SDE II - Android

Company: Esper
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Business Type: Small/Medium Business
Company Type: Product & Service
Business Model: B2B
Funding Stage: Series C
Industry: Information Technology
Salary Range: ₹ 15-25 Lacs PA
Job Description
Esper is experiencing hyper growth! We’re the industry’s first DevOps SaaS platform designed to provide a simple, safe, and secure way for engineering and DevOps teams to release applications and manage smart Android devices. Our device infrastructure enables developer, mid-market orgs, and enterprise fleets of 100,000+ devices to deliver their software as a service. Esper has rapidly-growing global customer adoption among some of the world’s most innovative major brands in retail, hospitality, logistics, and healthcare.
We’re hiring a Senior Software Development Engineer I (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
Experience Level
4–8 years Android development experience
Experience building and maintaining production systems
Required
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
What We Think Makes Us Special
Esper is a fast-growing, well-funded company where everyone matters and you can see your impact daily. We trust our teammates and offer intense ownership and therefore accountability. We’re inventing the future and building something special. The team really enjoys what we do and cares about your input. We don’t hire just to fill a spot, we want you to make a difference.

Work arrangement
Hybrid