Mobile Android Engineer at xAI

Location: Palo Alto Employment Type: Full-time Salary: Not specified

About the Role

About the role We’re seeking an exceptional Android Engineer to join a small, high-impact team dedicated to creating a transformative mobile experience, judged by the impact it delivers to users. You’ll shape cutting-edge mobile experiences, blending technical mastery with a keen product sense to deliver experiences that resonate with users. An ideal candidate meets at least the following requirements: Expert in Kotlin, with deep knowledge of Jetpack Compose and the Android View system. Proficient in performance optimization—memory, CPU, GPU—using low-level tools to deliver blazing-fast systems. Experienced in designing and shipping intuitive, pixel-perfect mobile UIs that redefine how users interact, driven by a strong sense of product design and user needs. Skilled in concurrency and reactive programming (Coroutines, Flow) for responsive, real-time apps. Built high-throughput integrations with APIs (REST, GraphQL) or backend systems, ensuring seamless data flow while aligning with product goals. Capable of owning complex features end-to-end, from architecture to Play Store deployment, with a focus on speed, scalability, and delivering measurable user value. Additionally, experience in any of the following may set you apart: Deep expertise in the Android ecosystem and related development tools (Android Studio, Gradle, etc.). A proven track record of shipping standout apps or features that demonstrate both technical excellence and exceptional product intuition. What You’ll Do Dream up and craft delightful, intuitive user experiences that redefine how people interact with on mobile, balancing technical innovation with a deep understanding of user behavior and needs. Obsess over every pixel, animation, and interaction, ensuring the experience feels magical, seamless, and purposeful—delivering joy and utility in equal measure. Build blazing-fast, highly performant systems where every millisecond counts, while ensuring the product solves real user problems. Drive technical and product decisions, collaborating with designers, engineers, and cross-functional teams to deploy innovative features globally, with an eye toward maximizing user impact. Who You Are Technically Exceptional: You possess deep expertise in Android development, particularly with Kotlin. We seek individuals who operate at the highest levels of their craft. Efficient: You excel at delivering results swiftly, often in a fraction of the time others require. Speed is a core value at — we must act decisively to succeed. Hardworking High Agency: You don’t wait for direction—you take initiative, propose bold ideas, and make things happen, both technically and from a product perspective. Product-Minded: You have a sharp product sense, with an ability to empathize with users, anticipate their needs, and translate that into features that delight and deliver value. Tech Stack Kotlin, Java Interview Process After submitting your application, the team reviews your CV and statement of exceptional work. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 15-30 minutes phone interview, during which a member of our team will ask technical questions. If you clear the phone interview, you will proceed to next steps: Deep dive coding challenge Meet and greet with the wider team Our goal is to complete the process within one week. All interviews will be conducted in person when applicable. Location The role is based in Palo Alto. Candidates are expected to be located near the Bay Area or open to relocation. Benefits Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks. Annual Salary Range $180,000 - $440,000 USD

About xAI:

xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge.

• 🚀 Building Grok - advanced AI assistant
• 💻 Operating world-class AI supercomputing clusters
• 🎯 Small, highly motivated team focused on engineering excellence
• 🏢 Flat organizational structure with hands-on leadership

Founded by Elon Musk

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