android :react-native-reanimated:compileDebugJavaWithJavac FAILED

[mjstelly]

I am at a loss on how to resolve this intractable build error for android. I've posted the question on StackOverflow. No response yet. This is a complete blocker for me. I can execute ./gradlew clean successfully. But when I try react-native run-android, the build fails in the same spot every time.

/Users/AH94896/projects/app/node_modules/react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/reanimated/layoutReanimation/ReanimatedUIImplementation.java:13: error: cannot find symbol
      ViewManagerResolver viewManagerResolver,
      ^
  symbol:   class ViewManagerResolver
  location: class ReanimatedUIImplementation
/Users/AH94896/projects/app/node_modules/react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/reanimated/layoutReanimation/ReanimatedUIImplementation.java:11: error: recursive constructor invocation
  public ReanimatedUIImplementation(
         ^

All my environment details are outlined in the SO post. I certainly hope someone can point me to a solution.