Staff Android SDK Engineer

Stream is looking for a full-time Staff Android Engineer to join our SDK development efforts for Feeds, Chats, and Video APIs.

Job duties will include building and maintaining open-source libraries to integrate Stream's APIs on mobile apps, figuring out best practices for building reusable components in Jetpack Compose, and making it a breeze for other developers to build video, chat & messaging apps.

The source code for the SDKs is public on Github, giving you the opportunity to showcase the quality of your work: https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-android

Stream’s APIs for video, activity feeds and chat are used by over a billion end users. We’re currently one of the fastest-growing startups in Colorado and Amsterdam. For this role, we’re hiring in Amsterdam or remotely (Europe).

This is a full-time job opening based in our Amsterdam office (hybrid mode, 3 days/week in the office presence is expected).

Relocation and visa sponsorship is possible.

Remote in EMEA is also an option.

What will you be doing

As a Staff Android Engineer, you strive to simplify how applications are built. You will write and maintain open-source libraries that are used by hundreds of our customers and consumed by millions of their users.

Most of your day will be dedicated to software design, research, and coding. You will work with modern mobile tech, such as Kotlin, Coroutines, and Jetpack Compose, focusing on code quality, testing, and CI/CD processes.

The challenges

• You are building SDKs that other developers use. This sets a very high bar in terms of code quality.
• Our SDKs are used by some of the world’s largest apps. Stability, performance, and world-class documentation are essential.
• Since we provide APIs & SDKs that thousands of companies use, we can and should optimize to a very high-quality level.

You have

• 8+ years of experience as an Android developer
• 5+ years writing Kotlin
• Experience with reactive systems like Jetpack Compose. (Related experience on React, React Native, SwiftUI, or Flutter is also relevant)
• Experience working on an SDK (a plus)
• A passion for ensuring quality by writing pragmatic automated tests
• Attention to user experience details - visual look and feel

Our tech stack

At Stream, we use a wide collection of technologies to offer our customers highly optimized and available features. Over the years, we have experimented with different programming languages, frameworks, databases, and libraries. Here is a short list of the technologies that we currently use. Do not worry if you do not master them all or if you do not see your favorite tool or language; you will have the chance to be exposed to most and convince us to expand the list:

• Jetpack Compose
• WebRTC
• Kotlin
• AndroidSDK
• Kotlin Coroutines

What makes this role exciting?

• You'll be part of a highly skilled team of 6 Android engineers
• You'll get the chance to work on our Video product
• Creating the websocket that works for both our Chat and Video
• Work on products that support millions of end users

Why join Stream?

• History of success. From Amsterdam to Boulder and Techstars in-between, Stream has raised over $58.25M to build the best Chat Messaging & Activity Feed infrastructure available, with best-in-class support.
• Freedom and endless growth opportunities. As a rapidly growing startup (since 2020 we have gone from 30 to 150 employees), Stream gives you unique personal and professional growth opportunities. The opportunity of true ownership and accountability has a massive impact on your career. These are the things you can rarely experience in huge corporations.
• Be on the front line of progress and innovation. While working with cutting-edge technology, we are passionate about tackling difficult tech problems at scale and creating reusable components for them, empowering engineering teams to ship apps faster, more securely, and with a better user experience.
• They believe in us: Stream is backed by leading VC companies (Felicis Ventures, GGV Capital, 01.Advisors, Techstars, Arthur Ventures), including backers like Dick Costolo (01 Advisors, ex-CEO of Twitter), Olivier Pomel (CEO of Datadog), Tom Preston-Werner (Co-Founder of GitHub), Nicolas Dessaigne (Co-Founder of Algolia), Johnny Boufarhat (Founder and CEO of Hopin).

What we have to offer you

Stream employees enjoy some of the best job benefits in the industry:

• A team of exceptional engineers
• The chance to work on OSS projects
• Company equity
• 28 days paid time off plus paid Dutch holidays
• A pension scheme
• A Learning and Development budget
• NS business card or a company bike covered
• Fitness stipend
• MacBook Pro provided
• Healthy team lunches and plenty of snacks
• A generous relocation package
• An office in the heart of Amsterdam
• The possibility to visit our office in Boulder, CO

Note: this list of benefits applies to Netherlands-based employees and is adjusted per your location of residence.

Our culture

Stream has a casual social culture, our team is diverse and we all have different backgrounds. Now, Stream is a team of over 130+ peers from over 35 countries across the globe.

We value transparency, aim for excellence, and support each other on our way to new victories.

Our team consists of the strongest talents all over the world, which makes Stream a great place to learn and improve your skills.

When it comes to software engineering jobs, our culture is oriented towards ownership and quality: our goal is to deliver stable software.

If you are interested in becoming a part of what we do, apply for this vacancy now!

Hybrid office policy: applicants based (or relocating to) one of our office locations are expected to work according to the applicable local office attendance policy.

Equal opportunity employer statement: Stream provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Note for external recruiters: We currently have this role covered and do not accept unsolicited agency resumes. We are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.