Role Title: Lead Android Engineer (SDE-3)
Location: Noida Sector 62
Team: Mobile Engineering Learner/Batch/Commerce/Productivity Apps
Reports to: Engineering Manager / Director of Engineering
About PhysicsWallah (PW):
PhysicsWallah is India's leading ed-tech platform, redefining access to quality education at scale. As an Lead Android Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in building scalable, high-performance mobile apps that power learning for millions across the country. At this level, we expect strong ownership, system-level thinking, and the ability to drive solutions from ideation to production in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect, build, and maintain mission-critical Android apps powering live learning, assessments, content delivery, and commerce.
- Drive the technical roadmap for Android owning quality, scalability, performance, and modularity.
- Mentor and guide SDE-1s and SDE-2s in code quality, architecture, design reviews, and best practices.
- Collaborate with product, design, QA, and backend teams to deliver cohesive features and product experiences.
- Lead the adoption of modern Android paradigms (Jetpack Compose, Modularization, KMM, etc.).
- Ensure adherence to accessibility, analytics, offline support, and crash-free metrics.
- Own and improve CI/CD, release processes, and observability for Android systems.
Must-Have Skills:
Android Expertise:
- 5+ years of deep hands-on Android development experience.
- Mastery of Kotlin, Android SDK, Jetpack components (Compose, ViewModel, Room, Navigation).
- Strong experience with Jetpack Compose in production-grade apps.
- Deep understanding of app lifecycle, architecture patterns (MVVM, MVI, clean architecture).
Engineering Leadership:
- Proven track record of leading Android feature/module teams or projects.
- Strong experience with modularization, scalable architecture, code splitting, and dependency management.
- Proficiency in coroutines, Flows, background processing, WorkManager.
- Skilled in design/architecture decisions that balance velocity, tech debt, and code health.
System Thinking:
- Strong knowledge of app profiling, memory leaks, ANRs, and performance tuning.
- Experience integrating Firebase suite (Crashlytics, Analytics, Remote Config).
- Excellent debugging, testing (unit, UI), and observability practices.
Good-to-Have Skills:
- Working knowledge of Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile (KMM) and cross-platform architecture patterns.
- Experience leading feature flagging, A/B testing, or remote config at scale.
- Exposure to compose animations, motion design, and custom views.
- Experience in edtech, content delivery, or apps with 1M+ DAUs.
- Familiarity with CI/CD, Gradle performance tuning, and release automation.
Who You Are:
- A tech leader who owns Android delivery end-to-end with a hands-on approach.
- A mentor who elevates the team technically through code reviews, design sessions, and pair programming.
- A product-minded engineer who can work closely with design and product to shape scalable user experiences.
- A systems thinker who is comfortable with ambiguity, quick iterations, and performance-sensitive decisions.
- Someone who is excited about impact at scale and thrives in a high-energy team culture.
Educational Qualifications:
- B.Tech / B.E. in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
- Or demonstrable expertise via shipped apps, GitHub, open-source, or community contributions.
Why Join PW:
- Massive scale and impact build for India's next 100M learners.
- Solve real-world performance and UX challenges across devices and geographies.
- Accelerated ownership and growth in a flat engineering org.
- Work with smart teammates, product thinkers, and a mission-driven culture.
- Competitive compensation, flexible work, and freedom to experiment.
