App Lead (Mobile & Web - Full Stack)

Function: Technology

Job Role: App Lead (Mobile & Web - Full Stack)

Job Type: Contract to Hire

Location: Bellandur, Bangalore

About Us :

kristalball Smart Solutions Pvt. Ltd is a fast growing start up bringing innovative SMART, AI driven products to the market.

Our current product kristalball AI for hospitality, empowers the hospitality industry to maximise margins & ROI through smarter inventory management & supply chain analytics. Top hospitality venues are already ‘reimagining hospitality’ with kristalball.

We are building a winning team of risk-takers, innovators, problem solvers & relationship builders who are passionate about customer-centricity & technology that improves business outcomes. If you are skilled, driven, and eager to be part of a growing business, we want you on our team.

Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical Ownership - Mobile, Web & Cloud Integration

• Architect, develop and maintain scalable, high-performance mobile and web applications using React Native, React.js and backend services using Node.js / Java / Python.
• Design robust frontend architectures ensuring clean UX patterns, state management (Redux / Zustand) and responsive UI across platforms.
• Lead integration of real-time features (e.g., socket communication, push notifications, device telemetry visualisation) aligned with IoT and cloud pipelines.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical teams to deliver end-to-end user experiences, bridging hardware, firmware and software.
• Ensure secure authentication, user access flows and end-to-end encryption compliance in user interfaces and APIs.

Project Management & Delivery

• Drive sprint planning, feature roadmaps, app releases and cross-platform compatibility goals.
• Track technical milestones across mobile and web platforms, ensuring seamless feature delivery and performance targets.
• Maintain clean documentation (architecture diagrams, API specs, component guides, etc) using tools like Notion, GitHub Wiki, and Swagger.
• Leverage tools like Jira to enable transparency and velocity across dev cycles.
• Proactively identify UX, tech debt and scalability bottlenecks and lead resolution strategies.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Mentor full-stack developers; conduct code reviews and maintain architectural consistency.
• Define and uphold engineering standards, component library practices and test strategies (unit, integration, E2E).
• Represent the App layer in cross-functional meetings involving hardware, product and business.
• Collaborate with the product team to translate high-level concepts into shippable features and intuitive UX flows.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical field.
• 2 - 4+ years of proven work experience in mobile and web application development, with at least one end-to-end consumer or enterprise product shipped (includes leadership experience as well).
• Strong proficiency in Spring Boot (Java), Laravel (PHP), React Native, React.js, Typescript and backend integration via REST/GraphQL APIs.
• Hands-on experience with relational and non-relational databases, including PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Firebase or GCP) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with testing frameworks like Jest, Detox, Cypress and Playwright is a plus.
• Knowledge of App Store / Play Store submission, versioning and compliance.
• Ability to work cross-platform (Android/iOS/Web) and with cross-disciplinary teams (firmware, business).
• Hands-on experience working in Agile environments using Scrum or Kanban frameworks
• Startup-ready mindset - Hands-on, detail-oriented, fast learner, problem solver and high ownership attitude.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹600,000.75 - ₹800,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bellandur, Bengaluru, Karnataka: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Web development: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person