Platform Engineer, Android

Wispr — the voice interface for computing · ~20 employees · backed by NEA and 8VC

Hybrid — San Francisco, or remote within US time zones (monthly visits to the SF office)Full-time · Hybrid$220K – $350K USD base (by complexity, location and experience)

About the role

Wispr is building the voice interface for computing: a more natural way to interact with technology. Founded in 2020 and based in San Francisco, it has about 20 employees and is backed by top-tier investors including NEA and 8VC, with an elite team of engineers, product designers and research scientists.

This role owns Android. You'll be the Android expert on a small mobile team: assessing the app through crash reports, bug reports and comparison with iOS, deciding where to focus, and making Flow feel stable and native across a fragmented device ecosystem.

Based in the San Francisco Bay Area (hybrid), or remote within US time zones if you're willing to visit the SF office monthly. Wispr's immigration law firm supports H-1B, O-1, EB-1, L-1 and STEM OPT where it can.

What you will own

Own the Android app as the Android expert on a small mobile team
Assess the app through crash reports, bug reports and comparison with iOS, and decide where to focus
Make Flow feel stable and native across a fragmented device ecosystem
Handle device variability: audio, screen sizes, manufacturer-specific behavior and low-level device interaction

Requirements

Must haveHas built and shipped production Android apps, hands-on in the client codebase

Must haveWants Android to stay their primary focus, not a stepping stone to other work

Must haveLocated in the San Francisco Bay Area (hybrid) or remote within US time zones, willing to visit the SF office monthly

Must have6+ years of experience as an Android platform engineer

Must haveHas built complex Android client apps that handle device variability (audio, screen sizes, manufacturer-specific behavior, low-level device interaction)

Must haveExperience on a known product with a large user base or broad distribution

Nice to haveExperience with voice, machine learning (on-device models) or iOS development

Not a fitStagnant career progression (for example 10+ years as a Senior Software Engineer at a large tech company)

Not a fitAndroid work limited to backend, infrastructure or client-server plumbing behind the app, rather than the app experience itself

Not a fitAndroid experience limited to automotive or in-car embedded systems

We interview honestly against this list — if you meet most of the “Must have” rows, apply.

Compensation

Hybrid — San Francisco, or remote within US time zones (monthly visits to the SF office)

Location

Full-time · Hybrid

Employment

$220K – $350K USD base (by complexity, location and experience)

Compensation

Competitive equity

Equity

Role details

LocationHybrid — San Francisco, or remote within US time zones (monthly visits to the SF office)

EmploymentFull-time · Hybrid

Compensation$220K – $350K USD base (by complexity, location and experience)

EquityCompetitive equity

DepartmentEngineering

VisaOpen to visa transfers (e.g. OPT, H-1B) and to sponsorship (e.g. new H-1B, TN); possible but not guaranteed

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