Android (Kotlin) Developer

Job Title: Senior Android Developer / Lead Engineer (Java | Kotlin | Android)

Experience Required

• 10+ years of overall software development experience
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java, Kotlin, and Android development

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Android Engineer with deep expertise in Android OS internals, system-level development, and strong hands-on coding ability. The role demands strong technical leadership, architectural thinking, and the ability to design and build scalable, high-performance Android applications with system-level integrations.

This is a hands-on technical role (not people management) with focus on architecture, design, and complex problem solving.

Key Responsibilities

1. Android Application Development

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced Android applications using Java and Kotlin
• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code with strong adherence to OOP principles
• Participate in hands-on coding, debugging, and code reviews

2. Android Framework & System-Level Development

• Work with Android OS-level APIs including:
• Services
• Binder IPC
• AIDL
• System services
• Understand and implement system-level integrations

3. Low-Level & Hardware Interaction

• Exposure to Kernel / Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)
• Work on device-level integrations such as:
• Sensors
• Bluetooth
• Other hardware peripherals

4. Performance & Stability Engineering

• Identify and resolve performance issues including:
• ANR (Application Not Responding)
• Memory leaks and optimization
• Ensure application stability and efficient resource usage

5. Concurrency & Multithreading

• Build robust multi-threaded applications
• Strong understanding of:
• Concurrency models
• Synchronization mechanisms
• Thread safety and race condition handling

6. System Design & Architecture

• Design scalable, modular, and maintainable Android applications
• Define architecture patterns and enforce best practices
• Contribute to system-level design decisions

7. Technical Leadership (Hands-on)

• Provide technical direction and mentorship to engineering team members
• Guide design and implementation decisions
• Conduct architecture and code reviews
• Remain actively involved in coding and technical problem solving

Preferred / Good to Have

• Exposure to IoT domain
• Exposure to HVAC systems or related embedded domains

Must-Have Skills Summary

• 10+ years Android development experience
• Strong Java, Kotlin, Android expertise
• Deep knowledge of Android internals and system APIs
• Strong OOP and coding skills (coding assessment required)
• Experience with performance tuning and memory management
• Strong understanding of multithreading and concurrency
• System design and architecture expertise
• Hands-on technical leadership

We’re looking for Android Mobile Application Developer who has solid knowledge of Android application’s life cycle, specially in modern mobile application. We need someone to build the native applications for Android using Java & Kotlin on Android Studio. You’ll need to create applications from scratch or configure the existing applications.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design and implement applications from initial concept, app architecture, and user interface to finished deliverable.
Implement new features, enhancements, and content of existing applications.
Good knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen.
Create and update re-usable code libraries to streamline app development cycle.
Contribute to all phases of the product development: design, develop, test, maintain and improvise.
BASIC SKILLS:

Good communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong knowledge of current Android development languages (Java & Kotlin).
Ability to manage multiple projects at a time.
Flexibility and eagerness to identify, learn, and use new and changing technologies.
Self confident and enthusiastic.

Native Health is looking for results-oriented Engineers. An ideal candidate for us would be a passionate builder of great products/frameworks and someone who would thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy the challenge of complex business contexts that are typically being defined in real time. In this role, you will be responsible for building world-class technology products and platforms that are at the forefront of the technology revolution in the Indian healthcare ecosystem. You are someone who insists on the highest standards for quality, maintainability, and performance. You will be working in a fast-paced and agile work environment delivering quality solutions that have an immediate business impact.

Responsibilities:

• Own the end-to-end development and launch of features on our App.
• Participate in scoping, and planning discussions with the designers, PMs, and Leads.
• Conceptualize and develop prototypes quickly.
• Develop and own launch plans to completion Identify opportunities and implement solutions to improve the performance and the architecture.
• App We will depend on this person to set up/improve the code quality, and tracking.
• App architecture and this person needs to have extensively worked on React + Android/iOS.

Requirements:

• Min. 3 years of full-time work experience (College projects, Internships are not a part of this).
• Hands-on experience with React Native.
• Deep expertise in either iOS or Android platforms and ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of your tools: Languages, frameworks, systems.
• Experience with abstracting requirements into frameworks.
• Has worked with the react ecosystem for eg, redux, react-query, react-router, etc.
• At least 2 years of experience working in a consumer tech set-up (ecommerce, D2C).
• Work with Rest APIs.
• Experience with video streaming and Real-Time Communication technologies.

Location:- Andheri East (Marol Maroshi Road, Mumbai)

Employment Type:- Full Time (Starts at 12 noon daily)

Company size: 35 employees + several third parties for various functions

Type: Privately Held

USA: 32 Mallard Cove, Barrington, RI 02806, USA

Mumbai: 3th Floor, 369, Sarla Park, Above Bank of Baroda, Marol Maroshi Road, Opp Seven Hill Hospital, Andheri (E), Mumbai - 400059

Office is 10 mins from Marol Metro Station

Note: Please only apply if you have mobile app development experience.

Must have skills:

iOS

• Good Knowledge of Apache Cordova.
• Strong OO design and programming skills in Objective-C.
• Familiar with iOS SDK (UIKit, Cocoa Touch, Core Data, Core Location, etc).
• Familiar with xcode.

Android

• Strong OO design and programming skills in Java (J2EE J2ME).
• Familiar with the Android SDK.
• Knowledge of SQLite, MySQL or similar database management system.
• Familiar with Developer IDE Android Studio.

Common

• Understanding of other compiled languages
• Experience on web service integration (SOAP, REST, JSON, XML)
• Experience of development using web technologies
• Good understanding of OO programming and design patterns
• Good understanding of HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax and PHP
• Experience building web and native apps
• Experience using social media APIs
• Ads integration using a 3rd party ad server (DART)
• Using version control (e.g. SVN)
• Excellent debugging and optimisation skills

Good to have skills:

• LAMP development experience
• PHP frameworks (e.g. Zend)
• PHP template engines (e.g. Smarty)
• Creative design skills
• Working with a content management system
• Working in a media publishing environment

Role: Project Manager

Department: Marketing - Software

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Role Category: Software Development

Responsibilities: 

• Work with an open-source iOS ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks. 
• Work directly with developers and product managers to conceptualize, build, test and realize products.  
• Build reusable iOS software components for the platform.  

• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.   
• Work on bug fixing to improve application performance and shipping new features as required 
   

  Requirements:  

• Experience with iOS Design patterns, memory management, REST web-services and JSON Parsing. Designing and building advanced applications for the iOS platform 
•  Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features 

• Design and build advanced applications for the iOS platform  
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance  
• Can integrate apps with backend and 3rd party API’s. 
• Good programming skills in Objective-C/Swift and extensive knowledge of Apples SDKs and frameworks like Core Data, Core Graphics, Foundation, UIKit, etc.  
• Have published one or more applications in an iOS App Store. 

• Knowledge of iOS App Store deployment process. 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design and build applications for the iOS platform
• Implement new features while maintaining overall quality of software
• Contribute to a culture of learning by documenting and sharing technical knowledge as a developer on an agile squad
• Participate in developer communities of practice by following best practices, participating in code reviews, and sharing knowledge
• Remain current on relevant technology trends
• Participate in researching and resolving customer issues
• Other duties as assigned

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Proficient in native development with Swift and Objective-C
• Experience building interface components and experiences using Swift UI and WebKit and understanding their limitations
• Knowledge and experience working with the MVVM design pattern
• Prior experience with knowledge of Git and GitHub
• Knowledge of iOS back-end services
• Knowledge of Apple’s design principles and application interface guideline
• Understanding of the full software development lifecycle
• Familiarity with security best practices for software development

Responsibilities:
1. Understanding the scope of work
2. Working with the design, programming & testing team on project estimates & timelines
3. Coordinate with team to build assets to be used within the mobile application
4. Build Application static flows using React Native with Redux
5. Integrate JSON web services
6. Working with the tester to fix bugs reported by the testers
7. Building and deploying the application to the app store

Requirements:
1. Understanding of the Mobile Application Development lifecycle
2. Hands-on experience with React Native
3. Experience with Redux or Flux or MobX
4. Understanding of Advanced JavaScript – ES6
5. Understanding of Flexbox
7. Understanding of iOS/Android module integration
8. Deploying iOS and Android apps on Apple Appstore and Android Play Store.
9. Ability to work in an Agile environment

About the Role

As an Android Developer, you will own the Android app and strive to deliver the best learning experience out there to our learners that upGrad is known for. You will be responsible for developing features, taking those features to production and maintaining the existing code. Innovative nature and pro-active involvement in the product is taken very seriously at upGrad, therefore, a major part of your role would involve thinking about new features and new ways to deliver quality learning experience to our learners

Skills/Experience

1. Minimum 6+ years of hands-on Android development experience.
2. Strong Java and object-oriented concepts.
3. Solid understanding of Android architectural patterns especially MVVM and their importance in scalable software development process.
4. Strong understanding of Android fundamentals.
5. Experience in Android UI creation.
6. Experience of Android Live Data, Kotlin and Constraint layout would be a huge plus point.

Years of Exp –  Minimum 6-8 

Your responsibilities include:

• Work on the LOTR (Locus on the road) app which is native app in Android in a small team of 3 engineers
• Apart from the app, there is LOTR SDK also which is in nascent stage. The role would require building up the SDK as well
• Write maintainable code with around 80% unit test coverage. Do PR (pull request) review of fellow engineers on the app
• If you are adventurous - opportunity will be provided to work on the backend API to which the LOTR app/SDK will communicate to. Backend is in all java
• We have some created some cool stuff around selective app upgrade setup. Also, our app development process is under CI/CD so you don’t have to build & release app manually.

Requirements:

• 2 - 6 year experience as Android developer in a product based company

Perks:

• Healthy catered meals at office
• You decide your own Work From Home (WFH) and Out Of Office (OOO)
• Pet-friendly - bring your pets to the office any day. Locus family already has a Rottweiler and a Beagle

Skills

ANDROID, MOBILE APPLICATION, Java, KOTLIN