Company Description
At Platform Commons Foundation, we are bridging the digital divide for the millions working in India's informal sector. Making progressive technology tools available in the hands of the marginalized.
We create digital products and platforms that have a lasting impact on the lives of the poor. We are a team of dreamers and doers united by a simple idea: building a truly inclusive society. We are looking for passionate team mates who'll help shape the world.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Flutter Developer with 2+ years of experience to join our mobile engineering team. The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong fundamentals in Flutter and Dart, hands-on experience building production-ready applications, and a solid understanding of clean architecture, state management, and scalable app design.
This role is suited for engineers who value code quality, maintainability, and structured problem-solving, and who can work effectively within enterprise-grade engineering environments.
Must-Have Skills:
These skills must be clearly demonstrated through the candidate's resume, portfolio, or professional experience.
Core Technical Skills:
- Dart Programming
- Strong proficiency in Dart
- Deep understanding of Null Safety
- Asynchronous programming using Futures, Streams, and async/await
- Solid Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) fundamentals
- Flutter Framework
- Strong command of Flutter SDK
- Clear understanding of widget lifecycle (Stateless vs Stateful)
- Ability to manage complex widget trees and layouts
- Experience building production-grade mobile applications
- Software Architecture
- Practical application of Clean Architecture and/or MVVM
- Strong understanding of SOLID principles
- Ability to design scalable and maintainable codebases with clear separation of concerns
- State Management
- Hands-on experience with at least two state management solutions such as BLoC, Provider, or Riverpod
- Clear understanding of unidirectional state flow and separation of UI and business logic
- API Integration
- Experience consuming RESTful APIs using Dio or Http
- JSON serialization and deserialization
- Handling interceptors, error mapping, and network failures
- Local Storage & Offline Support
- Experience with SQLite, Drift, Hive, or SharedPreferences
- Understanding of offline-first or partially offline app behavior
- Dependency Injection
- Clean dependency management using tools such as GetIt or Injectable
- Ability to explain DI benefits for testability and modularity
- UI/UX Implementation
- Ability to build responsive and adaptive UIs using MediaQuery and LayoutBuilder
- Familiarity with Material Design and Cupertino design guidelines
- Globalization & Localization
- Experience implementing i18n and l10n for multi-language support
- Testing
- Writing and maintaining unit tests and widget tests
- Understanding of testable architecture and mocking dependencies
- Performance & Debugging
- Awareness of performance optimization techniques
- Understanding widget rebuild behavior and memory usage
- Experience using Flutter DevTools for debugging and profiling
- Secure Data Handling
- Understanding of secure storage and handling of sensitive data
- Awareness of what data should not be logged or cached
- Version Control & Collaboration
- Proficiency with Git
- Experience with branching strategies, pull requests, code reviews, and resolving merge conflicts
- App Deployment
- Proven experience publishing apps to Google Play Store and Apple App Store
- Familiarity with code signing, build configurations, and release processes
Good to have (Advanced and Bonus Skills):
These skills distinguish a strong engineer from a framework-focused developer and may act as tie-breakers during shortlisting.
- Native Integration
- Basic knowledge of Kotlin/Java (Android) or Swift/Objective-C (iOS)
- Experience writing platform channels (MethodChannel)
- Advanced Performance Optimization
- Identifying memory leaks
- Optimizing frame rates (FPS)
- Reducing application size
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Experience with GitHub Actions, Codemagic, Bitrise, or Fastlane
- Understanding of automated build and release workflows
- Backend Services
- Familiarity with Firebase (Firestore, Cloud Messaging, Authentication) or Supabase
- Advanced Animations
- Experience with implicit and explicit animations
- CustomPainter, Rive, or Lottie
- Multi-Platform Development
- Exposure to Flutter Web, Desktop (macOS/Windows), or other Flutter-supported platforms
- Application Security
- Awareness of app security concepts such as secure API communication, certificate handling, and basic app hardening
- Feature Flags & Remote Configuration
- Experience with remote config or feature flag systems for controlled rollouts
- Modular Architecture
- Experience working with modular or multi-package Flutter codebases
- Accessibility Awareness
- Understanding of accessibility features such as semantics, screen readers, and dynamic text scaling
- Analytics & Monitoring
- Experience integrating analytics or monitoring tools (e.g., Firebase Analytics, logging frameworks)
What We offer:
- Opportunity to work on enterprise-scale, long-lived mobile applications
- Strong architectural standards and clean engineering practices
- Collaborative and professional engineering culture
- Learning and growth opportunities with experienced engineers
- Competitive compensation and benefits
