Android Engineer
Full-time
Middle
Sporty’s sites are some of the most popular on the internet, consistently staying in Alexa’s list of top websites for the countries they operate in. As an Android Engineer at Sporty you’ll be responsible for applying the latest and greatest technologies and frameworks to ensure a smooth user experience for a massive user base.
Our Stack
- Languages: Java / Kotlin
- Architecture: MVVM
- Network: Retrofit, Okhttp, Protocol buffers
- Dependency Injection: Dagger 2
- CI/CD: Jenkins
- Other: Android JetPack, Glide, Git, ExoPlayer
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers and Backend Engineers to design and deliver high-quality products on Android
- Build end-to-end features of the app: networking, persistence, business logic, and UI
- Build efficient and reusable mobile components and architect reliable, performant, and scalable mobile solutions
- Identify areas of improvement and advocate for mobile best practices
- Analyze and optimize UI and infrastructure application code for quality, efficiency, and performance
- Mentoring less experienced team members
Requirements
- 3+ years of application development experience in Android
- Proficiency with Java, Kotlin and the Android development ecosystem
- Enjoy working on mobile apps at all levels – from networking up to user interfaces and everything in between
- Understand and have experience making decisions about mobile application architecture, including data modeling, networking and data synchronization and concurrency
- Experience building maintainable and testable code bases, including API design and unit testing techniques
- Experience with multithreading programming and mobile memory management
- Good communication and collaboration skills to be able to work in a fast paced and distributed environment
- Previous history of working with a remote, distributed team would be beneficial
Bonus Requirement
- Experience with mobile video playback and streaming technologies
Benefits
- Quarterly and flash bonuses
- We have core hours of 10am-3pm in a local timezone, but flexible hours outside of this
- Education allowance
- Referral bonuses
- 28 days paid annual leave
- 2 x annual company retreats
- Highly talented, dependable co-workers in a global, multicultural organisation
- Payment via world class online wallet system DEEL
- Top of the line equipment supplied by market leader Hofy
- We score 100% on The Joel Test
- Our teams are small enough for you to be impactful
- Our business is globally established and successful, offering stability and security to our Team Members
Our Operating Principles
- Create Value for Users
- Act in the Long-Term Interests of Sporty
- Focus on Product Improvements & Innovation
- Be Responsible
- Preserve Integrity & Honesty
- Respect Confidentiality & Privacy
- Ensure Stability, Security & Scalability
- Work Hard with Passion & Pride
Interview Process
- HackerRank Test
- Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team + live ID check
- Remote 90 min video interview loop with 3 x Team Members (30 mins each)
- Pre offer call with Talent Acquisition Team
- ID check via Zinc
- 24-72 hour feedback loops throughout process