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.