Android Engineer
Offer summary
Qualifications:
4+ years of Android application development experience., Proficiency in Java and Kotlin programming languages., Experience with Android architecture components like MVVM., Good understanding of mobile app networking, data modeling, and performance optimization..Key responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop Android applications.
- Build and maintain end-to-end app features, including UI, networking, and data persistence.
- Optimize app performance and ensure code quality through best practices.
- Mentor junior team members and contribute to mobile development standards.
Job description
Who We Are
Sporty Group is a consumer internet and technology business with an unrivalled sports media, gaming, social and fintech platform, which serves millions of daily active users across the globe via technology and operations hubs in more than 10 countries and 3 continents.
The recipe for our success is to discover intelligent and energetic people, who are passionate about our products and serving our users and attract and retain them with a dynamic and flexible work life, which empowers them to create value and rewards them generously based upon their contribution.
We have already built a capable and proven team of 450+ high achievers from a diverse set of backgrounds and we are looking for more talented individuals to drive further growth and contribute to the innovation, creativity and hard work that currently serves our users further via their grit and innovation.
Sportys sites are some of the most popular on the internet, consistently staying in Alexas 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
CICD: Jenkins
Other: Android JetPack, Glide, Git, ExoPlayer
Responsibilities
Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers and Backend Engineers to design and deliver highquality products on Android
Build endtoend 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
4+ 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
Permanent remote based
Quarterly Performance Bonus
Topoftheline Equipment (MacBook Pro)
Referral Hire Bonus
Health and Life Insurance
Oncall payment
Paid leaves of 21 days (excluding 12 public holidays)
5 Days working
Team Fun activities
Annual company retreat Dubai in 2022 and Phuket in 2023
Highly talented, dependable coworkers in a global, multicultural organisation
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 Mission
Our mission is to be an everyday entertainment platform for everyone
Our Operating Principles
1. Create Value for Users
2. Act in the LongTerm Interests of Sporty
3. Focus on Product Improvements & Innovation
4. Be Responsible
5. Preserve Integrity & Honesty
6. Respect Confidentiality & Privacy
7. Ensure Stability, Security & Scalability
8. Work Hard with Passion & Pride
Interview Process
Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team
Offline Take home assignment
Remote video interview with Team Members (60 Mins)
Final discussion with the hiring manager (60 mins).
Working at Sporty
The topdown mentality at Sporty is high performancebased, meaning we trust you to do your job with an emphasis on support to help you achieve, grow and deblock any issues when theyre in your way.
Generally employees can choose their own hours, as long as they are collaborating and doing standups etc. The emphasis is really on results.
As we are a highly structured and established company we are able to offer the security and support of a global business with the allure of a startup environment. Sporty is independently managed and financed, meaning we don’t have arbitrary shareholder or VC targets to cater to.