SDE-3/Staff Engineer ( Android Engineer)

Talentstack; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Talentstack in Mumbai is seeking an SDE III – Android to build and scale a top-tier mobile experience for AstroChat. You will ship high-impact Android features, optimize performance, and collaborate with product teams to deliver delightful user journeys.

The role requires 4–8 years of Android experience, Kotlin expertise, and a strong product mindset. You’ll leverage AI to accelerate development and may gain exposure to cross-platform concepts in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Android development with Kotlin.
• Strong understanding of app performance, lifecycle, and UX.
• Willingness to leverage AI to speed up coding and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Own Android development for key product journeys across onboarding, chat, calls, engagement, retention, and monetization.
• Build scalable, high-performance Android features with Kotlin as a core language.
• Partner with Product, Design, Backend, and Growth teams to ship intuitive user experiences.
• Improve app architecture, code quality, reliability, observability, and release processes.
• Mentor engineers and raise the bar for Android development practices.
• Use AI tools effectively for coding, debugging, testing, prototyping, and productivity.
• Bring basic cross-platform understanding; exposure is preferred.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

AI tooling

Cross-platform exposure

Product sense

Job description

Were looking for a sharp, product-minded SDE III – Android to help build and scale a high-quality mobile experience for AstroChat. This is a great fit for someone who loves consumer products, writes clean Kotlin, thinks deeply about performance and UX, and actively uses AI to build faster and better.

What you’ll do

• Own Android development for key product journeys across onboarding, chat, calls, engagement, retention, and monetization.
• Build scalable, high-performance Android features with Kotlin as a core language.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Backend, and Growth teams to ship intuitive user experiences.
• Improve app architecture, code quality, reliability, observability, and release processes.
• Mentor engineers and help raise the bar for Android development practices.
• Use AI tools effectively for coding, debugging, testing, prototyping, and productivity.
• Bring basic cross-platform understanding; exposure is preferred, though deep expertise is not mandatory.

What we’re looking for

• 4–8 years of hands-on Android development experience.
• Strong background in building apps for product companies.
• Kotlin is mandatory.
• Solid grasp of Android fundamentals, architecture patterns, app lifecycle, APIs, performance optimization, and release management.
• Strong product sense and the ability to turn requirements into polished mobile experiences.
• Comfort working in fast-paced, high-ownership environments.
• Basic cross-platform exposure is preferred.
• A builder mindset with strong execution and problem-solving skills.
• Someone genuinely great at using AI to build