Senior Android Engineer (EMEA)
Fingerprint
Skill Required
Key highlights
- Salary: $71k - $144k
- Experience: 5+ years Senior Android
- Benefit: 100% remote
- Requirement: Strong InfoSec background
- Location: EMEA
Role overview
Fingerprint empowers enterprises to detect and stop online fraud with the world’s most accurate device intelligence, serving customers from innovative startups to leading enterprise companies like Plaid, Dropbox, and Booking.com. The company is a globally dispersed, 100% remote organization recognized on the 2026 Forbes Best Startup Employers list and the 2026 Inc. 5000 list. We’re looking for a Senior Android Engineer based in EMEA with a strong background in Native Android development to join our Mobile team. This high-impact role sits at the intersection of mobile engineering and security, focusing on building cutting-edge detection signals, optimizing performance, and shaping the future of mobile device intelligence and fraud prevention.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and evolution of Fingerprint Android PRO SDK: Design and implement detection signals; improve performance, stability, and reliability.
- Maintain and advance the Fingerprint Android OSS SDK & Showcase App open-source offerings.
- Build new features and implement UI screens from Figma designs using Jetpack Compose for the Fingerprint Device Intelligence Demo App.
- Provide technical expertise and insights to product and analytics teams—for example, assessing Android market data (e.g., the share of Vivo devices using MTK SoCs) using internal tools and our data warehouse.
- Research and prototype new methodologies that enhance our fraud prevention capabilities, efficiency, and technical edge.
- Conduct post-deployment analysis on collected data and collaborate on improving server-side logic and detection systems.
- Work cross-functionally with backend engineers, PMs, and security researchers to deliver impactful features end-to-end.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on Android development experience in a senior-level capacity.
- Strong foundation in Information Security, with prior experience as an Android engineer in a security-focused organization or on a security-centric product.
- Demonstrated ability to build native Android applications and SDKs from the ground up; deep understanding of Android internals and system behavior.
- Proficiency in Kotlin and the Android SDK.
- Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose for UI development.
- Experience with C++.
- Data-savvy mindset with a comfort level working with product and data teams.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills; thrive in a remote-first, async team environment.
- Experience with GitHub Actions.
- Authorized to work from their home location (Fingerprint does not sponsor visas).
Nice to have
- Experience building tools for other developers is a strong plus.
- Familiarity with obfuscation techniques or related low-level Android security concepts.
- Interest in expanding into backend development, such as writing backend detection logic.
- Engagement in the InfoSec community through conference speaking, writing, or active participation.
- Sharing your GitHub profile if applicable.
Additional details
- Fingerprint has raised $77M and is backed by Craft Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners, and Uncorrelated Ventures.
- The role is open across the EMEA region and can be based anywhere team members work from, excluding a small number of countries for regulatory and security reasons.
- Salaries are based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar stage growth companies.
- Salary range: $71k - $144k (Examples: UK: $125k - $144k, Serbia: $71k - $82k).
- Final offer amounts are determined by location, experience, and expertise.
- Fingerprint is dedicated to creating an inclusive work environment and encourages people from underrepresented groups in tech to apply.
- California residents should read the CCPA notice and EU residents should read the GDPR notice.
- Security Warning: All Fingerprint recruiting email communications will always come from the @fingerprint.com domain; ignore outreach from other sources.
- Originally posted on Himalayas