Senior Software Engineer - Android

Ixigo; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Ixigo is seeking an experienced Android developer to join a young, multicultural team building a cutting edge travel consumer-facing product. You will contribute to design, planning, development and deployment of native Android apps, working with product managers to deliver features end-to-end.

The role requires strong Android SDK knowledge, Kotlin/Java proficiency, and a focus on performance, security and robust architecture.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 3–5 years of mobile app development experience.
• Experience with Android SDK, Java, Kotlin and design patterns.
• Experience with e-commerce or travel apps is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop, release, and maintain native Android applications.
• Oversee mobile application development efforts across the full app lifecycle.
• Collaborate with developers and product managers to plan and release products.
• Safeguard sensitive data and report security incidents per ISMS policies.
• Fix bugs and improve application performance.
• Continuously adopt new technologies to improve development efficiency.
• Stay up to date with mobile tech trends and optimize app performance.

Skills

Android SDK

Kotlin/Java

MVVM

Android Architecture Components

Dagger 2/Hilt

App performance optimization

CI/CD & Testing

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Android Studio

Git

Job description

Launched in 2007 by Aloke Bajpai & Rajnish Kumar, ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Limited) is a technology company focused on empowering Indian travellers to plan, book and manage their trips across rail, air, buses and hotels. ixigo assists travellers in making smarter travel decisions by leveraging artificial intelligence. The ixigo, ConfirmTkt and AbhiBus apps allow travellers to book train tickets, flight tickets, bus tickets, hotels, and cabs, and provide travel utility tools and services developed using in-house proprietary algorithms and crowd-sourced information. With over 54 crore Annual Active Users in Fiscal 2025, ixigo is the leading OTA for Next Billion Users in India. For more information, please visit http://www.ixigo.com

Job Description

You will be involved in all aspects of development playing a critical role in the design, planning, development, and deployment and help develop best practices for future development. You will be part of a young and multicultural team which builds a cutting edge travel consumer-facing product

Roles&Responsibilities

• Developing, releasing, and maintaining native Android Applications and oversee mobile application development efforts
• Deliver across the entire app life cycle, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support
• Working directly with developers and product managers to conceptualize, build, test and release products
• Responsible for safeguarding sensitive company data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, and for reporting any suspected security incidents in line with the organization's ISMS (Information Security Management System) policies and procedures
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
• Optimizing performance for the apps and keep up to date on the latest industry trends in the mobile technologies

Must have:

• Deep understanding of Android development SDK and strong problem-solving skills
• Good understanding of Kotlin/ Core Java, Android Architecture Components, Dagger 2/Hilt,MVVM architecture
• Good grasp of algorithms, design patterns, memory management, network interaction, debugging, concurrency and multi-threading in Android.
• Understanding of complete application development, continuous integration & testing,deployment, app distribution infrastructure and maintenance
• Hands on experience with Android’s debugging, unit testing, app security and performance optimisation tools
• Great people skills and strong passion for programming in general.

Qualifications

Have at least an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Engineering, preferably from IITs or top institutions.

Have 3-5 years of experience at cutting edge organizations or startups with strong Product background.

Extensive experience in developing mobile apps using Android SDK with proficiency in Core Java and design patterns

Experience with e-business/e-commerce applications and business environment is a must

Any experience with internet companies or the travel industry will be a plus

Additional Information

Responsible for safeguarding sensitive company data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, and for reporting any suspected security incidents in line with the organization's ISMS (Information Security Management System) policies and procedures.