Software Engineer - Android

LinkedIn; Karnataka; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

LinkedIn is seeking an Android engineer to build native mobile experiences for Career Hub, delivering AI-powered learning features to millions of professionals. You will collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to turn ideas into fast, reliable apps.

You will apply modern patterns, optimize performance across devices, and contribute to scalable mobile architecture in a hybrid work setting, with the role based in India.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent technical experience.
• 2+ years of industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute user-facing features for the native LinkedIn app on Android devices by leveraging mobile operating system frameworks for multi-threading, persisting data, and managing user experience and graphics across multiple screen sizes.
• Use the latest technologies and libraries recommended by Google for building responsive native Android apps.
• Build scalable native mobile apps using LinkedIn’s internal libraries.
• Make architectural trade-offs applying synchronous and asynchronous design patterns; write code and deliver with speed and quality.
• Produce high-quality software that is unit tested, peer reviewed, and integrated regularly.
• Provide technical leadership to initiate, plan, and execute large-scale, cross-functional, business-critical programs.
• Identify, leverage, and evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity.

Skills

Android Development

Kotlin

Mobile Application Development

Android SDK

Software Architecture

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

MS or PhD in Computer Science

Tools

Android debugging tools

Profiling tools

Job description

LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We're also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that's built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.You’ll join the team building Career Hub, LinkedIn’s product for helping employees build meaningful careers, and companies build a stronger workforce. As AI reshapes how people work, the skills someone has today may not be the skills they need tomorrow — Career Hub is how enterprises help employees see what’s next, build toward it, and move into new roles. It also gives organizations a clearer picture of the skills across their workforce, so they can align talent to what the business needs most and adapt as that need shifts.

As an Android engineer on this team, you’ll build the native mobile experiences that bring skills intelligence, career pathing, and AI-powered learning to millions of professionals, at the moments that matter most for their careers. Working closely with product, design, and our web and backend counterparts, you’ll turn ideas like AI-driven role recommendations and personalized learning plans into fast, reliable, native experiences — reaching millions of employees across tens of thousands of companies worldwide — and helping both people and organizations navigate a changing world of work.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute user-facing features for the native LinkedIn app on Android devices by leveraging mobile operating system frameworks for multi-threading, persisting data, and managing user experience and graphics across multiple screen sizes.
• Use the latest technologies and libraries recommended by Google for building responsive native Android apps.
• Build scalable native mobile apps using LinkedIn’s internal libraries.
• Make architectural trade-offs applying synchronous and asynchronous design patterns; write code and deliver with speed and quality.
• Produce high-quality software that is unit tested, peer reviewed, and integrated regularly.
• Provide technical leadership to initiate, plan, and execute large-scale, cross-functional, business-critical programs.
• Identify, leverage, and evangelize opportunities to improve engineering productivity.

Basic Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or mathematics), or equivalent technical experience.
• 2+ years of industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant work experience.
• MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
• Foundation in computer science with a strong understanding of data structures, object-oriented programming, and algorithms.
• Knowledge of common mobile application design patterns (e.g., MVC, MVVM, MVP).
• Familiarity with API design and client/server communication principles.
• Understanding of best practices for multithreading and performance optimizations.
• Knowledge of Android debugging tools, including profiling app performance.
• Experience writing automated tests for Android apps.
• Programming experience in Kotlin.

Suggested Skills

• Android Development
• Kotlin
• Mobile Application Development
• Android SDK
• Software Architecture

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