Software Engineer - IV - Android

Roles & Responsibilities:

This role will be based in our brand new Hyderabad office. Join us in India’s beautiful “City of Pearls” and bring your ambition to life. We are looking for an experienced iOS engineer who is passionate about building modern, scalable applications for iOS and tvOS, and will take ownership of the full product feature cycle from design to delivery.

Your Team:

The R&D group is building and delivering the enablement platform for the current and next generation of media experiences in the fields of personalization, content interaction, and social interaction, all of which are at the core of DAZN's value proposition. Key parts of the workflow are ingestion, transcoding of various video and audio live/VOD assets, personalized processing, and distribution across the world to end-users, while allowing collaboration among users, all in real-time. This group is taking full responsibility for providing end-to-end social interaction functionalities on multiple platforms including web, smart TVs, iOS, Android, PlayStation, and Xbox.

As our new Senior iOS Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to:

● Designing and developing our cutting-edge products, delivered to millions of

sports fans around the world.

● Be an essential part of a team working in a fast B2C paste product delivery

pipeline.

● Work with the most talented individual on features that cross platforms,

languages, and protocols to deliver social engagement to sports fans.

● Learn from the best in the field, and teach others.

● Own the full product feature cycle from being a part of the product

brainstorming through all dev cycles and up to take the responsibility for the

feature when rolled to production.

You’ll be set up for success if you have:

● B.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent.

● At least 4 years of experience in Apple Swift/Obj-C development.

● Senior-level understanding of design patterns and architectures.

● A verse in 3rd party frameworks and solutions.

● Senior-level understanding of server-client fundamentals.

● Senior-level understanding of multithreading.

● Experience with UI Kit

● Experience with RxSwift development.

● Experience in writing unit tests.

● Strong analytical skills.

● Can-do attitude!

Even better if you have:

● Experience in writing automation tests.

● Continuous integration tools and practices.

● Familiarity with agile software development.

● Experienced with low-level systems in C/C++.

● Experienced with OpenGL, high-performance rendering, mobile device, digital

AV, video and audio codecs, and media players.

● Experience with RxSwift development.

● Experienced with working on networking technology and approaches, e.g.

client-server, peer-to-peer, writing network code using TCP/IP and UDP

stacks and networking concepts.(routing, congestion, datagrams vs. streams)

● Experienced with RT web technologies: WebSockets, WebRTC.

At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be.

As part of our team you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop. If you're ambitious, inventive, brave and supportive, then you're the kind of person who's going to enjoy life at DAZN.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment, both inside and outside of our walls, that values equality and diversity and where everyone can contribute at the highest level and have their voices heard. For us, this means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities.

We are supported by our talented Employee Resource Group communities: proud@DAZN, women@DAZN, disability@DAZN and ParentZONE.

About HeyCoach:

We are an exceptional group of highly skilled individuals, passionate about addressing a fundamental challenge within the education industry. Our team consists of talented geeks who possess a deep understanding of the issues at hand and are dedicated to finding innovative solutions. In our quest for excellence, we are constantly seeking out remarkable individuals who can contribute to our growth and success. Whether it's developing cutting-edge technologies, designing immersive learning experiences, or implementing groundbreaking teaching methodologies, we consistently strive for excellence.

Job Description:

• Mobile App Development: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and deploy robust and scalable Android applications.
• Code Optimisation: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, with a focus on performance and responsiveness. Identify and address bottlenecks and bugs.
• UI/UX Implementation: Work closely with designers to implement visually appealing and intuitive user interfaces. Ensure seamless integration between the front-end and back-end components.
• API Integration: Integrate with RESTful APIs and third-party services to enhance app functionality and data exchange.
• Testing and Debugging: Conduct thorough testing of applications, including unit testing and debugging. Collaborate with quality assurance teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality software.
• Platform Compatibility: Stay updated on the latest Android platform updates and ensure compatibility with various devices and screen sizes.
• Performance Optimization: Continuously optimize application performance, keeping up with best practices and industry standards.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other developers and team members to achieve project goals. Participate in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions.

Requirements:

• Engineers with 1-6 years of experience in shipping consumer-facing Android apps with the large user base, ideally currently available on the Google Play Store.
• Top-notch programming skills in Java, Kotlin and Android along with MVVM, Dagger2, Room, LiveData, Coroutine & JetPack-Components.
• Command of memory management, view hierarchy, battery optimisation and in-depth experience with multi threaded and networked applications.
• Worked with Restful APIs, third-party SDK Integrations and common technologies like HTTPS, JSON, OAuth, and SQL.
• Thorough working knowledge of Android Studio with the Gradle build system.
• Understanding the quirks of the fragmented ecosystem of Android OS versions and devices.
• Focus on Material Design principles and pixel-perfect implementation of the design into code.
• Solid experience with Git Care for quality with an obsession for performance and willingness to spend time testing the team's work as well as yours.

Technical Requirement :

- Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes

- Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services

- Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices

- Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning

- Strong knowledge in SQLite Database

- Experience in designing and developing custom controls for Android.

- Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and object orientation design.

- Capabilities to write and execute unit test cases.

- Independent researching, solution finding, analysis and problem solving skills and capabilities.

- Should have a strong knowledge of OOPS and intermediate knowledge of front-end GUI design and development.

- Should have knowledge of Kotlin

- Should have experience in MVC / MVVM Architecture.

- Good in Analytics and Communication

We are looking for an Android developer who has hands-on experience in coding, building technology blocks, help answer choice of certain platform/tech over others, help the team visualize the product with the available resources and assets. 

What you’ll do:

• Design, develop, and test functionality for the latest app design.
• Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release, and support).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and develop new features.
• Take requirements and specs from design to development and be the first line of quality assurance.
• Understand user requirements—these apps have to meet real-world scenarios.
• Support the Supersub Mobile application in its entirety, including working on bug fixes and improving application performance, reliability and stability.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.

What you bring:

• 3+ years of mobile software development experience.
• 3+ years of Kotlin Android development preferred.
• Solid Firebase & Firestore experience.
• Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to balance timeline vs features, while not sacrificing quality, and all within a fast-paced environment.
• Extensive knowledge in object-oriented software development, various architecture such as MVC/MVVM/MVP, multithreading, networking and memory management.
• Knowledge of standard Android libraries and frameworks.
• Strong analytical, prioritization, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of Android SDK, including relevant frameworks, such as testing and mocking frameworks, REST clients, dependency injection, etc.