Senior Android Engineer

New York , United States

About Blackbird

Blackbird Labs is a loyalty and payments platform establishing meaningful connections between the world’s best restaurants and their customers. 

Served up in 2022 by Ben Leventhal, co-founder of Eater and Resy, Blackbird offers a fully customizable loyalty programming platform for restaurants and a consumer app designed to make every guest feel like a bonafide VIP no matter where they dine. Backed by Union Square Ventures, a16z, Amex Ventures, Variant Fund, and other forward-thinking investors, Blackbird is out to revolutionize the restaurant industry. 

 

About Our Team

At Blackbird, our values guide everything we do and our talent principles define the key traits we seek in our employees. 

We have passion for our product – committed to our mission and instinctively think like and go the extra mile for our customers. We are elite performers – striving for excellence, going above and beyond to achieve exceptional results, and learning quickly with horsepower, drive, and grit. We make others better – taking initiative to elevate others, giving and receiving feedback, and championing a culture of growth. We hold one another accountable to living out our talent principles as we march together to achieving our mission. 

We are an in-office culture that values the power of in-person connection and collaboration. Just as Blackbird fosters magical in-restaurant experiences, we believe being together ignites creativity, accelerates problem-solving, and strengthens the team spirit essential to driving our mission forward.

 

About the Role

At Blackbird, we believe every guest should feel like a VIP the moment they walk into a restaurant. Whether it’s last-minute tables, welcome drinks, off-menu items, or exclusive perks, we’re building a platform that helps restaurants identify, connect with, and reward their guests in meaningful and personalized ways.

Our vision? The more you check in at your favorite spots, the more you unlock—from unique rewards to seamless direct messaging for reservations. With each visit, you’ll earn $FLY, our universal rewards currency, which you can use across our network of outstanding restaurants.

We’re looking for an Android Engineer to help design, build, and maintain the Blackbird App on both custom hardware and standard Android devices. You’ll have a direct impact on building out critical new features that enable restaurants to deliver extraordinary experiences for their guests, while helping them manage their operations seamlessly.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and test Android software that interacts with complex server, network, and hardware systems.
  • Create intuitive and delightful UI/UX that enhances the guest experience.
  • Work closely with a tight-knit team of engineers, including iOS engineers to ensure cross-platform feature parity.
  • Launch new features quickly and at scale to serve our growing base of restaurants and diners.
  • Contribute to the development of an innovative product that brings superpowers to restaurants.
  • Influence product decisions and the overall roadmap through your technical insights.

What You Bring

  • 5+ years of Android development experience with a deep understanding of engineering fundamentals.
  • Expertise in modern Android frameworks, including Jetpack Compose, Hilt/Dagger for dependency injection, Compose Navigation, and Compose UI.
  • Proficiency in Kotlin.
  • Passion for growth and continuously improving as a developer.
  • A strong commitment to delivering high-quality customer experiences.
  • Eagerness to contribute your own ideas and collaborate with others.
  • Bonus: A track record of self-directed side projects, research, or open-source contributions.

 

Pay Transparency Notice & Benefits

Depending on your work location and experience the target annual salary for this position can range from: $180-220 USD. Disclosure in accordance with New York City's Pay Transparency Law.

Full time offers from Blackbird may also include stock options, benefits (including medical, dental, vision, flexible time off, 401(k)), and some not-so-standard, extra-fun perks — subject to applicable taxes and based on eligibility.

 

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Blackbird Labs is committed to diversity in its workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other basis protected by applicable law. Blackbird will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable.  For US applicants, you may view the Know Your Rights notice here.  Additionally, Blackbird participates in the E-Verify program

Ready to bring magic to restaurants? Join us at Blackbird!

 

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