Why this job may interest you
- Building A Local News Platform Across India
- Backed By Soma Capital and Y Combinator
Job Description
What You'll do :
Work with some cross-functional stakeholders including designers, analysts, product managers and engineers to understand product requirements and roadmaps.Participate in design discussions and coding reviews.Implement good engineering practices including contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.Iterate quickly while shipping high-quality product features with an eye on quality and reliability.Contribute to the professional development of colleagues, improving their technical knowledge and the engineering practices on your team.Platform specific development and debugging tools.Implementing new features and optimizing existing ones.What makes you a great fit :
1+ years of experience developing, releasing, and maintaining Android Applications (point us to your apps on Google Play).Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks.Understanding of Google's Android design principles and interface guidelines. Deep understanding of the Android SDK.Familiarity with Kotlin or Java.Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.Experience in using video players, video streaming, analytics, location and social APIs, payment gateways.Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning.Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.Computer Science fundamentals in data structures algorithm design, problem solving, complexity analysis and object oriented design.Additional benefits
5 day work weekOption to 'work from home'Flexible work hoursHealth care benefitsAbout Lokal
Lokal is a one-stop platform for life services and hyperlocal news interaction .
Not only does Lokal provide news from every constituency but also offers unique content-led digital marketing solutions for SMEs and brands targetting Tier 2 and 3 Towns of India.
Lokal is serving a largely underserved market in India ( India 2 ) who got access to the internet recently because of Jio and cheaper smartphones.
Lokal is funded by 11 investors . Soma Capital and Y Combinator are the most recent investors.
Company Type
Start-up