Lead/Principal Engineer- Android at BYJU’S - The Learning App · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 6 - 12 years · ₹22L - ₹47L / yr · Profitable · Posted 17 Jun 2021
Lead/Principal Engineer – Android
Description
We are looking for talented engineers who are passionate about using software engineering to make kids love to learn and redefine learning@home at BYJU’S. You will have an opportunity to work in a highly motivated fast-paced environment in a fastest-growing Ed-Tech company. You will be building platforms and services to be used across various products. You will have the opportunity to create a significant impact on our systems, our business and most importantly on the life of millions of our students as we take on challenges that will reshape the education industry. You will operate at the intersection of diverse disciplines - Backend, Frontend, Big Data, ML, Computer vision and Multiple programming languages. You will build solutions for Byju’s core learning Apps, co-branded platforms, new launches, product development & innovations and personalized learning experiences.
We are looking for smart people with excellent technical skills and a can-do attitude. Candidates should be eager to learn, flexible to pivot when needed, savvy enough to thrive in a dynamic environment and should possess a growth mindset.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Leads more than one projects end-to-end and collaborates across functions. Drives planning, estimation and execution.
- Manages stakeholder expectations and offers scalable, reliable, performant and easy to maintain solutions.
- Consistently takes well thought technical/design decisions.
- Develops expertise in more than one area and shares knowledge with others. Able to mentor/train people in areas which are new to them.
- Drives people to solve engineering challenges.
- Enjoys high respect of Tech and other cross functional teams.
- Demonstrates effective communication with project team, management and internal/external clients as necessary.
- Surfaces both technical and non-technical team challenges and helps resolve them.
- Champion for SDLC best practices and high-quality standards.
- Significantly contributes in hiring high performance candidates.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Expert in JAVA, Kotlin, Reactive programming, Asynchronous programming and Dependency Injection. Experience with unit-tests and automation frameworks.
- Familiarity with any architectures like MV*(MVP/MVVM/MVI).
- Strong focus on high-quality mobile UI experiences.
- Operates independently with almost no oversight.
- Is able to apply domain expertise to think critically and make wise decisions for the team, taking into account tradeoffs and constraints.
- Communicates tech decisions through design docs and tech talks.
- Has delivered multiple projects with end-to-end engineering ownership.
- Keeps track of new technology/tools and embraces them as necessary
- 7+ years of experience in a product-driven organization.
Technologies we're working with
- MVP, JAVA and Kotlin, Realm, Firebase Real-time Database, RxJava,Kotlin Coroutines, Dagger and Retrofit.
Note- WFH currently

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We are looking for a Mobile application developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed towards iOS, including mobile phones and tablets. Your primary focus will be the development of such applications and their integration with other services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential. You will be responsible for the product development with quality and by following the engineering practices. The candidate should be a team player who should be able to code, do the peer code review, defect fixes wherever needed on the existing product.
Responsibilities:
Design and build applications for iOS
Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
Innovative thinking for problems solutions. Solid implementation
Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
Achieving Code, module delivery dates within time
Help maintain code quality, organization, automatization, and documentation
Uses Agile Scrum Methodology for software development
Develops unit tests for all new code
Has all code changes peer reviewed and must peer review code when required
Provides input for documentation of new or existing programs
Well versed with usage of debugging tools to analyze and solve complex problems independently
Diagnose and resolve complex level issues of application
Participate in interactions with all levels of personnel with different teams Skills:
Proficient in all versions of Swift, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems
Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
Experience in App Store distribution process and Enterprise distribution of Apple
Good knowledge of performance limits and characteristics
Knowledge of memory management and multi-threading, background thread handling and iOS file systems
Knowledge of private framework in swift and objective C languages
Experience with embedded databases and other system datastores
Experience of automated testing platforms and unit tests for Mobile applications
Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect to back-end services
Good sense of UI design and a user-oriented focus Knack for benchmarking and optimization Proficient understanding of code versioning tools e.g. Git
Hands on experience in using Jenkins
Familiarity with continuous integration
Good Knowledge in design patterns
Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills in English
Good time management skills
Certification of iOS development, swift language will be value added Experience with Cocoa APIs on iOS and Apple frameworks AR, ML and swift UI is good to have
2-4 years of work experience in Mobile application development.
Pay/compensation: Benefits: Health Insurance (including for Parents); Personal Accident Cover.
● Ability to design and implement and maintain highly complex systems and
subsystems.
● Writing well-designed, testable and efficient code.
● Designing and developing advanced applications for the Android platform.
● Working as a part of a dynamic team to deliver winning products.
● Troubleshoot, debug and optimize existing applications.
Requirements:
● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent practical experience
● Strong logical and analytical skills
● Should be adaptable and fast learner
● Experience in computer science, data structures, algorithms and software design.
● Experience in Software Development and coding in any general purpose programming language.
● Should have an interest in android development
Technical Requirement :
- 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
- Strong knowledge in SQLite Database
- Experience in designing and developing custom controls for Android.
- Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and object orientation design.
- Capabilities to write and execute unit test cases.
- Independent researching, solution finding, analysis and problem solving skills and capabilities.
- Should have a strong knowledge of OOPS and intermediate knowledge of front-end GUI design and development.
- Should have knowledge of Kotlin
- Should have experience in MVC / MVVM Architecture.
- Good in Analytics and Communication
We are looking for an enthusiastic Android Developer Intern with a proven track record of building Android apps from the ground up.
Skills Required
1. Product Design and Development Skills
- Native Android (Java)
- Firebase - firestore
- Cloud functions
2. Design skills
- XML
- Recreate Figma design in XML
3. Testing Skills
Test the feasibility and viability of the App.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Turn an idea into a product.
- Take complete ownership of the app and build the product end to end.
- Own and manage the complete development cycle of the App.
- Understanding the feature requirement and implementing the same.
- Work directly with the company leadership.
- Brainstorm ideas and designs with few of the finest minds in the industry.
About Us:
Spacenos is the fastest-growing start-up which is innovating in the finance, edtech and marketing domain since 2015 and won multiple awards and recognitions from more than 40+ MNCs and Fortune 500 companies. Our Clients are based out of the U.S.A and Australia. We are funded & Supported by Government of Karnataka, Angel Investors and International Grants.
Hiring Process:
- Apply for your CV and past work to be reviewed.
- Receive a telephonic interview or assessment upon filling the final step form.
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Receive offer letter if selected.
Hiring Duration:
Our hiring process takes less than 24 hours from the time you receive the Final Step form.
Validity: Up to Dec 2023
- Apply soon, the earliest applicant would be preferred over the late applicants.
Stealth AI Labs looking for a Lead iOS engineer with 6+ years of experience in app development. We need someone urgently, you will be starting next week or asap.
If you currently have a full-time job and want to work Part Time we are ok.
You will be building the app from Scratch based on Figma designs. You will be a part of the founding engineering team. We are working on a cutting-edge technology stack. You will get the opportunity to work on a massive scale project and very complex problems which will help you grow as an engineer. Our restful backend is built in Golang which can handle millions of concurrent users.
Please include your portfolio of iOS apps you have developed
Requirements:
- Experience building iOS apps or apps used by millions of users is a MUST
- We have hard deadlines, speed of development is essential and we want someone who is delivery oriented
- We will be using Swift for the development
- Attention to detail for performance optimization and benchmarking
- Knowledge of reducing app size, minimizing app launch time, skeleton loading
- Write well documented & maintainable code
- Implement automated testing and unit tests for the code you write
- Self-starter mentality who can pick up new skills & can work independently
What is the role?
We are looking for a hands-on Android Developer to join the mobile team for Empuls. The applicant must have Android software development skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality, rock-solid apps. Android programming works closely with other app development and technical teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code.
- Design, build and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java and Kotlin 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.
What are we looking for?
An enthusiastic individual with the following skills. Please do not hesitate to apply if you do not match all of it. We are open to promising candidates who are passionate about their work and are team players.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science and a minimum of 4 years of Software Development experience.
- Knowledge of mobile automation and experience on platforms such as espresso.
- Knowledge of application profiling and performance monitoring tools such as Android profiler, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, etc.
- Excellent coding skills in an object-oriented language such as Java and Kotlin.
- Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
- Have published at least one original Android app.
- Understanding of Google's Android design principles and interface guidelines.
- Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.
Who will you work with?
You will be working with top-quality engineers who have built one of the best employee engagement SaaS platforms. You will be reporting to the AVP of Engineering and working closely with the Architect and other leads.
What can you look for?
A wholesome opportunity in a fast-paced environment that will enable you to juggle between concepts, yet maintain the quality of content, interact and share your ideas and have loads of learning while at work. Work with a team of highly talented young professionals and enjoy the comprehensive benefits that company offers.
We are
A fast-growing SaaS commerce company based in Bangalore with offices in Delhi, Mumbai, SF, Dubai, Singapore, and Dublin. We have three products in our portfolio: Plum, Empuls and Compass. Company works with over 1000 global clients. We help our clients in engaging and motivating their employees, sales teams, channel partners and consumers for better business results.
Way forward
We look forward to connecting with you. As you may take time to review this opportunity, we will wait for a reasonable time of around 3-5 days before we screen the collected applications and start lining up job discussions with the hiring manager. We assure you that we will attempt to maintain a reasonable timeframe for successfully closing this requirement. The candidates will be kept informed and updated on the feedback and application status.
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PayPal, L'Oreal, Home Depot, Kaiser Permanente, State Farm, First Republic Bank develop solutions that drive major business outcomes. Founded in 2009, Y Media Labs is
headquartered in Silicon Valley with four offices worldwide including Atlanta, Indianapolis,
Bangalore & Sao Paulo. We came of age with the invention of the app store. We have mobile in our DNA. We create solutions across the digital ecosystem. Unlike agencies who are born desktop, we are deeply connected to how consumer perception has shifted thanks to the mobile lifestyle. We have built and launched 207 products, delighted over 407 million users, built over 200+ apps, work with 30 Fortune 500 clients, been responsible for over 400 billion transactions through our work and generated over $200 billion in transactions for our clients, and been featured on the
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• Portfolio of our work can be found @ ymedialabs.com/work
• Live look into our engineering team @ medium.com/ymedialabs-innovation
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goals include a culture of excellence and we are looking to transform the team to be one of
the best tech teams in Bangalore.
We are looking to hire multiple Android Engineers at different levels to help us code the
world class apps we are creating. If you are a mobile engineer looking to build apps that will be used by millions of consumers worldwide, build apps for brands that you can be proud to show to your family and friends – you need to join us!
Key Responsibilities
• Show your passion and develop high-quality, state-of-the-art native Android apps
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications
• Code reviews, automated unit testing, documentation for any code you write
• Deal with ambiguity and work in a rapidly evolving environment, with time-sensitive
projects
• Deadlines matter to us. Plan your work and meet your deadlines, while maintaining
code quality.
• Lead product initiatives and work on next generation prototypes
• Work with other engineers, product management, QA, and operations teams to
develop and meet functional and non-functional requirements on schedule
• Work in an environment of an agile, test-driven fast feedback cycle (continuous
integration, unit, functional, integration and acceptance testing)
• Get involved in client interactions and gathering project requirements
• Learn and adapt to new technologies
• Bring new ideas and technologies to the team that can improve the product or process.
• Depending on your level of skills and maturity (not seniority), mentor other engineers.
What we are looking for
• Strong foundation in Computer Science fundamentals like data structures and
algorithms, and software engineering principles
• Passionate about creating great code
• Multiple years of experience in Android application development, with Java and/or
Kotlin. Kotlin experience is a major advantage.
• More than one published application on the Google Play store available for immediate
download and review by our team. Please provide names of all your apps that you've
worked with a brief description of your contribution (if not individually developed).
• Strong experience in building and publishing commercial applications to Google Play
store.
• Multiple years of in Java I/O, RDBMS, Networking, Generics and well-known
application frameworks.
• Solid Understanding of Android design principles and interface guidelines.
• Experience with performance and memory tuning using tools
• Experience coding with RESTful APIs to connect applications to back-end services.
• Great team player who works well in collaborative situations
• Experience with iOS app development is a major plus. Experience with cross-platform
tools would be an advantage
• Experience with tools like Git, Jira, Basecamp, BitBucket, Azure DevOps would be an
advantage.
• Good to have experience working with IOT projects, Bluetooth technologies
• Active Open Source, GitHub or Stack Overflow contribution will be a big plus
• Having personal apps in play store will be an added advantage
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends & emerging
technologies.
Work from Home Related
Given the current situation it is expected that working from home for extended periods is a
reality that continues for many months. You must be able to fulfil the following requirements:
• You must have a high-speed broadband connection and must be able to provide
evidence of it
• You must have a proper working environment at home, like a desk, chair and any
other required infrastructure
• You must be able to and willing to attend video calls as part of your workday
Job Perks
• Awesome work environment and opportunity to work with great minds
• Work in fun teams on projects that impacts millions of people
• 24x7 stocked pantry with snacks and Coffee/Tea
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, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated
design, and creating quality products is essential.
On top of that, Android engineers create new features as critical members of the
product development team. As an Android engineer, you'll build new products and make our
frameworks reliable, reusable, and fast.
Responsibilities
• Work with a small team of mobile engineers to build our Android platform.
• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Design, build and maintain reusable, and reliable Java code
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Improve our code quality and code organization.
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests for our Android Apps
Qualifications
• 2+ years of experience in Android application development.
• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with
different screen sizes
• Experience with MVVM, MVP Patterns.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Familiarity with the use of Android APIs, such as GPS and bluetooth
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Passion for mobile products and personal projects or other work on the Play Store are
a plus.
• A knack for benchmarking and optimisation
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Experience with Writing unit tests using JUnit/Mockito
• Experience in writing Integration/UI tests with Espresso
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Impeccable attention to detail in all aspects of development from performance to UI.
• Knowledge about mobile devices to decide implementation tradeoffs correctly.
- We are looking for someone who is a self-learner, exhibits considerable leadership skills , and is an excellent team player. Also good at problem-solving and analytical skills.
Must-Have Skills :
- Strong foundation in data structures & algorithms, OS, I/O, concurrency, hands-on knowledge of Android Ecosystem, Java Tech Stack and Android app Development, a good understanding of UI/UX and principles of Material Design, excellent debugging and optimization skills.
Good to have skills :
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