Job Number: R50012865
Brand: Fox Corporation
Job Type: Engineering, Product Management / User Experience / Content, Technology
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Job Posting Date: November 12, 2020
FOX Sports is the global innovator in sports production and we are looking to maintain our creative excellence in the digital world with the consumer products that we create for our customers. Our Consumer Products & Engineering team based in Blue Ash, Ohio is looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Android to be responsible for developing production-ready software based on product specifications. You will be involved in a mixture of individual and collaborative work that requires both architectural and feature-specific solutions. The focus is on native Android development for the FOX Sports products and general FOX platforms.
A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Develop new features consisting of medium-to-very high difficulty levels
Architect selected product features
Participate and/or lead in the generation of product technical specifications
Perform iterative testing and improvement cycles for optimal code and user experience
Maintain and improve existing products incorporating analysis and feedback
Participate in product brainstorming sessions
Stay current on software development practices and the technology industry & on sports and entertainment products, topics, and trends
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
WHAT YOU WILL NEED
7+ years of full-time software development experience
2+ years of full-time Kotlin development experience
Strong understanding of Android Studio for building Android apps
Strong understanding of native Android frameworks, API, and UI/UX best practices
Strong understanding of Kotlin Coroutines
Experience with tools from Android Jetpack Suite
Familiarity with Git
Contributed to the publication of one or more apps
Experience with source control, managed releases and CI/CD pipelines
NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEAL BREAKER
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science
Experience leveraging high-performance, scalable backend systems
Knowledge of caching strategies
Experience with REST/JSON and API development
Experience with Dagger2
Experience with ExoPlayer
ABOUT YOU
You contribute clean, optimized, documented, and well-tested code
You take great pride in your work and is excited to show it off to friends
You are passionate about building exquisite user interfaces
You like to analyze a problem and think through potential solutions before writing a line of code
You are always looking to improve, learn from and share knowledge with your peers
You always think through the project scope and provide accurate time estimates
You consistently meet deadlines, anticipate issues and raise concerns early
You solve problems without being asked
You enjoy working with others and is flexible and open to feedback
You enjoy writing software, talking about software, and using software on all platforms and devices
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.