Founded by IIT Kharagpur and Kanpur alumni, Pocket FM has grown to 2M+ users with deep engagement of 90 minutes time spent per user per day. We are a Series A funded start-up backed by some of the marquee investors like Tencent, Lightspeed, and others.
Who you are
2-5 Years of experience in product development with expertise in designing and implementing high-performance applications for mobile (Android, iOS).
Proficiency in Problem Solving and Data structures.
Expert understanding of iOS and Android native platforms and corresponding frameworks is a must.
Proficient in Design patterns and principles.
Amazing debugging skills with the ability to write unit test cases.
Good communication and interpersonal skills & focus on quality & velocity

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Experience: 5-8 years of professional experience in software engineering, with a strong
background in developing and deploying scalable applications.
● Technical Skills:
○ Architecture: Demonstrated experience in architecture/ system design for scale,
preferably as a digital public good
○ Full Stack: Extensive experience with full-stack development, including mobile
app development and backend technologies.
○ App Development: Hands-on experience building and launching mobile
applications, preferably for Android.
○ Cloud Infrastructure: Familiarity with cloud platforms and containerization
technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
○ (Bonus) ML Ops: Proven experience with ML Ops practices and tools.
● Soft Skills:
○ Experience in hiring team members
○ A proactive and independent problem-solver, comfortable working in a fast-paced
environment.
○ Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor junior
engineers.
○ A strong desire to use technology for social good.
Preferred Qualifications
● Experience working in a startup or smaller team environment.
● Familiarity with the healthcare or public health sector.
● Experience in developing applications for low-resource environments.
● Experience with data management in privacy and security-sensitive applications.
Job Description
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.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- 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
Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
Job Role:
Experience building and maintaining code for:
Android platform (Android Studio, Kotlin, Java, Android SDK) OR
Any other platform, with proven track record of picking up new skills
Hands-on experience with modern technologies.
Excellent Kotlin/Java programming skills
Excellent analytical, debugging and troubleshooting skills (battery usage, network usage optimization, etc)
Passion for usability, simplicity and consistency in software development.
Excellent communication and collaborative skills.
Exposure to Agile methodologies
Bonus points for knowledge of iOS platforms, hybrid platforms(React native, Flutter).
•Having a Knowledge of Android Sdk & Java
•Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
•Work with outside data sources and APIs
•Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
•Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
•Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
We are looking for:
Someone who is passionate about beautifully designed app experiences
Fascinated by all aspects of application development, from brainstorming
and
design to implementation and release.
Team player who can write clean and maintainable code.
Someone with strong foundation in data structures & algorithms, OS,
I/O,
concurrency.
Someone with excellent knowledge of Java Technology Stack, Mobile
Development, and Android eco-system.
Someone with good understanding of mobile app UI/UX and Material Design.
3+ years of software development experience in Android.
Someone with excellent debugging and optimization skills.
Requirements:
Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release and support) on both Android and iOS
- Build a framework as the application grows so our Apps and SDKs are unanimous.
- Produce fully functional mobile applications writing clean code
- Gather specific requirements and suggest solutions
- Troubleshoot and debug to optimise performance
- Design interfaces to improve user experience
- Liaise with Product team to plan new features
- Ensure new and legacy applications meet quality standards
- Stay up-to-date with new technology trends
- Work with latest Security protocols and data transfer optimisations
- Proven work experience as a Mobile developer with 3 - 5 years of experience.
- Must be proficient in at least one programming language from Java, Swift & Objective C and must be willing to learn the other two.
- Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
- Familiarity with OOP design principles
- Excellent analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude
- Ability to perform in a fast paced team environment
- Strong understanding of in-device security
Preferences:
If you have experience Building apps for fast-growing startups
- If you have hands-on experience on iOS and Android both
- If you have experience working with Flutter.
Note:Our Android application is being written in Java
and iOS app in Objective C and Swift.
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