Android Developer

About the Role

We're hiring a Lead Android Developer to take complete execution ownership of Zobaze POS, one of the most widely-used mobile-first POS apps for retail and food businesses globally. You'll work directly with the founder on direction, but everything from architecture to release is your call.

Here, you won't be another cog in the machine. You'll work side by side with our founder, owning critical modules of a large scale app and making production impacting decisions from day one. If you thrive on trust, responsibility, and rapid career growth, let's chat.

About Zobaze POS

Zobaze POS is a business-critical Android app built for shopkeepers, food outlets, and wholesale merchants to run their day-to-day operations. It covers everything from billing to inventory, staff, and business reports all optimized for low-end devices and real-world use.

• Modular, production-ready codebase
• Covers multiple business domains
• Used daily by 1,00,000s of merchants across India and beyond

The Product | Get to know About Us a bit | Our Social presence

What you'll own

• Full delivery lifecycle: Design → Build → Ship → Fix
• All Android architecture and system decisions
• App performance, offline capabilities, memory optimization
• Build config, release process, crash analysis, stability
• Manage Play Store releases, versioning, and staged rollouts (can be taught if new)
• Work closely with product, backend, and design to deliver integrated experiences
• Partner with QA to ensure feature readiness, reproduce edge-case issues, and maintain production quality
• Long-term platform improvements and modernization
• Build your Dev. Team (Identify/ Train/ Coach junior devs)

What You'll Help Build (Present + Future)

• Clean architecture using MVVM, DI (Hilt), modular separation
• Offline-first and real-time sync layers
• Future evolution:
• Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP) transition
• Jetpack Compose adoption where relevant
• AI-assisted development using tools like Cursor, Windsurf, Claude CLI (Not experienced with AI tools yet? If you're open to learning, we'll up skill you and help you build 2x faster)

Your Stack (Must-Have Skills)

• 5+ years building production Android apps (≥10k installs or equivalent real-user experience)
• Deep MVVM and multi-module architecture experience
• Dependency Injection (Hilt or Dagger2)
• Firebase tools (Firestore, Functions, Auth, Messaging, Analytics)
• Comfortable working solo with full delivery ownership
• Git + modern dev workflows

Bonus (Nice to Have)

• POS, retail, or operational business logic experience
• Jet Pack Compose experience
• Hardware integration (Bluetooth/USB printers, scanners, payment devices)
• Familiarity with analytics SDKs (Amplitude, Intercom, etc.)
• Any AI tooling experience: Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude, etc.
• Basic testing knowledge (JUnit, Espresso) advanced not mandatory as QA team exists
• Exposure to CI/CD, Play Store ops, or performance tooling (good to have but not required)
• Experience with observability tools like Crashlytics, LeakCanary, StrictMode

Why Join Us

• Zero red tape: Build, ship, fix. No approvals required.
• Real-world impact: What you build runs businesses daily
• Founder-proximate: Align directly with strategy, skip hierarchy
• AI-native thinking: Modernize your dev flow with top tools
• Based in Hyderabad: Core team is local move fast, stay close to the problem
• Opportunity to mentor: High performing team

Compensation

• Competitive
  salary for reliability & delivery
• ESOPs available for long-term builders
• Health insurance for you & your family
• Office Perks ( Lunch, Zobaze Mix, Fitness etc)
• Learning budget for courses, conferences & self-development
• Hands-on AI: Shape how AI assists our entire dev workflow

If you're high agency, impact driven, and startup ready. Let's build something meaningful together. Apply now and help small businesses thrive