Founding engineer (Android Developer) - Bengaluru

Overview

Position: Android Developer

Responsibilities
• This is a founding engineer role.
• Design, develop, and deploy new features for our Android application from concept through to launch.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features with a focus on scalability and performance.
• Lead the architectural direction and make core technical decisions, ensuring the app's scalability and maintainability.
• Optimize app performance and troubleshoot issues to improve the overall user experience.
• Actively participate in code reviews, ensuring code quality and adherence to best practices.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior developers as the team grows.
• Implement best practices for testing, observability, and continuous integration.
• Keep up with emerging Android technologies and best practices, continuously improving our development processes.

Required Skills and Qualifications
• Experience: 3.5+ years of Android development experience, with a focus on building and scaling consumer-grade mobile applications.
• Languages: Proficient in Kotlin with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming and functional programming.
• UI Development: Strong expertise with Jetpack Compose for building responsive, high-performance UIs.
• Architecture: Solid understanding of Android architectural components (ViewModel, LiveData, Room, etc.) and Clean Architecture principles.
• Testing: Experience with unit and integration testing on Android, using tools like JUnit, Espresso, and MockK.
• CI/CD: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools for Android, such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
• Agile Methodologies: Comfortable working in an Agile/Scrum environment with experience in tools like Jira, Confluence, or similar.
• Startup Mindset: You’re adaptable, proactive, and enjoy the fast-paced, iterative environment of startups.