Full-Time

Android Software Engineer

Artificial Intelligence, AI

Parallel Partners

Parallel Partners

Specializes in IT staffing for finance/trading

Compensation Overview

$120k - $175k/yr

San Francisco, CA, USA

Remote

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Kotlin
NoSQL
SQL
Java
REST APIs
Android Development

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Requirements
  • 3+ years of Android development experience using Kotlin
  • Artificial Intelligence experience required
  • Strong understanding of Android architecture components and modern development practices
  • Proven experience shipping production Android applications
  • Strong knowledge of Coroutines, Flow, and asynchronous programming
  • Experience integrating RESTful APIs and working with distributed systems
  • Familiarity with mobile performance tuning and debugging in production environments
  • Exposure to AI-enabled mobile features (e.g., chat interfaces, recommendation systems, automation workflows) is a plus
  • Experience with on-device machine learning or frameworks such as TensorFlow Lite is a bonus
  • Strong ownership mindset with attention to detail and product quality
  • Published apps on the Google Play Store are an advantage
  • Tech Stack includes Kotlin/Java, Android Jetpack (ViewModel, Compose/XML-based UI where applicable), Coroutines/Flow, RESTful APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and TensorFlow Lite/on-device ML frameworks
Responsibilities
  • Build and maintain production-grade Android applications using Kotlin
  • Design and implement intuitive, responsive mobile interfaces for insurance, payments, and customer workflows
  • Integrate backend APIs for quotations, policy management, claims, and transactional services
  • Contribute to mobile features that incorporate AI-assisted capabilities (e.g., chat experiences, recommendations, automation flows)
  • Optimize application performance, responsiveness, battery usage, and memory efficiency across devices
  • Implement analytics, crash reporting, and user behavior tracking to improve product quality
  • Collaborate closely with backend, product, design, and AI/ML teams throughout the development lifecycle
  • Ensure stability, scalability, and security across production mobile systems
  • Continuously improving engineering standards, architecture, and mobile best practices
  • Deliver stable, high-performance Android experiences used at scale
  • Improve app reliability, responsiveness, and efficiency across devices
  • Reduce crashes and production incidents through better engineering practices
  • Ship mobile features confidently with strong system design and testing discipline
  • Enable AI-assisted product capabilities through mobile integration where applicable
  • Contribute to a scalable and maintainable mobile architecture
Desired Qualifications
  • Exposure to TensorFlow Lite/on-device ML frameworks is a bonus
  • Published apps on the Google Play Store are an advantage

Parallel Partners and Next Step Systems recruit information technology professionals for full-time permanent roles in the financial services and trading industries. They match IT talent with roles at hedge funds, trading firms, banks, brokerages, and data providers across the U.S., using nationwide searches from their Chicago area offices. The firms differentiate themselves through a focused niche in financial technology recruiting, deep client and candidate networks, and a high rate of repeat business after long-standing partnerships (and after the 2014 acquisition that expanded resources). Their goal is to place top IT professionals into permanent positions at leading financial technology firms and strengthen leadership in IT recruiting.

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Total Funding

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Headquarters

Dallas, Texas

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • PP updated its site August 2026, signaling active positioning and sales motion.
  • The firm offers three deal types, expanding addressable opportunities across acquisitions and partnerships.
  • Its agentic-first narrative matches buyer interest in workflow automation and operating leverage.

What critics are saying

  • Parallel Partners lacks visible customers, revenues, or completed transformations in public materials.
  • A 2025-founded firm with no disclosed funding faces execution risk before product-market proof.
  • Equity-heavy deals expose PP to dead capital if transformations stall by 2027.

What makes Parallel Partners unique

  • Founded 2025 in Amsterdam, Parallel Partners acquires, rebuilds, or co-builds mid-market businesses.
  • PP only earns through equity or revenue-share, aligning incentives with operator outcomes.
  • PP replaces processes, not overlays software, with agentic-first transformations across EU and US.

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Health Insurance

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Vision Insurance

Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Mental Health Support