Android Developer

First & foremost, this role is not for you if you don’t enjoy solving deep tech problems with a high surface area. We know no single person will solve the entire problem, and there will be a lot to learn along the way. If this excites you, keep reading!

We are building a Social Network for Fashion & E-commerce powered by AI, redefining how people discover and buy things online! We are solving a real consumer problem, not just riding the AI hype wave. We’ve raised $1M in pre-seed funding from top VCs and are supported by some of the best entrepreneurs in India.

Now, what we’re looking for & our expectations

Note: We don’t care about your qualifications as long as you have the required knowledge for the role and a strong sense of ownership in whatever you do.

• You are extremely proficient in React Native, building pixel-perfect UIs for mobile platforms.
• Impeccable design sense – creating highly polished, beautiful user interfaces is second nature to you.
• Strong understanding of mobile development fundamentals like cross-platform compatibility, and performance optimization.
• Having experience with native programming languages like kotlin & swift is a ++.
• Familiarity with animations and transitions in mobile apps.
• Experience with integrating APIs into mobile apps and handling platform-specific needs for iOS and Android.
• Take ownership of the mobile architecture, ensuring scalability and maintainability of the app.
• Continuously improve the performance and reliability of our mobile application, identifying areas for enhancement.
• Move fast, but polish things – we care about good design, but it doesn’t slow us down.
• Collaborate closely with designers and product teams to translate UI/UX designs into code.
• Have experience building beautiful, scalable, responsive, and cross-device compatible mobile applications.
• You’ve worked in a high-growth, fast-paced environment (ideally another startup) and can drive things forward with little oversight.
• You’ve previously built a consumer product or worked at a top consumer company before.
• If you’re interested, reach out with a couple of sentences about yourself, links to what you’ve shipped before, and what you want to do for us starting next week.

A few things about us

• We’re building the next 100-person $100 Billion AI-first Company.
• Speed of execution is incredibly important to us.
• We’re focused on delivering exceptional user experiences that exceed expectations.
• We embrace a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Users are at the heart of everything we do.
• We believe in open communication, authenticity, and transparency.
• We solve problems through First Principles.

Benefits of joining us

• Top of the market compensation.
• Any hardware you need to do your best work.
• Open to hybrid work (though we prefer in-person to maximize learning).
• Flexible work timings.
• Learning & development budget.
• Flexible allowances with hassle-free reimbursements.
• Quarterly team outings covered by us.
• First-hand experience in shipping world-class products.
• Have fun with a GenZ team at a Hacker House.

Key responsibilities include:

Building and maintaining mobile applications for iOS and Android using React Native

Writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code

Participating in code reviews and ensuring that all solutions are aligned with best practices

Collaborating with the development team to brainstorm new features and enhancements

Troubleshooting and debugging issues as they arise

Qualifications:

Strong knowledge of JavaScript, React, and React Native

Experience with building and deploying mobile applications for iOS and Android

Familiarity with mobile architecture patterns and front-end development best practices

Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills

Strong understanding of agile development methodologies

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Familiarity with related technologies such as Redux, and JSX

Min 3 yrs of working in Android

Min 2 yrs of working in iOS

Min 6 months working in React Native

Min 1 yr of team handling experience

Development

Strong in data structures and algorithms

Strong problem solving and analytical abilities

Hands-on with SOLID design principles

Should have developed and delivered successful mobile app projects

Experience in -

Consumer facing apps

Analytics SDKs integrations

Marketing SDKs integrations

Performance optimisation

SQL databases

Building production grade mobile applications

Experience in working in Agile/Scrum projects and fast paced environments

Preference for candidates with :

Payments/financial systems background

Personality

Result oriented

Initiative taker. Not expecting spoon feed.

Team player - looking beyond personal KRAs and helping the team succeed

3H - Humble, Honest and Hard-worker

We are looking for an Android developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices. Your primary focus will be the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working along-side other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.

• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code
• Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch”
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration

Our Mission

Mercari is a Japan-based company with the mission of “create value in a global marketplace where anyone can buy & sell.” Having continuously worked toward this goal since our founding in 2013, we are now transforming from a startup into a global player. While this transformation brings its own specific set of challenges, we believe that solving them one after another will allow us to fully achieve our mission. Are you interested in working together to take on these exciting challenges?

Our Culture

To achieve our mission at Mercari, our organization and each of our employees share the same values and perspectives. Our individual guidelines for action are defined by our three values: Go Bold, All for One, and Be a Pro. Our organization is also shaped by our four foundations: Sustainability, Diversity & Inclusion, Trust & Openness, and Well-being for Performance. Regardless of how big Mercari gets, the culture will remain essential to achieving our mission and something we want to preserve throughout our organization. We invite you to read the “Mercari Culture Doc,” which summarizes the behaviors and mindset shared by Mercari and its employees. We continue to build an environment where all of our members of diverse backgrounds are accepted and recognized, and where they can thrive while holding dear to Mercari’s culture.

Work Responsibilities

• Native Android app development for Mercari and group companies' apps
• The development environment is as follows.
• Development language: Kotlin
• Development environment: Android Studio
• Build tool: Gradle
• CI/CD： CircleCI
• Others: GitHub, Firebase, Slack, Figma, JIRA, Confluence

Minimum Requirements

• Shared understanding and belief in Mercari Group mission and values
• At least 3 years of experience developing native Android applications with Kotlin Developing, operating, making decisions when selecting technology, and continuous improvement of large-scale product codebases
• Ability to design and develop with performance and scalability in mind
• Extensive knowledge of object-oriented software development, networking, memory management, and software testing
• Good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks like MVVM, MVP, declarative UI, or similar architectures

Preferred Requirements

• Experience using and installing Jetpack functions such as Android Architecture Components
• Understanding of UI development
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, etc
• Experience in iOS or web development
• OSS contribution experience/familiarity with the OSS community
• Customer-centric product development in E-commerce/Fintech
• Working in multi-cultural and diverse teams
• Team Leadership experience

Working Conditions

Employment Status

Full-time

Office

Bangalore

• Hybrid Workstyle

Work Hours

• Full flextime (no core time)
• *Does not apply to all positions

About Company

‘Good Good Piggy’ is an Ed-FinTech start-up that encourages the new generation to develop the life-skill of managing the entire money management equation digitally, because the future of money is digital. We recognize the importance of reinforcing good behaviour, habits and skills from a young age.

Job Description

We are looking for a React Native developer interested in building performant mobile apps on both the iOS and Android platforms. You will be responsible for architecting and building these applications, as well as coordinating with the teams responsible for other layers of the product infrastructure. Building a product is a highly collaborative effort, and as such, a strong team player with a commitment to perfection is required.

• Total Experience: 2 to 5 Years
• Notice Period: 30-45 Days
• Preferred Location: Delhi NCR
• Role: Full Stack Developer
• Industry Type: Ed-FinTech
• Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent
• Role Category: Software Development

Responsibilities

• Architect, build and maintain excellent React Native applications with clean code.
• Implement pixel perfect UI's that match designs.
• Implement clean, modern, smooth animations and transitions that provide an excellent user experience.
• Setup/configure CI/CD pipeline leveraging AWS native services or traditional tools (e.g. Jenkins, GitHub, Artifactory, SonarQube, etc)
• Deploy applications on AWS platform leveraging AWS platform services like EC2, EBS, S3, CodeArtifact etc
• Integrate third-party API's.
• Write unit and integration tests.
• Release applications to IOS and Google Play stores.
• Work with native modules when required.
• Work as part of a small team, which will include other React Native developers, a project manager, QA professional, and a designer.

Skills And Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience working with React Native.
• Experience working with Swift, Java required.
• Meaningful experience working on large, complex systems.
• Ability to take extreme ownership over your work.
• An understanding of React Native best practices and a commitment to following them.
• Ability to work through new and difficult React Native issues and contribute to libraries as needed.
• Working with Agile framework especially is necessary
• Organizational and leadership abilities
• Excellent communication skills
• Problem-solving aptitude

Education

B.Tech/B.E./MCA or Equivalent

What you’ll do:

• Will have a unique and rewarding opportunity to shape and design an app with a huge impact on the Automotive industry
• Write highly scalable software in Swift ad Kotlin with a focus on reusability and efficiency
• Work with some of the best people in the industry to build and maintain compelling user experiences
• Working with iOS Frameworks such as AVFoundation/video streaming, CoreML
• Work with open-source multimedia projects, such as FFmpeg

What you’ll bring:

• 5+ years of iOS/Android development.
• Strong background in software engineering with large-scale apps
• Experience with iOS/Android SDKs
• Expert knowledge of XCode/AppCode IDE, build and distribution processes
• Experience writing multi-threaded/asynchronous code
• Creative and innovative problem-solving skills with a passion for new technologies
• Strong team player and ability to work without many directions when needed

Bonus points for:

• B.Sc./M.Sc. in Computer Science or related fields
• Knowledge of C/C++
• Background/experience in AI (e.g. deep learning, computer vision)
• Contributions to community software

Note: We are looking for immediate joiners. Selected/Offered candidates can ready to join within 15 to 30 days of time can apply.