Senior Android Engineer

About Us

Scotch is building the next-generation operating system for beverage alcohol retailers — combining POS, payments, back office, and e-commerce into a platform purpose-built for liquor stores.

We’re modernizing one of the oldest industries in the world: the $1.6T beverage alcohol market. Our platform helps retailers run more efficiently through streamlined payments, inventory management, reporting, and day-to-day operations.

Our founders came from Skupos (acquired 2023) and Drizly (acquired by Uber). We've raised $28M from VMG Partners, First Round, Lerer Hippeau, Watchfire, and Toba Capital, with angels including the founder of Drizly and early Toast executives. Forbes has recognized Scotch as a leader in liquor retail tech. We closed a $20M Series A in 2026 off 500%+ YoY growth and $1B+ in processed payment volume.

Position Overview

We're looking for a Senior Android Engineer to build and contribute to our Kotlin-based terminal point-of-sale application. You'll work across the full development lifecycle, partner with cross-functional teams, and help shape both the product and the engineering practices behind it. Experience with point-of-sale, payments, or retail applications is a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and ship robust point of sale features in Kotlin
• Partner with cross-functional teams to turn requirements into technical solutions
• Optimize application performance, user experience, and resource utilization
• Own the full application lifecycle — concept, design, testing, and deployment
• Conduct code reviews and uphold coding standards and best practices
• Stay current on Android tools and trends, and drive continuous improvement of development processes

Qualifications & Skills

• 5+ years of professional Android development experience using Kotlin
• Solid understanding of the Android SDK, Android Studio, and application architecture
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, JSON, and other data-exchange formats
• Experience with version control (e.g., Git)
• Knowledge of Android best practices, including UI/UX design principles
• Understanding of secure coding practices and application security
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills, with strong communication and collaboration
• Understanding of AI tools and proficiency in applying them (but not during the interview process unless expressly stated)

Nice to Haves

• Experience with POS systems, payment workflows, payment processing, and gateway integration
• Familiarity with reactive programming (RxJava, RxKotlin/Kotlin Flow)
• Hands-on experience with Android Jetpack — Compose, ViewModel, WorkManager, LiveData, Data Binding, Material, Room/SQLite, and Lifecycle
• Dependency injection frameworks (e.g., Dagger, Koin)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and release best practices

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation: The anticipated base salary range for this position is $160,000–$180,000. Individual offers are based on a variety of factors, including experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity.
• Competitive equity package
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Unlimited flexible PTO

Why Scotch?

• Interesting work, solving real challenges. POS terminal engineering means hardware integration, offline resilience, and payment security. Real constraints make more exciting problems to solve.
• Full ownership. You'll touch architecture decisions, set coding standards, and see your work in production at stores across the country.
• The domain is growing. Scotch just closed a $20M Series A off 500%+ YoY growth. The liquor retail POS market is fragmented and underserved, and our engineering team is building something with real staying power.
• Software people depend on. Every shift, store managers and associates are using what you build. The feedback loop is short and the stakes are real, which makes the craft matter even more.
• AI is built into how the company works. The product is AI-native, and the engineering culture reflects that. This is a place where using AI tools to move faster is expected and encouraged.