Android developer

About Rapido We are India’s largest bike-taxi platform, steadily venturing into Auto, Delivery, Rental, and more. Currently, present in ~100 cities, we are growing close to ~50% year-on-year with steady funding. We have changed the concept of intra-city travel and made last-mile connectivity affordable to all. Along with being the #1 choice of 40 million people, we have also built a solid captain base of over 5 million registered captains, who have bettered their lives with Rapido. As an employer, we provide a lot of ownership to our team members providing multiple avenues for them to grow within the company. You will only grow with us with the right balance of ambition, fun, and transparent work culture Opportunities don't happen, you create them Job 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 performance Job 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 problems Why 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