Software Development Engineer IV Android
Meesho
Software Engineering
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Jun 12, 2025
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
About us
Welcome to Meesho, where every story begins with a spark of inspiration and a dash of entrepreneurial spirit. We're not just a platform; we're your partner in turning dreams into realities.
Curious about life at Meesho? Our people have a lot to say and they've made us the top-rated e-commerce workplace on Glassdoor.
Our Mission
Democratising internet commerce for everyone- Meesho (Meri shop) started with a single idea in mind -to be an e-commerce destination for the next billion Indian consumers and enable 100 million small businesses to succeed online. We provide sellers with a range of industry-first benefits such as zero commission and the lowest shipping cost. Over 1.75 million sellers are registered on Meesho, growing their business by tapping the company’s massive customer base, state-of-the-art tech infrastructure, pan-India logistics at the lowest cost through third-party logistics providers in an 'Everyday Lowest Cost' channel for sellers. Affordable, relatable merchandise mirroring local markets has helped us make inroads with first-time internet users in the country. We cater to an underserved and unique customer base and cover every serviceable pincode in the country. Our unique business model and continuous innovation has enabled us to become the first Indian horizontal E-commerce company.
Culture and Total Rewards
Our focus is on cultivating a dynamic workplace characterized by high impact and performance excellence. We prioritize a people-centric culture, dedicated to hiring and developing exceptional talent. Total rewards at Meesho comprises of a comprehensive set of elements - monetary, non monetary, tangible and intangible in nature. Our 11 guiding principles, or "Mantras," are the backbone of how we operate - influencing everything from recognition and evaluation to growth discussions. Daily rituals & processes like “Reflections”, “Listen or Die” , Internal Mobility Program, Talent Reviews, Continuous Performance Management - all embody these principles.
We provide market leading compensation - both cash and equity-based - specific to job roles, individual experience and skill along with our employee centric benefits and work environment. We focus extensively on holistic wellness - through our MeeCare Program - encompassing benefits and policies across physical, mental, financial, and social wellness aspects. This includes extensive medical insurance benefits for employees and their families, wellness initiatives like telehealth, wellness events, and gym & recreational discounts etc. To support work-life balance, we provide generous leave policies, parental support benefits, retirement benefits, and learning and development assistance. Through gratitude for stretched work, personalized gifts, engagement & fun at work - we promote employee delight at the workplace. Many other benefits such as salary advance support, relocation assistance, and flexible benefits plans further enrich the Meesho employee experience.
Know more about Meesho here : https://www.meesho.io/