Job Title: Staff Android (Kotlin) Engineer — Digital Signage / Embedded Media Platform
Work Location: Austin, TX, Hybrid office environment (3x/week in office)
Reports to: Chief Architect
Employment Type: Full Time, exempt
Salary: $200,000 - $225,0000
About Grocery TV
Grocery TV is a leading in-store retail media platform. Over 120 retailers partner with Grocery TV to modernize stores and drive incremental revenue while delivering a more engaging shopping experience. We manage the complexities of operating an in-store media network, allowing retailers to focus on serving customers. Reaching 1 in 4 Americans across 6,500+ stores, Grocery TV connects brands with shoppers at the moment of decision, where 90% of purchases take place. For more information, visit www.grocerytv.com.
Summary:
We're building a digital signage platform that runs across Android, webOS, and Tizen devices, and we need a senior Android engineer with real embedded/signage experience to help us level it up.
The Work:
Media playback, device management, content delivery, and platform reliability across a fleet of long-running devices. This is device platform engineering, not mobile app development.
If you've built signage or smart TV software at scale — especially on signageos.io — please mention it up front in your proposal.
Must-have Experience:
- Strong Android development in Kotlin
- Experience building for digital signage, smart TV, streaming devices, kiosks, or similar embedded media platforms
- Comfort with concurrency, async, multithreading, and debugging race conditions and memory issues
- Experience building for 24/7 device uptime
Nice to Have:
- Experience with the signageos.io platform
- Android SoC work (Amlogic, Rockchip, Qualcomm, MediaTek)
- Media3 / ExoPlayer, hardware decoders, video playback pipelines webOS or Tizen
- MDM / fleet management, MQTT
- Performance tuning on constrained hardware
Why Grocery TV?
- 100% medical, dental, vision coverage options for employees
- $1200 annual HSA match
- $1000 annual learning & development budget per employee
- Unlimited PTO
- 12 Week Parental Leave for all new parents
- Hybrid working model - 3x a week in office
- DoorDash monthly lunch stipend
- $500 Work from home set up stipend
Skills Required
- Strong Android development in Kotlin
- Experience building for digital signage, smart TV, streaming devices, kiosks, or similar embedded media platforms
- Comfort with concurrency, async, multithreading, and debugging race conditions and memory issues
- Experience building for 24/7 device uptime
- Experience with the signageos.io platform
- Android SoC experience (Amlogic, Rockchip, Qualcomm, MediaTek)
- Experience with Media3 / ExoPlayer, hardware decoders, video playback pipelines, webOS or Tizen
- MDM / fleet management, MQTT
- Performance tuning on constrained hardware
What the Team is Saying
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Grocery TV Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as fully employer‑paid for employees across medical, dental, and vision, with life and disability insurance included. Added supports like an EAP, grief counseling, a health concierge, and tax‑advantaged accounts bolster overall healthcare value.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is positioned as generous and inclusive of birth, adoption, foster, and surrogacy, with fertility benefits and a structured return‑to‑work program. Family‑oriented supports like dependent‑care options and childcare benefits further reinforce this focus.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is presented with open salary bands, clear leveling, and benchmarking above typical market midpoints. Equity grants at hire, promotion, and tenure milestones increase clarity around total rewards.
Grocery TV Insights
What We Do
Grocery TV is the leading in-store retail media platform. Over 120 retailers partner with Grocery TV to modernize their stores and drive incremental revenue, while upholding a high-quality shopper experience. Grocery TV handles the complexities of operating an in-store media network so retailers can focus on what they do best—serving their customers. Reaching 1 in 4 Americans across nearly 6,000 stores, Grocery TV connects brands with real shoppers where nearly 90% of purchases take place. For more information, visit www.grocerytv.com.
Why Work With Us
Our team thrives on growth, collaboration, and open dialogue. We value learning through development opportunities, regular feedback, and candid conversations. Leadership encourages fresh ideas and provides full transparency on financials and salaries because we believe that removing these barriers helps nurture a more equitable working environment.
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Grocery TV Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We embrace a hybrid work model, encouraging 3 days in the office each week. We value flexibility and want our teammates to find the right balance that works for their unique needs and helps them thrive both in and out of work.
