Android Developer

We're looking for a Mobile Engineering Lead (Flutter) who can own the end-to-end architecture, development, and delivery of our mobile applications. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has grown in product-based startups, understands rapid iteration, and can balance speed, quality, and scalability. You'll lead by example, writing production-grade Flutter code, shaping mobile architecture, and collaborating deeply with product and design teams. If you enjoy building consumer-facing products, taking ownership, and solving real user problems in a fast-paced startup environment, this role is for you.

Exp - 5 yrs - 9 yrs

Job Location - Bangalore [5 days Work from office]

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and own mobile app development using Flutter (Android & iOS).
• Design and implement scalable, maintainable, and high-performance mobile architectures.
• Work closely with product managers and designers to translate requirements into intuitive user experiences.
• Drive a strong product mindset within the mobile team, focusing on user impact, engagement, and retention.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and maintain high engineering standards.
• Mentor and guide mobile engineers through hands-on technical leadership and feedback.
• Manage mobile CI/CD pipelines, release cycles, and app store deployments.
• Monitor app performance, crashes, and production issues; ensure fast resolution.
• Stay updated with Flutter ecosystem trends and proactively improve the mobile stack.

Requirements:

• 4-7 years of experience in mobile application development, preferably in product-based startups.
• Strong hands-on experience with Flutter and Dart in production applications.
• Proven experience building and scaling consumer-facing mobile products.
• Solid understanding of mobile architecture patterns and state management.
• Experience integrating REST APIs, authentication, analytics, and third-party SDKs.
• Hands-on experience with performance optimization, debugging, and profiling.
• Experience with mobile CI/CD pipelines and app store release processes.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in fast-moving startup teams.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Prior startup experience in health, fitness, or consumer internet products.
• Exposure to native Android (Kotlin) or iOS (Swift) for platform-specific integrations.
• Experience with offline-first apps, push notifications, deep linking, and background tasks.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
• Experience working with analytics and data-driven product development.

Candidates must have an educational background in Computer Science or a related computer field.

A Master’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent) is highly preferred.

Bachelor’s degree holders (BE/B.Tech) are eligible only if their specialization is in Computer Science or a directly related field.

CDAC candidates will be considered only if their prior academic background is in Computer Science or a relevant computer discipline. Experience:

Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience in Android application development.

Technical Skills:

Proficient in Kotlin and Java for Android development.

Solid understanding of Android SDK, Android Studio, and core Android frameworks.

Experience with MVVM architecture and best practices for modular, maintainable code.

Familiarity with modern libraries: Jetpack components (LiveData, ViewModel, Flow,Navigation, Room, etc.), Retrofit, Dagger/Hilt for dependency injection.

Good grasp of threading, background tasks (Coroutines/WorkManager), and app lifecycle management.

Knowledge of RESTful APIs, JSON parsing, and efficient network communication.

Experience with version control systems, preferably Git.

Technical skills:

1. Working experience in using the any of the design principles MVVM or MVP
2. Experience in using Web Services and SQLite data base
3. Experience in Multithreading  concepts – Rx JAVA
4. Experience in using version control systems like SVN, GIT Hub, Bitbucket etc
5. Experience in using Dependency injection principles in android
6. Experience in using design patterns
7. Experience integration with 3rd party API’s like Facebook, gmail, retrofit, Picasso & 3rd party libraries
8. Experience/Knowledge in using google Flutter

Our client is more than 2 decades old NBFC registered with the RBI. The company was set up with an aim to empower rural entrepreneurs, SMEs, and small institutions by micro-financing. The company has come a long way since its inception in 1992 and has evolved with time with the introduction of its App in the small loans sector. At present, the company has more than 5000 employees and has serviced millions of borrowers to accomplish their dreams.

• Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code
• Designing and maintaining high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code
• Ensuring the best possible performance and quality of the application
• Identifying and fixing bugs
• Helping maintain code quality and automatization

Desired Candidate Profile

Location : Chennai

Experience : 1 - 3 Years

Job type : Permanent

What you must have:

• Experience in iOS Development and / or apps on Apple store and must have handled atleast 2 projects.
• Software Development experience in Java, MVC / MVVM pattern, Objective C, Swift development.
• Familiarity with SDK Integrations, APNS, Cocoapods, Carthage, Networking, JSON structuring and working with REST APIs.
• Experience in collaborating on software projects using Git based Version Control Systems (FYI, we use Bitbucket).
• Bonus Points if you have:
• Have a basic knowledge of how Android Development works (for collaborating with the Android team and developing programming patterns which works for both Android & iOS)
• Have experience working in an E-Commerce project
• Have worked with graphic & memory optimization in apps
• Have a Github account with some cool projects in it.
• Have scary but amazing debugging skills.

Expectations:

• Passion to be a part of the Startup who are building something bigger than themselves.
• Ability to take responsibility and ownership of their roles and work through the challenges in a startup team.
• Your typical week:
• iOS Development of our Core product
• Keeping up with product release cycle

Skills:

• iOS Development, Version Control, CocoaPods, Storyboard, iOS Mobile Automation, Mobile Application Testing - Android iOS