Android Developer (Sr. Software Engineer)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 3, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 3, 2026.
The Role:
As an Android Developer(Sr. Software Engineer) at Shikho, you will be integral to creating and maintaining high-quality mobile applications, enhancing user experiences, and ensuring the seamless functionality of our platform. The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in Android development technologies, demonstrate exceptional problem-solving abilities, and exhibit enthusiasm for actively contributing to the achievements of the leading startup within the EdTech sector of Bangladesh.
Key Roles & Responsibilities:
- Designing and building scalable, performant Android features used by hundreds of thousands of learners.
- Responsible for Android app architecture, modularization, build pipeline, and the Play Store release process.
- Managing end-to-end feature delivery for assigned modules on a quarterly basis.
- Writing production-grade Kotlin with comprehensive unit and instrumented test coverage.
- Translating product requirements into robust technical designs.
- Representing the Android platform in cross-platform API design and collaboration with the Backend team.
- Own app quality metrics including startup time, rendering performance, crash-free users, and ANR rate.
- Work in an AI-native engineering environment using agentic IDEs and coding assistants (e.g. Claude Code, Cursor, Codex)
- Leveraging AI assistance to generate unit tests, edge cases, migration scripts, and perform efficient debugging.
- Utilizing AI tools to draft PR descriptions, RFCs, and engineering documentation.
- Contributing to AI context engineering (prompts, agent skills, context files) and workflow optimization for cost-effective AI use.
- Participating in code reviews and training junior engineers within the team on the team's AI workflows and sharing effective prompts.
- Coordinating with various teams working on distinct layers.
- Ensuring you work to strict deadlines and maintain proper sprint planning guidelines.
- Working as a team member and offering to help out as and when necessary, in other tasks pertaining to the development of the technology solution.
- Will be involved from conception to completion with projects that are technologically sound and aesthetically impressive.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Minimum 3-6 years of professional experience in mobile application development, with a core focus on the Android ecosystem.
- Proven track record of designing, building, and delivering high-volume, low-latency features in a professional setting.
- Deep understanding of Android app architecture, modularization strategies, build pipelines, and Play Store delivery.
- Strong proficiency in the specified tech stack: Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, Coroutines/Flow, Hilt, Retrofit, Room, Firebase, and GitHub.
- Experience writing comprehensive test coverages including unit and instrumented tests.
- Demonstrable adaptability to an AI-native workflow, with familiarity utilizing agentic IDEs (Cursor/Claude Code), context engineering, and AI prompt optimization.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a metrics-driven approach to tracking application health (ANRs, crashes).
- Strong collaborative skills to translate product specs into designs and represent mobile architectures during cross-platform API discussions.
The Important Bits:
- Job type: Full Time
- Department: Technology - Engineering
- Work Location: HQ, Banani, Dhaka
- Reporting to: Sr. Software Architect
- Salary: Competitive and Negotiable Based on Experience
- Working Days: 5 days a week, from Sunday to Thursday
- Other Benefits: Festival Bonus, Leave Encashment, Life & Medical Insurance, etc.
About Shikho:
Shikho is a Bangladeshi education technology start-up with a mission to democratise access to high-quality education. It has so far raised $8.0 million USD of international funding from global venture capitalists in Singapore and America, the highest for a Bangladeshi seed-stage startup and the highest in education technology for the country. Investors include education technology investment specialists Learn Capital from Silicon Valley, regional experts Wavemaker Partners from Singapore along with the Family Office of Singtel Chairman and local partner SAJIDA Foundation. Shikho aims to build a holistic learning ecosystem for a digitally enabled Bangladeshi student population, across primary, secondary, and tertiary education.
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