Android Engineer

Wallapop is a Barcelona based scale-up driven by the purpose to empower people to embrace a more conscious and human way of consumption. We believe in a world where collaborative economy is mainstream. This is what drives us. 

Wallapop operates in Spain, Italy and Portugal, offering a catalogue of several hundreds of millions of products and services. Powered by technical innovation and continuous improvement, we bring together the scale & trust of classifieds with the marketplace's convenience & reach.  Our mission is to enable a connected trade ecosystem, making 2nd-hand the norm through smart use of technology.

Backed by top investors such as Accel, Insight Partners & Naver Corp we bring our total valuation to 806 million EUR and are embarking on our international journey with the aim to become the world's best unique goods trading platform.

The Challenge 

You will join the Android Platform Team, the engine room that enables our mobile engineers to ship features to millions of users with speed and confidence. In a 10+ year-old codebase with 50+ modules, your mission is to eliminate friction and build the foundation of our mobile future.

What you will find:

• Developer Experience (DevEx) at Scale: You won't just build features; you will build the tools, CI/CD pipelines, and architectures that other engineers use daily.
• Deep Tooling & Build Systems: We manage a complex modular environment where Gradle and CI/CD automation are at the heart of everything we do.
• System-Level Thinking: From optimizing build time to managing our Dagger/Anvil DI graph, you'll tackle challenges that impact the entire Android Chapter.
• Data-Driven Infrastructure: We don't guess; we measure. You will use metrics to identify bottlenecks in the development lifecycle and prioritize what to fix next.

What You Will Do

You'll be the "Engineer for the Engineers," driving technical excellence across the organization. To do so, you will:

• Master the Build System: Maintain and optimize our Gradle configuration, plugins, and build logic to ensure fast and reliable builds.
• Optimize the Feedback Loop: Improve CI/CD pipelines and local iteration speed to ensure developers can test and deploy code faster.
• Own the Release Engine: Maintain and evolve our automated release process, ensuring that shipping to millions of users is a non-event.
• Standardize & Modernize: Help define the "Golden Path" for Android development, providing the modular architecture and patterns that teams need to succeed.
• Cross-Platform Collaboration: Work alongside iOS and Web Platform engineers to align on tooling, infrastructure, and DevOps culture.
• Infrastructure as Code: Manage and scale our cloud resources (using AWS when needed) to support our mobile infrastructure.

What We're Looking For

• Android Enthusiast & Expert: Deep knowledge of the Android SDK and Kotlin. You don't just use libraries; you understand how the system works under the hood.
• Build System Mastery: Extensive experience with Gradle (writing custom plugins, optimizing build scripts, and understanding the configuration phase).
• The "Platform" Mindset: A passion for Developer Experience (DevEx)—you find joy in making your colleagues' lives easier and their builds faster.
• Performance & Stability: Experience using profilers and monitoring tools to debug complex issues like memory leaks, ANRs, or slow startup times.
• Modularization at Scale: Proven experience managing large-scale, multi-module projects and understanding the trade-offs of different architectural patterns.
• CI/CD & Automation: Solid experience with CI tools (GitHub Actions, Bitrise, etc.) and a pragmatic approach to automating the full release lifecycle.
• Polyglot Curiosity: Comfortable using Python for scripting and an interest in learning AWS infrastructure when needed.

What Would Be A Plus  

• Experience with Gradle Enterprise (Develocity) or writing custom Gradle plugins.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) or basic AWS management.
• Previous experience in a Developer Experience (DevEx) or Mobile Infra role.
• Experience managing Design Systems from an infrastructure perspective (theming engines, token automation).

Do note that all our jobs are Barcelona based. We follow a hybrid model where flexibility rules. We commit to a minimum of 6 days per month in the office. Each team self-organizes to decide on cadence and in-person/remote rituals.

Wallapop is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees as we want Wallapop to be a place for everyone.

We sponsor visa processes for international candidates when applicable and provide legal & admin support along the process combined with a competitive relocation package.

Additionally to the opportunity to contribute to an agile product set up and work together towards achieving our meaningful mission, we offer the following Perks & Benefits:

• Generous individual learning budget of 2k per year
• Group and individual English, Catalan & Spanish lessons as part of our working day
• Private Health Insurance with Alan
• Flexible working hours + short Fridays
• Flexible remuneration to deduct from gross salary (kindergarten/food/transport check)
• Gym & Wellness plan, including physiotherapist in the office
• Generous referral Program & Charity Donation
• Bonus for weddings & newborns
• Wallapop Renta (Tax income support)
• Monthly plan for free shipping, bumps & home-pick-up on our services
• Work anniversary Gifts and Birthday Surprises
• Contribution towards your WIFI in your monthly payroll
• One-off payment based on compensation package to go towards setting up your home office
• Relocation package (monetary support and legal advice) and visa sponsorship, if applicable
• 26 holidays per year
• TOP hardware of your choice (latest Apple or Windows)

What does the hiring process for this position look like? **Please, note that all interviews take place remotely over hangouts.**

• Intro Call - run by Talent Acquisition, focus on providing more information about the role and the company as well as going over your experience, motivation, and expectations. This usually takes 45-60 minutes.
• Technical Task - you will be assigned a test that consists of a coding challenge to assess the technical skills required for the role. You will have up to 7 days to complete it. If you have a recent project that meets the same requirements, you can submit it instead.
• Expertise Interview - run by the core team, focusing on the hard skills and the ability to deliver in a given context. This usually takes 60-90 minutes.
• Stakeholder Interview - run by the hiring team and relevant stakeholders, focus on the ability to collaborate & deliver in a cross-functional set-up. This usually takes 60 minutes.
• Culture Interview - run by culture interviewers, focus on adherence to Wallapop's purpose and business proposition. This usually takes 60 minutes.
• Offer - should you be the right candidate, your offer will be discussed over a call with talent acquisition and will then be confirmed in writing.