Full-Time
Android Engineer
Cantina
51-200 employees
Subscription-based platform for AI-driven social gaming
Compensation Overview
$180k - $240k/yr
Remote in USA + 4 more
More locations: Remote in Canada | San Francisco, CA, USA | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Sunnyvale, CA, USA
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- At least 8 years of experience developing Android applications or equivalent experience.
- Expert-level Kotlin proficiency, including idiomatic usage, coroutines, Flow, and advanced language features.
- Deep Jetpack Compose expertise, including custom layouts, state management, animation APIs such as Animatable, Transition, and AnimationSpec, and performance profiling.
- Strong command of MVVM architecture and the Android architecture components ecosystem, including ViewModel, LiveData/StateFlow, Room, Navigation, and WorkManager.
- Production experience with dependency injection using Koin or Hilt.
- Strong understanding of Android internals, including the View system, RenderThread, Choreographer, garbage collection, and battery/memory profiling.
- Experience with media frameworks including ExoPlayer, MediaCodec, Camera2/CameraX, and real-time effects.
- Ability to write readable, maintainable, documented, and well-tested code.
- Experience with RESTful API integrations and proficiency with Git.
- Keen attention to detail regarding motion and animation.
- Build and ship high-quality Android features using Jetpack Compose, Kotlin Coroutines, and modern Android architecture patterns.
- Develop and optimize video/audio pipelines, real-time media effects, and AI-powered visual features on Android.
- Craft immersive custom user-interface experiences using Compose animations, custom drawing, and motion design.
- Use Android internals knowledge, including memory management, the rendering pipeline, Choreographer, and RenderThread, to deliver smooth performance.
- Architect and maintain a clean MVVM application structure with separated UI, domain, and data layers.
- Set up and manage dependency injection using Koin or Hilt to maintain scalable and testable module graphs.
- Participate in architecture discussions and uphold standards for code quality, testability, and maintainability.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and Quality Assurance teams to deliver polished, scalable experiences.
- Take ownership of features as part of a small, fast-moving team shipping to a large user base.
- Experience with AI-driven media features, real-time video/audio effects, or WebRTC on Android.
Cantina is an invitation-only platform that blends social gaming with artificial intelligence in a 24/7 virtual club called The Cantina. Members subscribe to access features that let them add AI bots with distinct personalities, chat, play games, and even generate AI art, with bot behavior adapting to user inputs. The service differentiates itself through a private, personalized, dynamic experience that combines human–AI interaction with user-generated content in a shared space. Its goal is to build a steady, subscription-based platform that appeals to tech-savvy users and brands by delivering ongoing, customized digital interactions.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Series B
Total Funding
$33.3M
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2014
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- July 30, 2026 funding raised total capital to $16.5 million.
- dYdX, Reserve Protocol, and other bounties show paid customer demand already exists.
- Continuous coverage from Apex to bug bounty fits security teams' 2026 remediation workflows.
What critics are saying
- Crowded alternatives from Rapid7, NCC Group, Thales, and Cynomi commoditize services fast.
- Spearbit history ties Cantina to Web3; one sector downturn can crush demand.
- If Clarion misses verified-resolution promises, buyers revert to manual teams by 2027.
What makes Cantina unique
- July 30, 2026 launch paired Clarion, Apex, and bug bounty workflows into one platform.
- Cantina taps 9,000+ vetted researchers, turning community pressure into verified remediation.
- Framework Ventures led the $8 million July 2026 round, signaling crypto-native distribution.
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Health Insurance
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Paid Sick Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Parental Leave
Fertility Treatment Support
Company Equity
Home Office Stipend
Flexible Work Hours
Hybrid Work Options
Company News
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