Senior Android Developer

Required Skills: Advanced Flutter & Dart Expertise, Scalable Mobile Architecture Design, Performance Optimization & Profiling, OTT & Media App Engineering, Code Quality, Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

Criteria:

• 6+ years of total software development experience with minimum 3+ years in Flutter
• Product-based company experience is mandatory (B2C scale preferred)
• Proven ability to own end-to-end Flutter mobile architecture for high-scale apps
• Strong expertise in Dart, Flutter SDK internals, and advanced state management (Bloc / Riverpod / Provider)
• Hands-on experience with platform channels and native integrations (Android & iOS)
• Deep knowledge of performance optimization: app startup time, FPS, memory leaks, widget rebuilds, rendering pipeline
• Experience with profiling tools (Dart DevTools, Android Profiler, Xcode Instruments)
• Strong skills in offline-first architecture, caching layers, and API integrations
• Ability to optimize video playback, downloads, DRM, and OTT workflows
• Strong command of clean code, SOLID principles, and scalable mobile system design
• Experience reviewing code and mentoring engineers (Senior IC role)

Description

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Flutter SDE III who can take complete ownership of architecture, performance optimization, and app scalability for our OTT mobile applications. This is a senior individual contributor role requiring deep technical expertise and the ability to influence design decisions at a product level.

Key Responsibilities

1. Architecture & Design (High-Impact IC Role)

• Own the end-to-end architecture of company’s Flutter mobile applications.

• Design scalable, modular, testable app ecosystems aligned with OTT-specific performance constraints.

• Lead decisions around state management, navigation hierarchy, API structure, offline capabilities, and security.

2. Performance & Device Optimization

• Diagnose and resolve mobile performance bottlenecks, including:

  o App startup time, FPS drops, memory leaks.

  o Heating issues, over-rendering, and expensive widget rebuilds.

  o Battery optimization, efficient network calls, caching strategy.

• Run in-depth profiling using tools like Dart DevTools, Android Profiler, and Xcode Instruments.

3. OTT-Specific Engineering

• Optimize video playback workflows for low-latency streaming.

• Implement efficient background processes for downloads, DRM, content sync, and push notifications.

4. Product & User Experience Ownership

• Collaborate closely with Product, Backend, and Video Engineering teams.

• Convert business/product requirements into high-performance technical solutions.

• Ensure UI/UX consistency across platforms while maintaining performance budgets.

5. Code Quality & Leadership

• Write clean, extensible, and maintainable code with strong adherence to SOLID and reactive programming principles.

• Review code for mid-level and junior engineers; act as a mentor across teams.

• Establish engineering standards, internal frameworks, and reusable components for long-term scalability.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Must-Haves

• 6+ years of total experience with 3+ years in Flutter for large-scale products.

• Mandatory product-based company background (B2C scale preferred).

• Strong expertise in:

  o Dart, Flutter SDK internals

  o Bloc, Riverpod, Provider, or other state management approaches

  o Custom animations, rendering pipeline, shader-based optimization

  o Platform channels (Android/iOS) and native integrations

  o API integration, caching layers, offline-first architecture

• Strong understanding of mobile system design, scalable architecture, and low-level performance engineering.

Good to Have

• Experience with video streaming apps, OTT platforms, or media-heavy applications.

• Understanding of analytics frameworks (Firebase, Segment, Mixpanel).

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and fastlane.

Personality & Mindset

• Product thinking, not just feature-building.

• Ownership-driven with strong ability to take strategic technical decisions.

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced 0→1 and scale-up environment.

Why Join company?

• Work on a high-growth OTT app with millions of users.

• Opportunity to own the core mobile experience end-to-end.

• Build impact-heavy features at scale with a lean, highly skilled engineering team.

Job Title: Senior Android Developer (Java/Kotlin)

Experience: 8–15 Years

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Android Developer with extensive experience in building robust, scalable, and high-performance mobile applications. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Android development using Java and Kotlin, strong problem-solving abilities, and a passion for delivering high-quality user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced Android applications for mobile devices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Integrate mobile applications with backend systems using RESTful APIs.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify and fix bugs, optimize performance, and improve application scalability.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in Android development.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in Android development using Java and Kotlin.
• Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience with Kotlin.

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of the Android platform and Android SDK across multiple OS versions.
• Proficiency in consuming RESTful web services and API integration.
• Solid knowledge of Android UI/UX principles, design patterns, and best practices.
• Experience with popular Android libraries and open-source frameworks.
• Hands-on experience with build tools such as Gradle or Maven.

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit, Espresso, or Robolectric.
• Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) or Behavior-Driven Development (BDD).
• Experience testing across multiple devices, screen sizes, and configurations.
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automation, and static code analysis.

Performance & Optimization

• Experience in handling local data storage solutions.
• Strong understanding of multithreading and performance tuning.
• Ability to optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.

Tools & Technologies

• Version control systems such as Git.
• Experience with Azure DevOps or similar lifecycle management tools.
• Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery practices.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively in distributed/global teams.
• Self-motivated and proactive with a strong learning mindset.
• Comfortable in fast-paced and dynamic environments.

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

• Designing the Mobile Application for our product offering
• Communicating effectively in a cross-functional product development team and present ideas and designs effectively.
• Identifying and correcting bottlenecks and fixing bugs
• Helping maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

What you need to have: