Job Description

What does 500,000,000+ mean to you?

That's the number of users who installed Meesho's Android app, Millions of people across Bharat empowered to buy and sell products at fair prices, many experiencing e-commerce for the very first time.

At Meesho, our Android team isn’t just building an app; we’re crafting an experience that works flawlessly on everything from ₹5K entry-level phones in small towns to flagship devices in metro cities. It’s a challenge of scale, stability, and empathy — and it drives everything we do. We take pride in delivering flagship-grade performance on the toughest devices, backed by stability metrics few even track. From flawlessly handling millions of orders without downtime to optimizing for smooth, crash-free sessions, we solve real problems that impact real people. Every engineer here brings a Founder’s Mindset — owning the product like it’s their own.

💥 The Role

We’re looking for a seasoned Android engineer to join our Platform team, combining deep technical skills with strong product intuition. As an SDE IV Android, you’ll work on core app quality initiatives- including improving page latency, enhancing App Vitals, and driving performance and reliability at scale.

You’ll architect shared frameworks, solve performance challenges on low-end devices, and enable teams to build faster with consistent quality. With a product-first mindset, you’ll ensure platform solutions translate into meaningful user and business impact.

This is a critical individual contributor role focused on elevating the foundation of Meesho’s Android experience.

🛠️ What You’ll Own

Architect and build scalable, high-quality components and systems used across the Meesho Android app

Own and improve core app performance metrics like page latency, cold start time, memory usage, and App Vitals

Design reusable frameworks, SDKs, and libraries that power consistent experiences across multiple feature teams

Be the go-to expert for Android best practices, from Jetpack and Compose to modularization and Gradle optimization

Mentor and support engineers across the org — driving technical discussions, code reviews, and hands-on problem solving

Create tooling, linters, and CI integrations to automate quality and improve developer velocity

Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Backend teams to deliver delightful user experiences

Lead deep dives into performance bottlenecks, and proactively drive platform-wide improvements

Stay updated with the Android ecosystem — bringing in the best ideas and innovations from the community

🧠 What You Bring

6+ years building scalable Android apps with real user impact

Strong Kotlin/Java skills and deep Android SDK knowledge

Experience with Retrofit, Room, Coroutines, Jetpack, RxJava

Solid understanding of app architecture (MVVM, Clean Architecture)

Proven track record improving performance and platform stability

Experience with shared libraries, modularization, and build optimizations

Skilled with performance and observability tools (Perfetto, Systrace)

Product mindset — focused on user experience and business outcomes

Bonus: Experience leading cross-team platform initiatives or scaling apps

🎁 What’s in It for You

Ownership and autonomy with no micromanagement

A culture that values curiosity, creativity, and open, honest communication

Opportunity to make a real impact at scale, affecting millions of users daily

Continuous learning and collaboration with highly motivated, skilled peers

Be part of a mission to democratize internet commerce for everyone — an objective we pursue every day with dedication

Strong user empathy: We are committed to understanding and solving the real challenges our users face, and take pride in delivering meaningful improvements

Software Development Engineer IV Android - Meesho

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