Senior Software Engineer, Android

Calm

Los Angeles, CA

Full Time

Senior

163k-242k

2 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

Calm is a leading consumer mental health company on a mission to support everyone on every step of their mental health journey. Known for its flagship consumer app ranked #1 in its category with over 180 million downloads and availability in seven languages across 190 countries, Calm helps people sleep better, stress less, and live more mindfully through content and tools from experts and beloved celebrity voices. Building on this foundation, Calm has created a broader portfolio including evidence-based solutions like Calm Health, offered through employers, health plans, and providers, designed to expand access to mental health and sleep support, boost benefits engagement, and drive positive health outcomes. Today, Calm supports more than 3,500 organizations and reaches over 17 million covered lives through Calm Health. Calm has been recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company and one of Fast Company's Brands That Matter.

Key Responsibilities

Architect, implement, and maintain robust Android features using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
Serve as the Android lead within your team: making platform decisions, anticipating edge cases, and delivering high-quality mobile experiences with minimal oversight.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver product features that are both technically sound and aligned with user needs.
Work closely with Calm Health's other Android engineers to contribute to shared components, shape platform standards, and continuously improve app quality.
Write clean, testable, maintainable code that balances short-term velocity with long-term stability.
Own the full lifecycle of Android features—from spec and design to rollout and maintenance.

Requirements

Have experience building and shipping Android applications in a production environment using Kotlin.
Are proficient in using Android Studio and related tools to diagnose issues.
Are familiar with the Google Play Store release process and best practices to ensure smooth production deployments.
Stay up to date and experiment with the latest Android technologies and best practices.
Have a product-focused mindset and love working closely with product, design, and data.
Are comfortable working autonomously and delivering high-quality features without day-to-day Android peer pairing.
Have 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 3+ years building Android apps in Kotlin.
Have shipped Android apps or features in production environments with meaningful scale.
Are familiar with modern Android tools and practices: Jetpack Compose, MVVM architecture, dependency injection (Dagger/HILT), and modular codebases.
Use Kotlin Coroutines for async programming and background task management.
Know your way around debugging tools, performance profilers, and CI/CD workflows.

Nice to Have

Experience mentoring other engineers or contributing to mobile architecture decisions.
Comfort with writing unit and integration tests using JUnit, Espresso, or similar frameworks.
Prior work in a fast-paced, high-growth product organization.

Qualifications

5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
3+ years building Android apps in Kotlin.

Benefits & Perks

Eligible for salary range $163,000 - $242,000 depending on location, skills, and experience.
Equity
Comprehensive benefits
401k
Flexible time off

Working at Calm

Calm is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strive to create a mindful and respectful environment where everyone can bring their authentic self to work, and experience a culture that is free of harassment, racism, and discrimination.

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