[Hiring] Senior Mobile Engineer @HotShots Labs

Role Description

As a Senior Mobile Al-First Engineer, you will be instrumental in building the next generation of mobile applications for restoration professionals working in the field. You will focus on creating intelligent mobile experiences leveraging AI agentic tools as the central collaborator in the development process, taking an orchestration role while AI handles tactical execution. This role combines deep mobile expertise in building Android/KMP applications with curiosity about, and experience in, using AI agentic IDEs and CLI tools. You will work in a cross-functional Al-First squad focused on delivering measurable outcomes for users in challenging field conditions.

• Kotlin Multiplatform / Compose Multiplatform development — 70%:
  • Drive feature development from idea to delivery — collaborating closely with design, product, and backend
  • Work across a diverse set of challenges: from low-level communication with hardware over Wi-Fi to building polished user interfaces
  • Implement robust offline-first functionality with intelligent sync
  • Take the lead on technical decisions, architecture, and setting code standards
  • Work with modern tools and patterns, Kotlin Multiplatform, KMP
  • Lead by example and raise the bar
  • Push for automation, maintainability, and test coverage
• Native iOS/Android development — 15%:
  • Build lightning-fast native UIs in a few selected screens where 120fps is a must
  • Implement platform-specific features and integrate platform-specific libraries: camera, sensors, external cameras, GPS etc.
  • Optimise app size, startup time and memory footprint
• Cross-functional collaboration — 15%:
  • Partner with AI product engineers to ideate and implement the next generation of the application’s functionality backed by on-device and remote AI models
  • Partner with backend engineers to design mobile-optimised APIs
  • Engage with field users for feedback and usability testing
  • Participate in cross-functional planning and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Solid experience in using AI tools like Cursor, Claude Code, Copilot in your day-to-day work
• 7+ years of experience shipping Android/KMP applications
• Top-level expertise in Jetpack Compose/Compose Multiplatform
• Some experience with iOS development
• Strong portfolio of released applications
• Exposure to system-level observability, feature flagging, and design systems
• Strong problem-solving skills with focus on user experience
• Outcome-oriented: focused on user productivity and business impact
• Eagerness to learn and adapt to the rapidly changing AI landscape
• Collaborative mindset for working in cross-functional teams
• Excellent communication skills in English

Requirements

• Experience with offline-first apps
• Experience integrating external devices over WiFi or Bluetooth
• AR / 3D visualization experience

Benefits

• A fully remote team with an office hub in Potsdam with Berlin-based team members enjoying a hybrid schedule, working from the office approximately 50% of the time
• Greenfield project (application rewrite) and an opportunity to shape its future from the early days
• Training budget: courses, conferences etc.
• Flexible working arrangements including remote work
• Latest MacBook Pro / high-spec Android devices for testing
• The position will be remote in any location of choice in Europe (outside Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus)