Android Software Engineer, Instagram Sharing

$213,000 - $293,000/Yr

Instagram - New York, NY

Full-time - Senior

New York, NY

5,001-10,000 employees

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

The Android Software Engineer role at Instagram focuses on enhancing video sharing capabilities within the platform. The position involves tackling complex challenges in Android development, mentoring team members, and contributing to the overall engineering culture while aligning product strategy with engineering priorities.

Responsibilities

• Break down broad challenges like developer velocity, testability and code complexity into distinct, actionable focus areas
• Jump into priority initiatives and help unblock new products by delivering the hardest, most critical components
• Go deep in the Instagram application stack and be a center of expertise and excellence for our Android product development
• Strengthen our engineering culture through mentorship, knowledge sharing and development of engineering expertise across the team
• Participate in leadership forums to connect business context and product strategy with engineering priorities, and best-position our team to drive impact

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of experience with Android development in a consumer product setting
• Experience leading projects with industry-wide impact
• Experience in mentoring/influencing senior engineers across organizations
• Experience communicating and working across functions to drive solutions

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in testing frameworks, tools, and strategy
• Experience operating in a multi-disciplinary role building 0-1 products

Benefits

• $213,000/year to $293,000/year base salary
• Bonus
• Equity
• Comprehensive benefits package