Esper

Sr. Software Development Engineer - Android

Esper Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Software Development · 51-200 employees

Jul 02
android Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time India
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About the role

You will build and maintain robust Android features, including background work and offline resiliency, while collaborating with product and design teams. Additionally, you will lead technical initiatives, mentor junior engineers, and improve system performance and reliability.

What they look for

Android Kotlin Java Jetpack Concurrency Networking Storage Permissions CI/CD Git API AI-assisted development Architecture Performance optimization Technical debt management

Requirements

The role requires 4-8 years of Android development experience with proficiency in Kotlin, Java, and Jetpack. Candidates must have a strong understanding of client-server interactions, API consumption, and modern CI/CD workflows.

Full description

About the role

We’re hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer (Android) to build capabilities in our Android agents/SDKs and apps, lead well‑scoped initiatives, and mentor junior engineers. You’ll own end‑to‑end features on Android, collaborate with Product and Design, and ship reliable, secure functionality that powers our device‑management platform.

What you'll do

  • Build Android features with robust background work, offline resiliency, and security
  • Partner with backend teams on API contracts; optionally contribute to services/APIs
  • Improve performance & reliability (startup, ANR, jank, crash‑free %) and drive technical debt pay‑down
  • Lead or participate in on‑call rotations for Android components; define/enhance SLIs/SLOs
  • Contribute to architecture decisions and engineering standards
  • Use AI tools to improve velocity while maintaining quality and security

AI-Native Productivity Integration

  • Advanced IDEs: Masterfully apply AI-first development environments such as Claude Code, AWS Bedrock, OpenAI, among others to dramatically accelerate productivity.
  • Context Architecture: Utilize the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to provide AI agents with secure, precise access to local codebase metadata and infrastructure schemas.
  • Agentic Systems: Deploy autonomous Multi-Agent workflows that handle automated testing and full-stack scaffolding with self-correcting feedback loops.

Experience

  • 4–8 years Android development experience
  • Experience building and maintaining production systems

Requirements

● Android (Kotlin/Java), Jetpack; concurrency, background work, networking, storage, permissions

● Testing discipline and CI/CD familiarity; Git and modern workflows

● Understanding of client‑server interactions and API consumption

● Familiarity with AI‑assisted development tools and sound verification practices

Bonus:

  • Experience with MDM or device management systems
  • Android Enterprise; AOSP familiarity
  • CI/CD familiarity
  • MQTT/Websocket familiarity

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