Job Overview
Role: Software Development Engineer – 1 (Android) Location: Bangalore Experience: 1 – 3 Years Qualification: B.E / B.Tech Key Skills: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, MVVM, Hilt
Job Description
For the Jar Recruitment 2026 drive, the mobile engineering team is looking for a Full-Time Android Developer eager to grow their skills and tackle challenging projects. As an SDE-1, you will write clean, maintainable code and develop meaningful features with minimal supervision. You will gain extensive hands-on experience with modern tools and best practices in mobile development, working on a sophisticated tech stack that includes Kotlin Multiplatform, Kotlin Coroutines, Dependency Injection (Hilt), AndroidX NavGraph, and Ktor.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Feature Development: Develop and maintain complex features and views ensuring high performance optimization.
- Code Quality: Write clean, maintainable code following strict conventions. Incorporate feedback actively to continually improve software quality.
- Code Reviews: Participate in peer code reviews, contributing to the team's best practices while learning from senior engineers.
- Tech Stack Optimization: Explore, suggest, and collaboratively implement continuous improvements to the mobile tech stack.
- Monitoring & Testing: Monitor feature health using logging tools and ensure thorough manual testing is completed prior to release.
- Ownership: Take complete ownership of features, driving them from conception to completion while providing clear and timely progress updates.
Skills and Eligibility Criteria
Educational Background: Must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Technology (B.E/B.Tech).
Experience: 1 to 3 years of proven professional experience in Android development.
Mandatory Technical Skills:
- Strong knowledge of Kotlin programming
- Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose
- Deep understanding of LiveData and Flows
- High proficiency with Kotlin Coroutines
- Familiarity with the MVVM architecture pattern
Competencies:
- Experience working on multimodal Android projects
- Solid grasp of standard data structures and algorithms
- Exposure to Kotlin Multiplatform and Dependency Injection frameworks (like Hilt)