United States onlyFounded by Arianna Huffington in 2016, Thrive Global is a leading behavior change technology company with the mission to improve productivity and health outcomes – one Microstep at a time. Thrive helps individuals and organizations improve well-being, performance and mental resilience with its AI-powered behavior change technology platform. Thrive’s Microsteps – small, science-backed steps to improve health and productivity – have been adopted by employees at more than 200 organizations in over 160 countries, from frontline and call center workers to executives at multinational companies. For more information, visit www.thriveglobal.com.
We are seeking a Senior Android Engineer to help design and build the Android platform for the Thrive Global Health Coach, an AI-powered platform that helps individuals improve sleep, nutrition, activity, stress management, and overall well-being through personalized guidance and coaching.
In this role, you will be responsible for developing high-quality Android applications that deliver personalized health insights, coaching experiences, and behavior-change tools to users across enterprise and consumer environments.
You will work closely with product managers, designers, backend engineers, and AI teams to build a fast, reliable, and engaging mobile experience that helps users build healthier habits and improve their daily lives.
If you’re not sure that you’re 100% qualified, but this sounds like a role you would Thrive in – we want you to apply! We believe skills are transferable and passion for our mission goes a long way.
Who You Are
You are a thoughtful and experienced mobile engineer who cares deeply about product quality and building technology that makes a meaningful impact. You may be:
- A builder who enjoys creating high-quality mobile experiences used by real people
- Someone who takes ownership of complex technical problems and drives solutions from concept to production
- A collaborative engineer who works effectively with product, design, AI, and backend teams
- A developer who values clean architecture, maintainable code, and scalable systems
- A self-starter who thrives in fast-moving environments with evolving product needs
- Someone who communicates clearly and enjoys contributing to technical discussions
- A technologist excited about the intersection of AI, health, and behavior change
How You’ll Contribute
- Design, build, and maintain high-quality Android applications using Kotlin
- You are an expert in everything Android - JAVA, Kotlin, Android SDK, Android Studio, Layout
- You know all the common Object Oriented Programming and design patterns, MVC, MVVM, Dependency Injection and more.
- Editor and are always interested in learning more and sharing your skills
- Develop new features for the Thrive Global Health Coach mobile platform
- Design and implement scalable Android architecture using modern development patterns
- Integrate mobile applications with backend services, APIs, and AI-powered systems
- Build performant and reliable user interfaces and interactive mobile experiences
- Monitor and improve app performance, stability, and responsiveness
- Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver impactful features
- Participate in technical planning, architecture discussions, and code reviews
- Help define and improve mobile engineering standards and best practices
Must Haves
- 5+ years of professional Android development experience
- Strong proficiency in Kotlin
Experience building and shipping production Android applications - Experience integrating REST or GraphQL APIs
- Strong understanding of modern Android architecture patterns (MVVM or similar)
- Experience with modern Android development tools and Jetpack libraries
- Strong debugging skills and experience resolving production issues
- Experience working on consumer-facing mobile applications
- Ability to work effectively in fast-paced environments with evolving product requirements
✨ What We Offer:
- 🌍 Mission-Driven Impact: Be part of a company that’s truly making a difference in people’s lives around the world.
- 🚀 Career Growth: Develop within the company and help shape our growth strategy.
- 💙 Human-Centric Culture: Thrive in a supportive environment with a range of wellness perks and benefits.
- 💰 Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a comprehensive and rewarding total compensation package.
- 🩺 Health & Financial Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision coverage plus a 401(k) program with company match.
- 🌴 Time to Recharge: Generous paid time-off programs designed to help you rest, reset, and recharge — including Thrive Time, a benefit unique to Thrive that gives employees additional paid time off after major projects or intense periods of work to truly recharge and recover.
Compensation:
Base compensation for this role will likely fall in the $196,000-$225,000 range.
- Please note: We provide a competitive mix of salary, performance bonus, and equity. The final offer amount will depend on factors like experience, expertise, and may differ from the range above. This range also excludes additional benefits, such as 401(k), and medical, dental, or vision insurance.
Thrive is deeply committed to creating a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment so that all employees can bring their whole selves to work.
Thrive is proud to ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family or parental status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
Thrive is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. Please inform Thrive’s Recruiting team if you need any assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process.
