Android Developer Jobs in California

About us

Blueprint is a software talent agency that builds and places high-caliber engineers directly into product teams at fast-growing tech companies.

Our engineers are trusted to think, decide, execute—and most importantly—own outcomes. Clients come to us when quality, speed, and judgment matter more than headcount.

We operate globally and remotely, with a strong bias toward autonomy and accountability.

We're looking for people who thrive in fast-paced startup environments and take initiative and ownership while working closely with our partners.

CORE REQUIREMENTS

• 7+ years of professional Android development experience
• Proven ownership of Android architecture in production (end-to-end systems, not isolated features)
• Deep expertise in Kotlin, Android SDKs, app lifecycle, threading & concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization
• Strong architectural judgment (e.g. MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture, modularization) with the ability to clearly articulate why an approach fits the product stage
• Knows when — and when not — to use AI to accelerate development without sacrificing correctness or maintainability
• Experience leading large-scale initiatives, such as major refactors, framework migrations, modularization efforts, or platform rebuilds
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity, turning loose product direction into scalable, shippable Android systems
• Maintains a high bar for code quality, while making pragmatic tradeoffs between speed, safety, and long-term maintainability
• Ability to influence technical direction across Android, backend, and product teams
• Experience mentoring other engineers through design reviews, architectural discussions, and high-signal code reviews
• Strong command of modern Android tooling and patterns, including:
• Coroutines & Flow
• Jetpack (ViewModel, Room, WorkManager, Navigation)
• Jetpack Compose
• Dependency injection (e.g. Hilt / Dagger)
• Build tooling & CI (Gradle, modular builds)

ABOUT YOU

• You have an entrepreneurial mindset and enjoy the challenge of working in an agile, startup environment
• You think in systems, not screens
• You've seen what happens when codebases scale badly—and know how to prevent it
• You don't need heavy process to be effective, but you can introduce structure when it's actually useful
• You're comfortable saying this is the wrong solution and defending that position
• You communicate clearly with non-iOS engineers, designers, and founders
• You've likely worked at early-stage or fast-growing startups (2->10 or 10->100), or operated with equivalent ownership
• You are self-motivated, proactive, and take pride in writing clean, maintainable code

HOW WE OPERATE

• Our clients are primarily based in the U.S.
• We generally require 2–3 hours of overlap with the Los Angeles time zone
• Most clients are comfortable working with offshore teams and async or round-the-clock schedules
• We hire talented, passionate people from all backgrounds and are committed to maintaining a diverse, thoughtful culture
• We believe in compensating our people well, doing our best work, and prioritizing quality of life

OUR CULTURE

• Love what you do, and do what you love
• High trust, high ownership, low ego
• Minimal meetings, strong async communication
• Everyone is expected to care about the business—not just their function
• Be authentic. Being yourself is a game changer.