Senior Android Engineer

One of the world’s leading sports and entertainment network platforms that is based out of the U.S. is looking for a Senior Android Engineer to join their team. The selected candidate would be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the company’s multitude of mobile applications and helping drive their mobile development efforts. As one of the largest cable networks in the world, this company strives to bring the world of sports to its user’s fingertips. This is a great opportunity for engineers who’re looking for a fun challenge and the opportunity to work with a world-class organization.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide valuable insight on individual features and product development
• Establish best practices and patterns to streamline the engineering efforts toward Android 
• Take ownership of the company’s continued efforts to scale mobile app development across Engineering
• Share valuable feedback and insight on process and tool refinement to bolster additional contributors in the company architecture and code
• Drive the feature development of beloved apps for smartphones and tablets
• Take cognizance and responsibility for end-to-end product quality,
• Own all life stages of products, from development to maintenance of core app frameworks 
• Collaborate with team members and brainstorm ways to make the company applications more insightful, captivating, and fun

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 5-8 years of relevant experience as an Android Engineer
• Sound knowledge of Android architecture, framework, Android SDK, core Java, Android Studio IDE, and Android debugger
• Practical and hands-on experience with mobile application development and mobility solutions – native applications
• Expertise in UI components and controls including - Action Bars, Widgets, Fragments, etc.
• Great command of basic Android components: Activity, Services, Intent, Broadcast Receiver, and Content Provider
• Previous experience with Web Service Integration like- REST, JSON, XM, and cloud technologies like - AWS, GAE, GCM
• Broad understanding of a multitude of mobility areas including Mobile apps pertaining to retail and various other domains, Enterprise Mobility and VAS
• Knowledge of Media, BFSI, Healthcare, Social Networking, and E-commerce
• Ability to use location and social APIs, analytics, MDM, SMS gateway, payment gateway, media content transcoding, APM tools, and cloud integration
• Proficiency with Jetpack Compose, at least 6+ months of experience working on the production app
• Thorough understanding of Coroutines, View models, and MVVM design pattern
• Experience working with Android applications which have had a scale between hundred thousand and millions
• Must possess strong design principles
• Excellent English communication skills, both - written and verbal