Member of Techincal Staff, Android
Mercor · San Francisco, CA
$130,000–$400,000
Jul 16, 2026
San Francisco, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior Android engineering role focused on building and owning Mercor's native Android application from the ground up, using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose. The position covers end-to-end technical leadership — architecture, engineering standards, performance, and release quality — for a platform serving tens of thousands of users. It suits an experienced Android engineer comfortable driving technical direction, mentoring others, and collaborating across product, design, and backend teams.
Senior level · 5+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 850 people in the San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (mobile application developers). range 360–1,250
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $190,744 (middle half $167,095–$224,501).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The title 'Member of Technical Staff, Android' carries no explicit seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified; however, the 5+ years requirement, end-to-end ownership of major initiatives, architectural decision-making, and mentoring responsibilities firmly support a Senior classification.
The posting lists NYC and London as additional office locations alongside San Francisco. The role is in-person five days a week; the San Francisco CBSA is used as the primary US location since it is listed first and is Mercor's apparent headquarters.
The London office makes this role potentially non-US for some hires, but the posting is clearly US-centric (USD compensation, US benefits structure), so the US-based flag is set to true.
No salary or hourly compensation figures are stated; compensation details are limited to bonus structure, equity, and perks.
AI development tools (Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar) are explicitly called out as a hard requirement under 'What We're Looking For' — fluency in these tools is gated, with the specific tools listed as interchangeable alternatives.
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