Sr. Mobile Engineer – Android #22063
Full Time Opportunity
Remote in Canada
Competitive compensation
We are seeking a Sr. Android Engineer, to design and implement core video player features for consumer facing applications.
This role is essential to providing our digital audience a great experience every time they press play and will be key to developing industry leading playback performance. As a senior engineer, you will be working in an extremely fast paced environment where you’ll be expected to take ownership of building video playback solutions and provide deep technical expertise across the entire software delivery process.
Core responsibility
Work closely with Engineering/Product/Project Management and Backend Technology Services teams to build video player features that contribute to streaming initiatives.
Required Activities
● Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of player features on Android devices (Fire TV, Android TV, Android Mobile devices)
● Lead efforts in performance, scalability, security, architecture and engineering best practices
● Track and prioritize numerous tasks for various team members
● Provide technical specifications and documentation
● Collaborate with team members to deliver software using agile methodologies
● Willingness to stay up to date with the latest in emerging technologies/trends on mobile platforms.
Required Skills
● BS/MS degree in Computer Science or equivalent
● Excellent programming skills in Java, Kotlin development experience
● Experience with tools from Android Jetpack Suite
● Experience building components to support video playback, user interfaces, video metadata, and third-party integrations
● Experience leading a mobile application team at a tech company
● Demonstrable knowledge of building responsive user experiences across phones and tablets
● Experience with RESTful APIs, unit testing and end-end testing
● Git, SVN, Jenkins, Docker, Agile methodologies
● Excellent documentation skills, UML diagrams a plus.
● Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with an ability to work in a highly collaborative environment
Desired Skills
● Experience with video streaming technologies (HLS)
● Experience with video QoE metrics, ABR algorithms, video player frameworks (ExoPlayer)
● Experience with analytics platforms (Conviva, Mux)
● Accomplish engineering and organization missions by completing related results as needed.
● Support and develop software engineers by providing coaching and educational opportunities.
● Participate in Tier 3 on-call rotation support for the services you and your team develop and operate.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: From $120,000.00 per year
Flexible Language Requirement:
Schedule:
Work Location: Remote
Expected start date: 2023-06-15