Senior 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.

•Strong in Android, Kotlin, and MVVM architectural pattern

•Great understanding of Coroutines, Memory management, and App performance

•Solid understandings of Connectivity - BLE, WiFi

•Unit and Instrumentation testing knowledge in Espresso, JUnit4 or JUnit5, and Mockito/MockK libraries

•Experience in Dependency Injection - Hilt, Dagger2

•Good knowledge in screen navigation using Navigation APIs

•Good to have knowledge in Jetpack Compose

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

Responsibilities:

• Design and build advanced hybrid mobile applications using React Native
• Lead the application development effort by being the SPOC
• Build hybrid apps using React Native for Android/iOS
• Publish apps to corresponding App store/Play store
• Implement new technologies to maximize application performance and optimize load time
• Collaborate with the back-end developer to build the RESTful APIs
• Research on emerging technologies and trends
• Participate in the planning and design of future software and technical architectures

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands on experience in the full life cycle of Hybrid mobile application development including publishing one or more apps to the play store & app store
• Must have developed Hybrid Mobile application using React. Hands on Working experience of React Native is a must.
• Experience developing back-end services preferably with NodeJS.
• Experience in developing apps on native Android/iOS platforms is a plus
• Experience in designing and working with n-tier architectures (UI, Business Logic Layer, Data Access Layer) along with some experience with service-oriented architectures (SOA)
• Strong skills in RESTful web services
• Experience with Agile methodologies would be helpful