Lead Android Engineer

We’re looking for a Senior Android Software Engineer to help shape the Bumble Dating experience. This role is ideal for engineers who are experienced in building and delivering end-to-end features on the Android platform, comfortable owning projects independently, and ready to contribute meaningfully to technical architecture and mentoring junior teammates. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver high-impact work in a fast-moving environment.

What You’ll Do

Design, implement, and maintain Bumble application features that are scalable, secure, and reliable, using GCP services.

Drive technically complex individual product features from inception to delivery, owning the full software development lifecycle.

Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers to ship new features and improvements.

Evaluate and apply AI-based development tools and workflows to enhance productivity and code quality.

Lead architecture discussions and propose technical solutions that support long-term scalability.

Support junior engineers through pairing, mentoring, and code reviews.

Guide the development of engineering standards and best practices to maintain a high-quality codebase.

About You

7+ years of professional experience building and shipping production Android applications

Strong proficiency in Kotlin and experience with modern Android development practices

Experience building UIs using Jetpack Compose and/or XML-based views, with an understanding of their tradeoffs

Proven experience designing and maintaining Android application architectures (e.g. MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture) in medium-to-large codebases

Solid understanding of Android platform fundamentals, including activity/fragment lifecycle, threading, performance, and memory management

Experience integrating and consuming networked APIs from Android clients, including error handling and offline considerations

Experience owning Android features end-to-end, from technical design and implementation through testing and release

Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, inclusive mindset

Why join us?

Own meaningful projects that directly impact millions of Bumble users.

Learn and grow in a high-performing engineering team committed to mentorship and learning.

Be part of a culture that values respect, excellence, curiosity, courage and joy.

Enjoy competitive compensation, equity, and world-class benefits.

Location

This role is based in Austin, and we ask that you’re within a commutable distance to this office, so that you’re able to come onsite regularly to collaborate across engineering teams.

We have a hybrid environment that requires you to be in the office Monday - Wednesday.

Please note: We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship at this time

For base compensation, we set standard ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location. This position is also typically eligible to participate in our short- and long-term incentive programs. Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) match, Unlimited Paid Time Off Policy.

Maven Fertility: $10,000 lifetime benefit for fertility, adoption, abortion care, and more.

26 Weeks Parental Leave: For both primary and secondary caregivers.

Family & Compassionate Leave: Inclusive of domestic violence recovery.

Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need.

Company-wide Week Off: Annual collective rest for the entire company.

Focus Fridays: No meetings, emails, or deadlines—just deep work.