Android Developer

About RapidoFounded in 2015, Rapido is India’s leading multi-modal mobility platform. What began with bike taxis has rapidly evolved to include auto-rickshaws, cab-hailing, and peer-to-peer deliveries. Today, Rapido commands a dominant 70% market share in bike taxis, 40% in auto rides, and holds the second-largest position in the cab segment with a 22% share—establishing us as the overall market leader in ride-hailing. With over 4 million rides completed daily and more than 2 billion rides served to date, Rapido operates in 200+ cities and is aggressively expanding toward a presence in 500 cities. In 2024, we proudly achieved unicorn status with a valuation of $1.1 billion. Driven by technology and innovation, we’re expanding into new categories while remaining committed to improving last-mile connectivity and empowering livelihoods at scale.Opportunities don't happen, you create themJob Summary:As a Mobile Engineer at Rapido, you will work on some of the core mobility features in the Customer and Rider Mobile app. As a part of this team, you will get to work first-hand with the latest mobile technologies and solve the challenges of scale, performance, security, and cost optimization. Your efforts will directly ensure our users get quality service and a seamless experience. Most importantly, what you do every day will have an impact on millions of people using our app.Job Responsibilities:Design and build applications for the Android platform.Closely collaborate with product, design, and business teams to understand product ideas and business needs and help deliver them.Continuously improve code base ensuring optimal performance of the app to meet our quality guidelines.Developing high-performance components while driving the adoption of best practices by writing reusable, and efficient code.Work with 3rd party data sources and APIs to be integrated into our Android app.Identifying and resolving bottlenecks, rectifying bugs, and enhancing application performanceJob Requirements:B.Tech. / B.E. degree in Computer Science or equivalent software engineering degree/experience.At least 1 year of experience in Android development with excellent skill in Kotlin.Experience working with android SDK, unit testing.Understands and follow practices from a code base.Adept in the craft of writing maintainable, reusable, and easily understandable code.Good understanding of application lifecycle.Hands-on experience with application performance monitoring.Strong sense of ownership and passion for crafting delightful user experiences.Passion for learning new things and solving challenging problemsWhy should you join Rapido?As an engineer at Rapido, we always believe in making an impact on the livelihood of our captains. Let’s hear about a few of them:“Mr. Rathod is a part-time captain with Rapido. His daughter participated in boxing nationals last time. She was paired against a world champion; she couldn’t get a medal. Earnings from Rapido help Mr. Rathod support his daughter’s dream to play for India; he has put her for private boxing training in Haryana.”“We have a part-time college student as a captain in Chennai. Her mother gifted her a scooty. She was touched by her mother’s gesture and decided to use the gift fruitfully. She joined Rapido as captain. It enables her to pay her college fee and support her mom. It also makes her feel liberated and gives her confidence to face her life. She sees Rapido as her ticket to financial and emotional freedom”And that’s the impact our Engineering team has made on the lives of some of our captains. Excited to solve challenges? Join Rapido & chase bigger milestones too