hundred thousand truckers nationwide
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Backend teams to build features that solve real-world problems in the logistics and transportation space
• Own the design, development, and maintenance of core features in our Android app, written in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
• Work cross-functionally with backend engineers to define API requirements and ensure seamless mobile performance
• Help architect scalable solutions and contribute to the evolution of our mobile platform
• Drive initiatives to improve code quality, app performance, and developer productivity
• Use data and user feedback to iterate quickly and deliver impactful features
• Help shape best practices and champion a culture of quality and continuous improvement

Experience (What we look for):

• A Senior Android Engineer who is hands-on, and has built and supported a complex, production-grade app that serves thousands of users
• 5+ years experience building and maintaining advanced Android apps. Proficient in Kotlin
• Knowledge of Android SDK, UI design principles, patterns (MVVM, DI), and best practices
• Deep understanding of XML/View-based development, familiarity with migrating to Compose
• Extensive and strong understanding of Android framework, components, and current/latest platform features
• Familiarity and experience with Android tools and ecosystem for development, automated testing, and debugging
• You understand that product development in startups is a fine art of balancing tradeoffs: shipping consistently without incurring too much carrying cost
• You genuinely care about your craft and are enthusiastic about bringing better practices to the teams you work on

Our Stack:

• Backend/API -- Ruby on Rails 6.1
• Database -- PostgreSQL
• iOS -- Native (Swift)
• Android -- Native (Kotlin)
• Hosted on -- AWS, deployed as containers on ECS
• CI/CD -- CircleCI pipeline

Perks and Benefits (What we offer):

• Competitive salary and equity in a high-growth startup
• Multiple health benefit options
• Responsible Time Off
• 401(k) matching
• Opportunities and support for major career growth
• Annual Company offsite event (Mudfest!)

The salary range for this role is $180,000 - $215,000. This information reflects a base salary range for this position based on current market data, which may be subject to change as new market data becomes available. The candidate's skills, experience, and other relevant factors will determine the exact compensation. 

Company overview (Who we are):

Mudflap is on a mission to transform the trucking and logistics industry by leveling the playing field for owner operators and small fleets. Backed by top-tier venture investors, including QED, Matrix Partners, Commerce Ventures, NFX, and 500 Startups and included in the Forbes Fintech 50 list, Mudflap offers fleet fuel management solutions. Our core team hails from Disney, Uber, Procore, DoorDash, Google, Meta, Capital One, Affirm and Brex.

Here are the core values that we believe in and look for in new teammates:

• Be Customer Obsessed: We deeply understand customer needs and put our customers at the center of everything we do
• Make it Count: Act like an owner by focusing on the impact of your work
• Find a Way: Be a creative problem solver who pushes past roadblocks to win for our customers and our teammates
• Sweat the Details: We keep our standards high and achieve them by paying attention to every detail
• Be Curious: Use a growth mindset to question assumptions, take calculated risks and stretch the boundaries of what’s possible