Principal Engineer - Android

Company 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

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

We are looking for a self-driven individual to join us in an individual contributor role who embodies task ownership, accountability, and the ability to drive results independently.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Developing, releasing, and maintaining native Android Applications and overseeing 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 conceptualise, build, test and release products
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
• Optimising performance for the apps and keeping up to date on the latest industry trends in mobile technologies

Qualifications:

• At least an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering
• 5-7 years of experience at cutting-edge organizations or startups
• 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

Must have:

• Deep understanding of Android development SDK and strong problem-solving skills
• Deep understanding of

  Android SDK

  and

  Android architecture components

  .
• Strong programming skills in

  Kotlin

  and

  Core Java

  .
• Hands-on experience with

  Jetpack Compose

  for modern UI development.
• Proficiency with

  Gradle

  build system and dependency management.
• Experience in

  Dagger 2 / Hilt

  for dependency injection.
• Solid grasp of

  algorithms, data structures, and design patterns

  .
• Strong knowledge of

  network interaction, debugging, concurrency, and multi-threading

  in Android.
• Experience in

  unit testing

  ,

  instrumentation testing

  , and test-driven development (TDD).
• Understanding of complete

  app lifecycle

  — development, CI/CD pipelines, deployment, and maintenance.
• Familiarity with

  app security

  ,

  performance optimization tools

  , and

  profilers

  .
• Experience with

  continuous integration

  tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Bitrise.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a strong passion for programming.