TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.
Senior Android Developer
Hybrid – Knoxville, TN
Are you ready to shape the mobile experiences of tens of millions of Americans every month? Join TEGNA’s Development team, where we build cutting-edge websites, mobile apps, OTT apps, and custom editorial tools. Despite being part of a large, publicly traded company, our team operates with the agility and excitement of a startup. We’re a fun-loving group of professionals who thrive on innovation and getting things done.
We are seeking a Senior Android Developer to help lead the evolution of our native Android news platform, which powers branded apps for 50+ TEGNA stations from a single shared codebase. In this role, you’ll build new features, mentor teammates, tackle our toughest performance and architecture challenges, and help set the technical direction for the app. If you love modern Android development and working in a collaborative environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.
This is a hybrid role based in Knoxville, TN, with a mix of in-office and remote work.
Responsibilities- Design, build, and ship features for our native Android app using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, aligned with the product roadmap and our engineering standards.
- Own significant areas of the codebase and serve as a key resource for investigating and resolving complex product issues.
- Write efficient, reusable, and reliable code within a Clean Architecture, multi-module structure.
- Identify performance bottlenecks—especially around video playback, memory usage, and UI recomposition—and drive solutions.
- Mentor other developers through code review, pairing, and technical guidance.
- Collaborate with developers, designers, and product/business managers to translate requirements into well-architected solutions.
- Help maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and release processes across our multi-station builds.
- Rapidly learn new technologies and adapt to changing business and customer needs.
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, including 3+ years building native Android applications with Kotlin.
- Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose and modern Android UI development.
- Solid understanding of app architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture) and separation of concerns.
- Experience with Kotlin Coroutines and Flow for asynchronous and reactive programming.
- Experience with dependency injection (Hilt/Dagger).
- Experience consuming RESTful APIs (Retrofit/OkHttp) and working with JSON.
- Experience with local persistence (Room or similar).
- Proficient with Git and code versioning workflows.
- Understanding of design principles behind scalable, maintainable applications.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative, team-first attitude.
- Experience with ExoPlayer or other media/video playback and streaming.
- Experience with multi-flavor/multi-module Gradle builds.
- Familiarity with feature flagging (e.g., LaunchDarkly) and A/B testing.
- Experience integrating analytics, attribution, and push notification SDKs.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (Azure DevOps a plus).
- Experience with automated testing (unit and UI) and static analysis tools like ktlint/Detekt.
- OTT/TV or news/media app experience.
Join us in Knoxville and be part of a team that values creativity, collaboration, and fun. Apply today and help us create amazing digital experiences!
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email [email protected]
Recruiting Fraud Alert:
To all candidates: your personal information and online safety are important to us. Only TEGNA Recruiters or Hiring Managers will reach out to you regarding consideration of your application or background. Communications with TEGNA employees will either come from a TEGNA email address with a domain of tegna.com or one of our affiliate station domains.
Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- 3+ years building native Android applications with Kotlin
- Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose and modern Android UI development
- Understanding of MVVM, Clean Architecture, and separation of concerns
- Experience with Kotlin Coroutines and Flow
- Experience with dependency injection using Hilt or Dagger
- Experience consuming RESTful APIs using Retrofit or OkHttp and working with JSON
- Experience with local persistence using Room or a similar technology
- Proficiency with Git and code versioning workflows
- Understanding of scalable and maintainable application design principles
- Strong problem-solving skills and collaborative team attitude
- Experience with ExoPlayer or other media, video playback, and streaming
- Experience with multi-flavor and multi-module Gradle builds
- Familiarity with feature flagging and A/B testing
- Experience integrating analytics, attribution, and push notification SDKs
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, including Azure DevOps
- Experience with automated unit and UI testing and static analysis tools such as ktlint or Detekt
- OTT/TV or news/media app experience
TEGNA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about TEGNA and has not been reviewed or approved by TEGNA.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision options are complemented by company-supported mental health care and telemedicine, with HSA-eligible plans available. Resources such as Spring Health and Teladoc extend accessible care to employees and families.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with dollar‑for‑dollar match on the first 4% and immediate vesting is offered broadly, including to part‑time and temporary staff. This structure provides straightforward access to retirement savings from day one.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave covers at least six weeks for all parents and 12 weeks at full pay for birth mothers. Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement and fertility benefits support multiple paths to family building.
TEGNA Insights
What We Do
As one of the most geographically diverse broadcasters in the U.S., TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. Across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, TEGNA's stations have over 31 million social followers. In everything we do, we are driven by our strongly held values and our stated purpose to serve the greater good of our communities. TEGNA produces trusted, impactful and innovative content across platforms. We tell stories that matter, are an advocate for those in need and help bring positive change to our communities. Our award-winning journalists have been recognized with numerous national honors including Edward R. Murrow, Alfred I. duPont, George Foster Peabody, George Polk, Walter Cronkite and Emmy awards.
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