Software Dev Engineer I

Swiggy’s Vendor Engineering team is dedicated to enhancing the partner experience across multiple product lines, including order management, menu management, metrics, insights and finances. Our goal is to empower restaurant partners with seamless, data-driven, and personalized solutions that improve their operational efficiency.

As a React Native Developer, you will play a key role in building high-performance mobile applications, optimizing app performance, and implementing best practices to deliver seamless experiences for our restaurant partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain React Native applications for iOS and Android, ensuring optimal performance and responsiveness.
• Implement app performance optimizations (reducing app size, improving load times, and memory management).
• Debug, troubleshoot, and improve application stability.
• Write unit and integration tests using React Native/React Testing Library to ensure app reliability.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and backend engineers to deliver seamless user experiences.
• Integrate APIs, third-party SDKs, and state management solutions like Redux, Zustand, Recoil, or Context API.
• Ensure best practices in code architecture, security, and scalability.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (Claude, GitHub Copilot, Codeium, Codex,Cursor etc.) and understanding of their strengths, limitations, and best practices for maximizing productivity

Core Technical Skills

• Expert proficiency in React and TypeScript — strong understanding of hooks, state management patterns, and TypeScript best practices
• Understanding of RN framework and familiarity of Native modules.
• Deep expertise in Next.js — including Server-Side Rendering (SSR), Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR), API routes, middleware, optimization strategies, and the new App Router paradigm
• Good understanding of ES6+, async/await, functional programming patterns, and modern JavaScript practices
• Proficiency in modern CSS — Tailwind CSS, CSS modules, CSS-in-JS solutions (Emotion, Styled Components), and responsive design principles
• Hands-on experience with modern build tools — Webpack, Vite, ESBuild, or equivalent bundlers; understanding of tree-shaking, code splitting, and lazy loading
• Good foundation in Git and collaborative development workflows
• Working knowledge of Node.js and backend fundamentals — enough to understand API design, authentication, and server-side implications

System Design & Architecture

• Ability to design scalable, maintainable component architectures and design systems
• Understanding of state management solutions (Redux, Zustand, Context API) and when to use each
• Knowledge of micro-frontends, module federation, and how to structure large applications
• Experience with component composition, prop drilling solutions, and reusable library design
• Understanding of multi app strategy, Android AAB, Metric config, Build Pipelines etc

Performance & Monitoring

• Experience with app performance optimization (profiling, Crash rate, ANR, cold & hot boot load times, reducing memory usage, minimizing bundle size).
• Deep understanding of frontend performance metrics (Core Web Vitals, FCP, LCP, CLS, FID) and optimization techniques
• Knowledge of monitoring, observability, and error tracking solutions (Newrelic, Sentry, DataDog, etc.)
• Understanding of lazy loading, code splitting, image optimization, and caching strategies

Quality & Best Practices

• Experience in testing frameworks — Jest, RN / React Testing Library, Vitest, E2E testing (Maestro, Cypress, Playwright)
• Sound knowledge of design patterns, SOLID principles, and writing clean, maintainable code
• Understanding of web accessibility (WCAG standards, semantic HTML, ARIA attributes) and experience implementing accessible UIs
• Proficiency in browser compatibility and cross-browser testing
• Exposure to code quality tools — ESLint, Prettier, Husky, pre-commit hooks, automated CI/CD pipelines

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience with performance profiling tools (Chrome DevTools, Lighthouse, WebPageTest) and real-world optimization strategies
• Prior experience with App Store & Google Play Store deployment processes.
• Knowledge of Firebase services, push notifications, deep linking, and analytics.
• Experience with React Native upgrades and handling breaking changes.
• Experience working with native modules (Objective-C, Swift, Java, Kotlin).
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Bitrise, GitHub Actions, or similar).
• Experience with headless CMS, GraphQL, or API integration layers
• Knowledge of SEO best practices for SPA and Next.js applications
• Familiarity with Storybook, design tokens, and component documentation
• Experience with DevOps basics — Docker, CI/CD pipelines, environment management
• Understanding of animation libraries (Framer Motion, React Spring) and interactive UX
• Exposure to AI /LLM integrations in frontend (streaming, chunking, prompt optimization)

• B Tech/M Tech in Computer Science or equivalent from a reputed college with 1-3 years of experience in a product development company (strong internship/project experience considered).

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