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Mobile Engineer, Android (australia) - Remote Eligible

Own the architecture and development of the Android app to enhance user experience and scalability
Australia
Mid-Level
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The Athletic (Acquired by NYT)

The Athletic (Acquired by NYT)

A subscription-based sports news website offering in-depth coverage and analysis of professional and college teams and athletes.

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Mobile Engineer, Android (Australia)

Powered by one of the largest global newsrooms in sports media, The Athletic brings sports fans the most comprehensive stories about the teams, sports and athletes they love. The Athletic's newsroom of 450+ full-time staff delivers in-depth coverage of hundreds of professional and college teams across more than 47 North American markets and all 20 football clubs in the English Premier League, as well as many Championship clubs.

Our ideal candidate will own key aspects of our native android application and contribute to our core features and architecture. We're looking for an experienced engineer who can build beautiful, polished user experiences and architect elegant, maintainable code. We prioritize fast iteration without compromising quality. Successful candidates keep up-to-date with best practices and have a familiarity with bleeding-edge features from Apple.

This role is 100% remote for candidates currently residing in Australia.

Responsibilities

  • Work with Design and Product teams to build UI that is beautiful, performant, and well-engineered.
  • Architect and build the app to optimize for performance, growth, scalability, ease of future development, and code quality.
  • Write unit and functional tests to ensure maximum code and app quality.
  • Investigate, debug, and fix user-reported production issues.
  • Brainstorm new product ideas and improvements alongside the design and product teams.
  • Refactor existing code where needed in order to improve quality of life for the other engineers.
  • Work within a highly cross-functional team, iterating on process and making your own suggestions for improvements.

Requirements

  • 2+ years experience with native Android development in Kotlin.
  • Consumer-facing product and design instincts with a desire to have a voice in product decisions.
  • Preferred experience in GraphQL, Jetpack.
  • Preferred experience in an early-stage startup working on growth and scale challenges.
  • Passion for sports and media is helpful, but not required.

The Athletic offers unique perks and benefits to all full-time employees based on their country of residence. Our Australian benefits packages offer benefits and perks, competitive to the local market.

The Athletic Media Company is an equal opportunity employer and enthusiastically encourages people from all backgrounds and experiences to apply. The Athletic will consider all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical and/or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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Mobile Engineer, Android (australia) - Remote Eligible
Australia
Engineering
About The Athletic (Acquired by NYT)
A subscription-based sports news website offering in-depth coverage and analysis of professional and college teams and athletes.