Fastrak AI
Senior Android Engineer - North America
Fastrak AICanada16 hours ago
Full-timeRemote FriendlyInformation Technology

Location: Remote - North America

Working hours: US time zones

Type: Full-time


Project: The product combines mobile-first experiences, AI/ML-driven insights, and thoughtfully designed user journeys to deliver meaningful, real-world impact at scale.

The team focuses on shipping high-quality consumer products with strong engineering fundamentals, scalability, and privacy-first design.


What you’ll do:

  • Build and own the native Android application using Kotlin
  • Implement on-device ML features including wake word detection and voice activity detection for privacy-first audio processing
  • Develop real-time video calling with AI-generated memory overlays
  • Create robust media ingestion pipelines for photos/videos with WorkManager background processing
  • Build offline-first architecture with reliable cloud sync (Cloudflare R2, TUS resumable uploads)
  • Optimize performance for infinite scroll experiences with video preloading
  • Integrate Camera2 API, MediaStore, and native audio/video capabilities
  • Collaborate directly with the founder and mobile lead on architecture decisions


What we’re looking for:

  • 5+ years of native Android development with Kotlin
  • Experience building custom native modules (Kotlin/Java bridging)
  • On-device ML implementation (TensorFlow Lite, ONNX, or ExecuTorch)
  • Real-time communication experience (WebRTC, Agora, or similar)
  • Background processing expertise (WorkManager, Foreground Services)
  • Offline-first and local database experience (Room, SQLite)
  • Excellent English communication skills


Strong Plus:

  • Voice Activity Detection (VAD) or audio processing experience
  • Media pipeline work (FFmpeg, Camera2 API, video encoding)
  • Proficiency with AI coding assistants (Claude, Cursor, etc.)
  • Experience building for accessibility (55+ user base)


Nice to Have:

  • Qualcomm Hexagon NPU optimization
  • HIPAA or healthcare app compliance
  • Android Auto development
  • Open source contributions


Note:

  • This position requires direct interviews with US-based clients.
  • Candidates must be located in North America or hold a valid work permit in North America.
  • Candidates from other locations will not be considered.

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