Mobile App Development-Intern

About PARQIS

PARQIS is a video-first curated marketplace connecting Gen Z and millennial consumers with verified Indian brands. The platform enables a seamless journey from content discovery to purchase.

The Opportunity

PARQIS seeks a resourceful Mobile App Developer Intern to bring their responsive web platform to the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The primary objective is to build a high-performance native wrapper app (WebView container) around the existing web infrastructure, design a secure mobile shell, integrate native device features, and own the end-to-end deployment pipeline.

What We Are Building

A cross-platform mobile application (iOS and Android) that securely hosts and displays the responsive web platform using a full-screen, native web-view container. This hybrid experience will blend web-based features with essential native mobile utilities. Exploration of architectural paths includes:

• Leveraging unified frameworks like CapacitorJS or React Native.
• Utilizing an optimized PWA + TWA (Trusted Web Activity) approach.

Key Responsibilities

• App Containerization: Build and maintain the mobile application shell targeting both iOS and Android platforms.
• Native Feature Integration: Implement device-level features over the web interface, including:
• Native push notifications.
• Secure local biometrics (FaceID/TouchID).
• Smooth splash screens.
• Hardware back-button handling.
• UI/UX Polishing: Optimize the web-to-mobile user flow, addressing safe-area layouts and ensuring seamless session and checkout management.
• App Store Publishing: Own the end-to-end deployment lifecycle on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, including provisioning profiles, signing certificates, build submissions, and navigating the app review process.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Mobile Development Experience: Proven track record of packaging and deploying mobile applications using hybrid or cross-platform web-wrapper approaches (such as CapacitorJS, React Native, or automated PWA to TWA container pipelines).
• Web Foundations: Strong proficiency in core web technologies (JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3) and mobile-first frontend responsiveness.
• Platform SDK Tools: Hands-on experience building, debugging, and archiving binaries inside Xcode and Android Studio.
• Store Publishing Success: Direct experience navigating the Google Play Console and Apple Developer portal, including managing TestFlight beta tracks and resolving store review feedback.

Preferred/Nice-to-Have

• Experience adapting embedded browser engines to handle external checkouts and third-party social authentication (OAuth) constraints.
• Familiarity with writing lightweight native code (Swift, Kotlin, or Java) for custom bridge plugins.

What You’ll Gain

• Hands-on experience building and deploying real-world mobile applications for iOS & Android.
• Exposure to hybrid app architectures using WebView, PWA + TWA, and native integrations.
• Practical experience with app publishing workflows on Google Play Store & Apple App Store.
• Opportunity to contribute to a live consumer-facing platform.
• Potential for a Pre-Placement Offer (PPO) based on performance and contribution.