Lead Android Engineer

GoDaddy is looking for a Lead Android Software Engineer to join our Payment OS and Apps Team in Pune! This team focuses on developing Android-based smart point of sale (POS) terminals and related software. We build secure and efficient payment options, offering tailored payment experiences for banking partners and merchants. The team also manages a terminal management solution, which provides around-the-clock remote support for deployed smart POS, including over-the-air updates and configurations.

Our Smart Terminals and Omni Channel Commerce products help merchants and banking partners manage and track their businesses. We strive to deliver device, web, and mobile experiences that are easy to use and help our partners serve their customers while keeping operating costs low. As our Commerce business grows, we are expanding our team in India. The GoDaddy Commerce Payments OS and Apps team is building an Indian design team, led by a senior engineering manager, to support this growth and reach new markets.

Responsibilities:

• Write code on most projects, demonstrating expertise in software architecture, design patterns, and industry best practices, while providing technical leadership on mission-critical projects.
• Propose and drive engineering initiatives to reduce technical debt and ensure a robust technical foundation, actively participating in quarterly and annual roadmap planning.
• Guide and mentor junior engineers on design, implementation, and code reviews, encouraging a culture of engineering excellence and best practices and supporting hiring and onboarding processes.
• Collaborate with product managers and various stakeholders to define, influence, and gather requirements, ensuring the delivery of maintainable, scalable, and high-quality architectural solutions with a focus on API design, observability, and extensibility.
• Lead and support operational processes, including release management, on-call rotation, incident response, and post-mortems, while building processes and systems to streamline customer care and resolve issues efficiently.

Requirements:

• 9+ years of software industry experience, with strong expertise in Java, Kotlin, and Android native development, including building mobile apps using the Android SDK.
• Solid foundation in software engineering fundamentals such as algorithms, data structures, SOLID principles, and experience with test-driven development and observability instrumentation.
• Proven ownership of the entire software development lifecycle, from requirement gathering, scoping, and planning to release, production monitoring, and maintenance.
• Skilled in designing and implementing standardised, secure, and intuitive external-facing APIs (RESTful or otherwise), and demonstrating a strong desire to learn, document, and share knowledge.
• Experienced in leading technical teams, driving cross-team architecture, and possessing expert knowledge in Scrum processes and ceremonies.

You might also have:

• Prior experience within the payments and risk domains.
• 2+ years of experience with AOSP - customising the OS internals (e. g., power management, hardware interfaces)/embedded systems engineering or consumer electronics (e. g., firmware, Linux-based development).
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs and cloud computing, including distributed system design (2+ years).
• Experience in messaging systems, asynchronous processing, event-driven architecture, monolith architecture, SOA, and microservices.