Senior Mobile Developer | Scrabble & Jigsaw
Job Description
Chai Shots is India’s newest and most exciting platform for premium short form content. We are reimagining entertainment for regional audiences, built on the pillars of creativity, experimentation, and relentless consumer obsession.<br /> At Chai Shots, we believe stories can change the world one minute at a time. If you’re obsessed with consumer behaviour, love building beautiful products from scratch, and want to create a once-in-a-lifetime company, you’ll fit right in.<br /> As we prepare for our next phase of explosive growth, we are looking for an exceptional Product Head to lead the charge.<br /> What You’ll Be Doing<br /> •<br /> Lead the mobile team to build, launch, and scale the ChaiShots app.<br /> •<br /> Architect and code core features, from video playback to recommendation engines.<br /> •<br /> Set the technical direction for the mobile side, choosing the right tools, frameworks, and practices.<br /> •<br /> Collaborate closely with designers, backend engineers, and content teams to create a seamless, fast, and delightful experience.<br /> •<br /> Tackle performance, optimization, and scale problems head-on, because we’re aiming BIG.<br /> What We’re Looking For<br /> We need a builder at heart, someone who thrives in uncertainty, loves clean, beautiful code, and isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves and make decisions.<br /> Must Haves<br /> •<br /> Strong experience with React Native, including deep expertise in performance optimization, animations, and mobile-first design.<br /> •<br /> Solid understanding of native development—comfortable tweaking Kotlin (Android) and Swift (iOS) when needed.<br /> •<br /> Good grasp of app architecture, scalability, and state management best practices (Redux, Zustand, Recoil or similar).<br /> •<br /> Previous experience working on media-heavy apps (bonus if you worked with video streaming, offline caching, adaptive bitrate handling, etc.)<br /> •<br /> Problem-solving mindset you don’t just code, you think through user experience, app performance, and long-term maintenance.<br /> •<br /> Startup energy. Ownership mindset. No ‘just doing tasks’ here.