Opal is a consumer mobile app (iOS + Android) with 10M+ active users focused on reducing phone distraction and aligning device use with well-being. The company is mid-scale, but the hiring profile — 11 engineers split across Android and iOS, minimal hiring velocity, and a lean marketing/education team — combined with active projects around Android v2, building out the Android team from scratch, and expanding to new demographics suggests a deliberate, product-first phase of growth rather than aggressive scaling.
Opal builds a free mobile app that helps users manage phone distraction and improve focus. The product runs on both iOS and Android, with Firebase and GraphQL backing the platform. The company serves both individual consumers and an emerging education segment (indicated by student ambassador network and school-focused pain points around reducing phone distraction). With 11–50 employees and hiring across Europe as well as the US, Opal is operating at a scale where product distribution (organic viral growth plus paid acquisition) and team building are the primary operational levers.
Android (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose), iOS, Firebase for backend services, GraphQL for APIs. The app integrates with major social platforms (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Meta) and uses Apple Search Ads and Google for user acquisition.
Primary focus is Android app v2 development and scaling the Android team. Secondary initiatives include expanding to new user demographics, building a student ambassador network for school distribution, and scaling paid user acquisition while testing creative campaigns.
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