Mobile Android Engineer
Company websitex.ai (xAI, opens in new tab)
Base salary $150K to $280K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in New York, NY +1 more
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- LocationNew York, NY +1 more
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (3 h ago) · observed since
All places named
- New York, NY
- Palo Alto, CA
About this job
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.
SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.
MOBILE ANDROID ENGINEER
We're seeking an exceptional Android engineer to join a small, high-impact team dedicated to creating the world's most valuable AI application, judged by the impact it delivers to users. You'll shape cutting-edge mobile experiences, blending technical mastery with a keen product sense to deliver brilliance that resonates with users. You will work on the most critical product or technical challenge at any given time.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Craft delightful, intuitive user experiences that redefine how people interact with the app
- Obsess over every pixel, animation, and interaction, ensuring the experience feels magical and seamless
- Build blazing-fast, highly performant systems where every millisecond counts
- Drive technical and product decisions, collaborating with designers, backend, iOS, and web engineers
- Own the quality of the products you build - including running a/b tests, finding issues, and proactively making improvements
- Be proactive in finding ways to improve the app - from user feedback and from your own daily experience on the app
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines and Flow
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Very strong product sense – you spot problems in a live product and turn them into solutions that move the business forward
- A proven track record of delivering projects in production apps
- Deep expertise in the Android stack and tooling (Android Studio, Gradle, etc.)
- Experience beyond Android, such as iOS, web or backend development
- Understands analytics and data, and uses metrics to measure impact and guide product decisions
- Solid understanding of the Android platform: its strengths, limitations and trade-offs
- Experience working on large-scale production apps with millions of daily active users
- Strong ownership. You take problems from idea to release and see them through
- Works autonomously and knows when to pull others in
- Clear communicator who can explain trade-offs and decisions to engineers, designers and product partners
- High craft bar – builds intuitive, delightful user experiences and optimizes for performance, stability and reliability
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
$150,000 - $280,000 USD
Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.
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Source: xAI on Greenhouse · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($150,000) is above 26% of the 954 Software Engineering roles in New York listed on this site; 52 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $175,000; the middle half runs from $145,000 to $200,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 6, 2026.
This listingMobile Android Engineer$150K to $280K
Software Engineer, Ads Product$150K to $350K
Model Engineer, Voice$150K to $450K
Software Engineer, Network Software & Services$150K to $250K
Mobile iOS Engineer$150K to $280K
Network Engineer$150K to $250K
Sr. Security Engineer, GRC Fintech & Financial Services$152K to $258K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Mobile Android Engineer (this listing) | $150K - $280K |
| Software Engineer, Ads Product | $150K - $350K |
| Model Engineer, Voice | $150K - $450K |
| Software Engineer, Network Software & Services | $150K - $250K |
| Mobile iOS Engineer | $150K - $280K |
| Network Engineer | $150K - $250K |
| Sr. Security Engineer, GRC Fintech & Financial Services | $152K - $258K |
Observed changes
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Advertised base range changed
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2025-09-15
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Location as the employer wrote it: New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA
$150,000 - $280,000 USD
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