Crossing Hurdles is a global recruitment firm partnering with an AI-native music company. The company is scaling rapidly and building a one-of-a-kind ecosystem of music creation and sharing experiences. We are looking for a Staff Android Engineer to design and build Android apps for creating, exploring, and listening to music.
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Job Description
Crossing Hurdles is a global recruitment firm partnering with an AI-native music company used by millions of creators worldwide to generate studio-quality songs with original beats, instruments, and vocals. Founded in 2023 and backed by significant venture funding, the company is scaling rapidly and building a one-of-a-kind ecosystem of music creation and sharing experiences, with on-site team at Boston.
- Role – Staff Android Engineer
- YOE – 7+ years of Android engineering experience
- Location – Boston (On-site, 5 days/week)
- Required Tech Stack – Android, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, ExoPlayer, Media3
- Compensation – $200K – $300K + competitive equity.
- Benefits – Competitive equity, Generous relocation assistance (up to $20K).
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Design and build Android app for creating, exploring, and listening to music.
- Create foundational abstractions and libraries for performant, highly interactive media experiences.
- Own feature development from zero to one, and beyond.
- Contribute to design and product decisions across the Android app.
- Optimize the performance, joy, beauty, and feel of the product.
- Focus on music video creation, streaming, and social-style features such as profiles, followers, and notifications.
Requirements:
- 7+ years of professional experience in Android engineering.
- Strong experience building consumer-facing Android applications.
- Expertise in Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
- Experience working on media-rich, performance-sensitive products.
- Ability to take ownership of critical technical and design decisions.
- Comfortable working 5 days per week on-site in Boston