Android Developer

Role - Android DeveloperExperience - 2+ YrsLocation - BangaloreThe Role:We are looking for a Software Development Engineer (Android) to join our Core Payments team atRazorpay. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and scaling our Android SDK, the critical integration point used by thousands of merchants to process payments across multiple geographies.You will work closely with product and backend engineering teams to design high-performancefeatures, ensuring the SDK remains secure, lightweight, and developer-friendly. This role offers theopportunity to solve complex engineering challenges involved in building financial infrastructure that operates at massive scale.Roles and Responsibilities:• SDK Development: Contribute to the development of our native Android SDK, ensuring highavailability and seamless payment experiences for a diverse merchant base across a highlyfragmented device and OS ecosystem.• Engineering Excellence: Write clean, maintainable, and modular code. Architect solutions thatare resilient across different host app environments, OEM customisations, and Android OSversions.• Automation: Design and implement robust automation for tests, builds, and performanceprofiling. If a task is repetitive, you are expected to automate it.• Instrumentation: Build deep telemetry within the SDK to provide real-time insights intosuccess rates and latency, enabling data-driven product decisions.• Security: Implement industry-standard security protocols, including SSL pinning, ProGuard/R8obfuscation, and runtime integrity/root-detection checks, to protect sensitive transaction data.Mandatory Qualifications:• 2+ years of experience in native Android development using Kotlin (working knowledge of Javais expected for legacy interoperability).• Systems Design: Solid understanding of OOPS principles and architectural patterns (e.g.,MVVM, MVI, or Clean Architecture).• Cross-Platform Knowledge: Practical experience with bridge-based frameworks such asFlutter, React Native, or Cordova.• Technical Depth: Strong proficiency in Kotlin Coroutines/Flow, Jetpack libraries,Activity/Fragment lifecycles, and both XML Views and Jetpack Compose.• Debugging: Proficiency in using Android Studio Profiler, LeakCanary, and network inspectiontools for memory management, CPU profiling, and network debugging.Good to Have:• iOS Stack Experience: Familiarity with Swift is highly preferred to help maintain feature parityand align API design across platforms.• Deployment & Tooling: Knowledge of Gradle build customisation, publishing to MavenCentral, and CI/CD tooling (e.g., Fastlane, GitHub Actions) for automated distribution.• Open Source: Active contributions to GitHub or a portfolio of apps published on the GooglePlay Store