Sr Lead Engineer - Mobile and TV Apps

Function: Sr. Lead Engineer Mobile and TV Application Development

Android
iOS
TV Apps
Kotlin
Swift
Retrofit
Firebase
Passionate about building, owning and operating massively scalable systems? Experienced in being in a team of highly competent software engineers impacting millions of lives around you? If so, here is an opportunity tailored for you.
Responsibilities :

As a Sr. lead engineer, you will work closely with designers and product managers to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
Exposed to entire development lifecycle as you prototype, create, optimise, test, launch, and refine the Airtel Android, iOS Mobile and TV Apps.
Play a critical role in ensuring modular and scalable design and architecture of Android, iOS Mobile and TV Apps.
Keeping up to date with best industry practices and lead adopting new technologies.
Set high standards for monitoring and getting to know challenges faced by customers and improving the experience.
Build features that will reach millions of users.
Work with fellow designers and developers in an iterative environment with short and impactful development cycles.
Develop cutting edge functional modules that will be integrated across all our Android, iOS Mobile and TV apps.
Build proprietary SDKs to enable partnerships with other industry leaders.
Brainstorm, contribute new ideas, conceive innovative strategies, and implement solutions to difficult problems.
Work closely with our backend team to interface with RESTful API services and contribute to the backend code when needed.
Work with real-time feedback from our users to make the product better.
Discover, design, develop, deploy, debug. Repeat.
Work with the design team to translate designs into code.
Requirements :

At least 8+ years of this experience developing large scale Android, iOS Mobile and TV applications.
Proficiency in Kotlin (preferred) and Java, Swift.
Knowledge of popular Android frameworks - Espresso, RxJava, Retrofit, Dagger, Firebase.
Command of memory management, view hierarchy, battery optimisation and in-depth experience with multithreaded and networked applications.
Worked with RESTful APIs, third-party SDK Integrations and common technologies like HTTPS, JSON, OAuth, and SQL.
Experience working with A/B testing, Event frameworks will be a plus.
Ability to collaborate and drive results cross-team, in a complex working environment.
Experience working in a cross-functional Agile team.
Care for quality with an obsession for performance and willingness to spend time testing the team's work as well as yours.
Proven experience on TV Apps are a plus.
Experience in the development of Android, iOS Mobile and TV applications and have deployed them on Google Play/App Store.
Should be proficient with the store process & regulations.
Leading and mentoring team in both soft and technical skills.
Experience in implementing native libraries in application by using the Android NDK.
Understanding of the Agile Software Development Life Cycle and been exposed to Scrum projects.

At Airtel X Labs, our work fundamentally transforms the way people communicate and businesses operate. Since our early days in the mobile era, we have rallied relentlessly to break down communication barriers. Today, our work goes beyond telecom - we build products that entertain and inform, connect devices to the internet, and enable businesses to securely harness the power of their data. Our focus, however, has remained: deliver solutions that truly enrich the lives of our customers.

If you are passionate about building, owning and operating massively scalable systems then here’s a chance to impact millions of lives around you !