Xamarin isn't where most of the mobile industry is investing anymore, but plenty of production apps still run on it, and one of them lives with a mobile development team based in MIHAN, Nagpur. They're hiring a Xamarin Developer, full-time and on-site, to keep that codebase moving while a longer-term migration plan takes shape. The app in question serves a logistics client with users across several states, so uptime and release stability matter more here than adding flashy new features.
Skills this role needs
- Solid C# fundamentals, since that's the language the entire shared codebase is written in
- Hands-on experience building UI with Xamarin.Forms, along with enough comfort dropping into native Xamarin.iOS or Xamarin.Android when something needs a platform-specific fix
- The ability to wire up REST APIs cleanly, including handling async calls and error states without the app silently failing on a bad connection
- Practical know-how in shipping one codebase across both Android and iOS, rather than maintaining two separate native apps in parallel
- Comfort reading and debugging someone else's existing code, since most of the work here is on an app that's already three years into its life rather than a fresh build
Good to have
Familiarity with the MVVM pattern will help, since that's how the app's architecture is organized. Prior exposure to Xamarin.Forms Shell for navigation is a plus, and so is any experience with Azure App Center for builds and crash reporting. A candidate who's already started looking at .NET MAUI, even just reading through Microsoft's migration guidance, will have a real head start once this team eventually moves off Xamarin. None of that is required to get hired, but it does shape how fast someone becomes useful on day-to-day tickets. The team has occasionally brought in a specialist for a week or two to work through gnarly native binding issues, so deep knowledge of Android or iOS isn't something a candidate needs to already have.
What the work looks like
- Build and maintain features across the existing Android and iOS app from a shared C# codebase
- Integrate REST APIs and third-party SDKs, including a payments provider and a push notification service currently in use
- Fix platform-specific bugs that show up only on certain device models or OS versions
- Test builds across a range of physical devices before each release, not just simulators
- Work with the release manager to get builds through App Store and Play Store review
Release cadence runs on a roughly monthly cycle, with hotfixes pushed out sooner when something breaks badly enough to affect a large share of users. A recent example: a device-specific camera bug on a particular Samsung model took two release cycles to fully track down, since it only reproduced on hardware the team didn't have sitting on a desk. Bugs like that are part of why the testing step in this role matters as much as it does; a fix that looks clean in a simulator can still fall apart on the specific hardware a customer uses.
Education and experience
A bachelor's degree is expected on paper, though the exact major matters less than what a candidate has actually shipped. Most people on this team studied computer science or a closely related engineering discipline. Two years of hands-on mobile development experience is the target, and that time should include real Xamarin work rather than only coursework or short-term tutorials. Someone with 2 years of native Android or iOS development experience, with no direct Xamarin exposure, would still be considered, provided they can show they've picked up C# quickly in the past.
Pay and benefits
The role pays ₹75,000 per month, which aligns with the typical Xamarin developer salary in Nagpur for a mid-level hire. Health insurance, paid time off, and provident fund contributions are all part of the package. Since the role is on-site at MIHAN, the employer also covers relocation assistance and accommodation support for anyone moving to Nagpur from elsewhere. A yearly review looks at both the migration work toward .NET MAUI and regular feature delivery, so someone who pushes that transition forward has a clear way to stand out beyond just closing tickets.
Working at MIHAN
MIHAN is Nagpur's dedicated IT and logistics zone, and the office sits within that campus alongside several other tech employers. This is genuinely one of the more active clusters for Xamarin developer job openings in Nagpur right now, partly because a handful of mid-sized product companies have set up shop there over the past few years. Naukri Mitra lists a couple of other openings from the same MIHAN campus, for anyone comparing options in the area. The commute matters here since public transit options to MIHAN are more limited than in central Nagpur, so most employees either live nearby or drive in.
The team itself is small, four developers plus a lead who still writes code most weeks rather than only managing. New hires typically pair with the lead on their first few tickets before working independently, which typically takes a few weeks, depending on how familiar they already are with the codebase's quirks. Standups happen daily but stay short, usually under fifteen minutes, since the team is small enough that most people already know what everyone else is working on.
How to apply
Send a resume along with links to any published apps or GitHub repos showing Xamarin or C# work. The process starts with a short technical screen covering C# fundamentals and cross-platform concepts, followed by a practical exercise involving a small bug fix or feature addition in a sample Xamarin project. A final conversation with the team lead covers logistics, including the relocation timeline, if applicable. Candidates already living near MIHAN or elsewhere in Nagpur tend to move through scheduling a bit faster, simply because in-person rounds are easier to arrange. The whole process usually wraps up within two weeks from first contact to offer, since the team has been running one person short for a while and would rather move quickly than let a strong candidate slip to another offer.
