Software Engineer / Senior Software Engineer – Android Developer

  • Full-time

Company Description

Launched in 2007, ixigo is an AI-based travel app based in Gurugram, India. ixigo services Indian travellers and their travel utility, planning and booking problems using technology and artificial intelligence. Offering train, flight and bus utility & bookings, the company applies AI for deal discovery, personalized recommendations, airfare predictions & alerts, train delay prediction, PNR confirmation prediction and automated customer service.

Job Description

As an Android Developer, You will be involved in all aspects of development playing a critical role in the design, planning, development, and deployment and help develop best practices for future development. You will be part of a young and multicultural team which builds a cutting­edge travel consumer-facing product

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

Qualifications

  • At least an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering
  • 1 -4 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

Additional Information

  • Deep understanding of Android development SDK and strong problem-solving skills
  • Good understanding of Kotlin/Core Java, Android Architecture Components, Dagger 2/Hilt, MVVM architecture
  • Good grasp of algorithms, design patterns, memory management, network interaction, debugging, concurrency and multi-threading in Android
  • Understanding of complete application development, continuous integration & testing,  deployment, app distribution infrastructure and maintenance
  • Hands on experience with Android’s debugging, unit testing, app security and performance optimisation tools
  • Great people skills and strong passion for Programming in general