Senior Software Engineer- Android

We are seeking a full-time engineer to join our engineering team, who will be responsible for developing Harappa's next-gen products on mobile.

The engineering team at Harappa is agile and small, and everyone gets an opportunity to have their hands-on multiple products and technologies, while simultaneously finding areas to focus on more closely over time.

This is a terrific opportunity to develop leading-edge technology products and be at the forefront of innovation to bridge the education information gap while getting exposure to the EdTech landscape and contributing towards Harappa’s mission ‘to make the world of work better’.

This position is ideal for someone who enjoys small organizations, multi-tasking, and a highly flexible work environment. Our engineers share a passion for making things work in challenging environments and seeing the impact of our work first-hand.

What you will do

Own all technical aspects of Android application development
Perform hands-on architecture, design, and development of mobile applications
Function as senior member of an agile team and help drive consistent mobile application development practices
Typically spend 80% of time writing code and testing, and remainder of time collaborating with stakeholders on ongoing product/platform releases
Write code and unit tests, works on API specs, automation, and conducts code reviews and testing
Perform ongoing refactoring of code and deliver continuous improvement
Provide continuous support for ongoing application availability
Identify opportunities to adopt innovative technologies
Work closely with Director - Engineering on blueprints and planning of feature sets that interface with multiple platforms and products
Work with Director - Engineering to prioritize features for ongoing sprints and manage a list of technical requirements based on known defects, issues, industry trends, and upcoming technologies
Develop deep understanding of tie-ins with other Harappa systems and platforms
What you will need

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or a related subject
4+ years of experience of developing, releasing, and maintaining Android mobile app using efficient, reusable, and maintainable code in Kotlin
Excellent expertise in Android SDK frameworks and fundamentals
Amazing debugging skills with the ability to write unit test cases
Experience in cloud messaging and push notification
Experience in third party SDK integrations
Expertise in UI implementation - interactions, animations and design
Expert in benchmarking, optimization, and performance tuning
Strong computer science fundamentals
Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures
Who are you

Be innovative and a creative thinker – you are not afraid to try something new and inspire others to do so to improve upon solutions, systems, and processes
Have a high level of personal and professional integrity and trustworthiness
Have a strong work ethic
Take initiatives and work independently as well as part of the team