Senior Android Software Engineer

This is a Full Time Job

Senior Software Engineer, Android

Job Description

We're looking for a talented and experienced Senior Android Engineer to help us build and evolve high-quality, user-focused mobile applications across our Android platforms, including smartphones and tablets. You'll be joining a team that values performance, stability, and a seamless user experience-while pushing the boundaries of how media content is delivered on mobile.

This role requires deep expertise in Android development, modern mobile architectures, and video streaming experiences. You'll work closely with product, design, video, and backend teams to deliver scalable and intuitive mobile products.

Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain native Android applications with a focus on performance, usability, and video streaming.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and engineers to define and implement new features.
• Optimize app performance, memory usage, and network efficiency for a smooth user experience.
• Ensure high code quality through test automation, peer reviews, and engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in production and non-production environments.
• Integrate video playback technologies including HLS/DASH and DRM across a variety of devices.
• Work closely with the Video Engineering and Platform teams to ensure seamless video experiences.
• Participate in architecture discussions and influence key technical decisions.
• Stay current with Android platform advancements and media consumption trends.

Qualifications

Qualifications & Requirements
• 5 years of professional Android development experience.
• Deep knowledge of Kotlin and Java, and familiarity with Jetpack libraries.
• Experience with MVVM, Clean Architecture, or other scalable mobile app architectures.
• Strong understanding of mobile design patterns, UI/UX principles, responsive design, and modern UI frameworks such as Jetpack Compose.
• Experience with video streaming on Android (HLS/DASH/CMAF), media playback and DRM.
• Deep understanding of the Android app lifecycle, efficient memory management, and asynchronous programming using Kotlin Coroutines and/or RxJava.
• Familiarity with REST and GraphQL APIs. Strong debugging and performance profiling skills using Android Studio and related tools.
• Solid experience with CI/CD, testing frameworks, and crash analytics tools like Firebase, Bitrise, or Jenkins.
• Knowledge of dependency injection frameworks (e.g., Koin, Hilt, Dagger).
• Comfortable working in an agile environment and participating in sprint planning, retrospectives, and code reviews.

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience working on consumer-facing apps with high user engagement.
• Familiarity with accessibility, localization, and device fragmentation best practices.
• Knowledge of app analytics and A/B testing frameworks.
• Experience with media, publishing, or news applications.
• Cloud platform familiarity (e.g., AWS, Firebase).
• Android certification (a plus, but not required).

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with a VERSANT Media employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision.

VERSANT Media is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at VERSANT via-email, the Internet, or in any form and/or method without a valid written Statement of Work in place for this position from VERSANT's Talent Acquisition team will be deemed the sole property of VERSANT. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by VERSANT as a result of the referral or through other means.