Mobile Networking Engineer

Shanghai remote Until 8/22/2026 4+ years exp First posted May 28, 2026 Last posted May 28, 2026
Job description
🚀 About Flipster
Flipster(flipster.io) is a high-performance crypto perpetuals trading platform on a mission to create the most efficient, frictionless, and high-performance trading experience.
Engineered by traders and optimized for trading, Flipster combines zero spreads, instant execution, and capital efficiency to deliver a platform where performance is the product.
Operating globally and serving users in nearly 200 countries, Flipster is built for crypto traders who demand the ultimate perpetual trading experience — from active retail users to degens to seasoned pros — while maintaining the highest standards of compliance and security.

 About this role

We're hiring a mobile networking specialist based in mainland China to own the SDK-level connectivity layer for our iOS and Android apps in the region. This is an engineering role focused on transport-layer logic, connection management, and client-side resilience strategies for users in challenging network environments.

Required experience

  • 4+ years of mobile SDK development on iOS or Android (both preferred) with significant time spent on the networking layer
  • Direct hands-on experience shipping apps to mainland China users with measurable reliability improvements you can describe
  • Strong understanding of TLS, TCP behavior, and modern transport protocols (HTTP/2, HTTP/3, QUIC, WebSocket)
  • Comfortable with Wireshark, tcpdump, Charles, and platform-specific network debugging tools
  • Based in mainland China and able to test directly against real regional network conditions

Preferred

  • Experience at fintech, exchange, streaming, or gaming companies with mainland China users
  • Familiarity with native networking stacks (NSURLSession, OkHttp, Cronet) and how to customize them
  • Background in protocol design or transport-layer optimization

Hiring process

  • CV/Resume submission
  • 1st round interview
  • 2nd round interview
  • What you'll have access to

    A real, hard, well-resourced problem. A team that respects deep network expertise. Autonomy on architecture and protocol decisions. Direct impact on user experience for our entire mainland China user base.
About this role

Summary

Develop and optimize SDK-level connectivity for iOS and Android in China.

Job title

Mobile Networking Engineer

Experience level

4+ years

Minimum experience

4+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Located in mainland China, remote work not permitted.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

iOSAndroidTLSTCPHTTP/2HTTP/3QUICWebSocketWiresharktcpdumpCharles

Preferred skills

fintechexchangestreaminggamingNSURLSessionOkHttpCronetprotocol designtransport-layer optimization

Specializations

networkingtransport protocolsSDK developmentTCPTLS
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Shanghai, China

On-site City