Android SDE 2 / Senior Engineer

POPclub Vision Tech Pvt. Ltd.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Fast-track career growth

Exposure to AI-powered developer tooling

Job summary

A technology company in Bengaluru is seeking an Android Engineer (SDE-2) to design and optimize native Android modules for a new super app that integrates UPI payments, shopping, and rewards. Ideal candidates should have 3–6 years of Android development experience, proficiency in Kotlin and Jetpack libraries, and a collaborative mindset. Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a dynamic team environment are essential. This role offers opportunities for career growth and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of hands-on Android development experience.
• Strong command of Kotlin, Android SDK, and Jetpack libraries.
• Experience with Coroutines and Reactive programming.
• Good understanding of Play Store release process.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize native Android modules.
• Build and maintain native Android modules for core features.
• Ensure compliance with UPI and PCI DSS standards.
• Write unit tests and UI tests using JUnit and Espresso.

Skills

Kotlin

Android SDK

Jetpack libraries (Compose, ViewModel, LiveData/Flow)

Coroutines

Dependency injection (Hilt / Dagger)

REST / GraphQL APIs

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)

Job description

Department: Engineering – Mobile (Android)

Reports To: Android Staff Engineer / Engineering Manager / Pod Lead

About POP

POP is building the most ambitious app blending UPI payments, credit cards, shopping, rewards, and utilities into one seamless native experience.

We design for speed, trust, and delight — powered by micro-frontend architecture, AI-first development, and deep modularity across platforms.

We’re looking for a passionate Android Engineer (SDE-2) who can craft high-performance, scalable, and secure experiences across multiple POP modules.

Role Overview

As an Android SDE-2 , you’ll be responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing native Android modules within POP’s evolving super-app architecture.

You’ll collaborate closely with platform leads, backend engineers, and product designers to build modular, scalable, and testable Kotlin/Jetpack components — ensuring seamless integration, consistency, and reliability across all POP verticals.

Key Responsibilities

1. Product Development

Build and maintain native Android modules for core features such as UPI, Card, Shop, RCBP, and Rewards

Write clean, reusable, and scalable Kotlin / Jetpack Compose / Android View-based UI code following POP’s modular architecture (Multi-module + Gradle-based setup)

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate design specs and PRDs into high-quality production-ready code

Ensure smooth UX with animations, transitions, and gesture handling

Contribute to micro-frontend architecture and inter-module communication using Kotlin Flows / SharedFlows / Coroutines

Apply MVVM / Clean Architecture and SOLID principles

Optimize app performance for startup time, memory usage, and p90/p99 latency

Implement efficient caching, pagination, and offline-first strategies using Room / SQLite

3. Security & Reliability

Ensure compliance with UPI and PCI DSS standards

Work with QA and Security teams for runtime monitoring, vulnerability testing, and hardening

4. Automation & AI Integration

Write unit tests and UI tests using JUnit, Espresso, and Compose Testing

Participate in shift-left testing with QA and automation teams

Participate in sprint planning, design discussions, and code reviews

Mentor junior Android engineers when needed

Contribute to internal SDKs, shared UI libraries, and DevTools

Debug complex issues across layers — UI, networking, data, and concurrency

Required Skills & Experience

3–6 years of hands-on Android development experience

Strong command of Kotlin, Android SDK, Jetpack libraries (Compose, ViewModel, LiveData/Flow)

Experience with Coroutines, Flow / Reactive programming

Experience with dependency injection (Hilt / Dagger)

Strong understanding of modular architecture (multi-module Gradle projects)

Proficiency with REST / GraphQL APIs and async programming

Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and monitoring tools (Crashlytics / New Relic)

Experience writing unit tests + UI tests

Good understanding of Play Store release process, signing, and versioning

Preferred (Nice to Have)

Experience in payments / fintech / UPI applications

Familiarity with ML Kit, CameraX, or Vision APIs

Experience contributing to open-source libraries or internal SDKs

Interest in AI-driven development tools and predictive analytics

Strong ownership and attention to performance & user experience

Collaborative mindset — ability to work across pods and teams

Focus on clean, testable, maintainable code

Belief in AI-first engineering and data-driven decisions

What You’ll Get

Opportunity to build India’s most innovative Super App on Android

Work closely with platform architects and senior engineers

Exposure to AI-powered developer tooling and next-gen architectures

Competitive compensation and fast-track career growth