Software Development Engineer II Android

As a Software Development Engineer- II (SDE-II) - Android at Meesho, you will be part of a team that values speed over perfection and sees failures as opportunities to grow. You will be working with self-starters who thrive on teamwork and constructive feedback. The engineering muscle at Meesho has helped it become an e-commerce giant with zero downtime. If you are looking for a challenging yet fun environment where you can build impactful solutions with a passionate team, then this role is perfect for you. **Key Responsibilities:** - Perform code reviews, write unit tests, and contribute to architectural design and refactoring to maintain high code quality. - Optimize app performance and troubleshoot production issues, implementing solutions to improve reliability and responsiveness. - Participate in key technical decisions, creating a scalable and sustainable app architecture. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to design and deliver high-quality products on Android. - Write and maintain comprehensive documentation for features. **Qualifications Required:** - BE/BTech/BCA/BSc in any discipline - 2+ years of experience in a relevant role - Experience having worked on two or more Android apps in the past - Strong understanding of Kotlin, Android SDK, and core Android development concepts - Familiarity with Material Design guidelines, common mobile UX patterns, and anti-patterns - Experience with modern Android development frameworks such as Jetpack Compose, Kotlin coroutines & Flow - Experience with common Android libraries like Retrofit, OkHttp, Glide, RxJava, Moshi Arch-components etc. - Knowledge of dependency injection frameworks (e.g., Dagger, Hilt) - Experience optimizing Android Core Vitals (startup time, ANRs, crash rate, jank) for performance and stability. - Experience with Android Studio Profiler, Firebase Crashlytics, and Play Console for tracking performance metrics, improving app health, and ensuring Core Vitals compliance - Experience with different programming paradigms, especially functional and reactive programming - Familiarity with consuming REST APIs, and what makes them RESTful - Familiarity with Git and continuous integration - Proficiency at object-oriented programming and multi-threading - Understanding of advanced Android concepts like Custom Views, Accessibility Services, background processing APIs - Understanding of different architectural patterns (especially MVVM) and their testability - Proficiency at debugging, including identifying memory leaks, and performance bottlenecks, and using tools like ADB, Proguard, etc. - Ability to distinguish good design from bad design - Ability to write clean, maintainable code that others can work on - Having apps published on the Play Store is a plus,