Software Development Engineer, Android

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox Corporation

Under the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fox Corporation is home to industry-leading brands including FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations, and Tubi Media Group. We combine innovative technology, deep data insights, and world-class content to shape the future of digital entertainment. Our DTC platforms are built to deliver highly personalized, scalable user experiences to millions of global users.

ABOUT THE ROLE

FOX Corporation is looking for a SDE (L2) / Senior Android Engineer for its digital Product Engineering Client Android team. The candidate should have a strong working knowledge of Object Oriented Programming and native Android application development Skills.

At FOX, Android team builds and maintains applications for a variety of digital platforms using a number of technologies for multitude of FOX's consumer facing apps. Android team seeks a talented Android Application Engineer to join our team in developing, maintaining, optimizing and implementation of new features to our android application.

A qualified candidate should feel comfortable working with a broad range of Native application technologies, possess a strong working knowledge of Android Frameworks, be proficient in Object oriented/Java / kotlin programming, and be able to work with several internal teams and external partners. Should possess excellent debugging and problem-solving skills. Should be able to create functional applications that perfectly meet the needs of the product.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Influence the development of individual features and products, integrating best practices and patterns applicable to the Android engineering lifecycle

• Take ownership of end-to-end product quality, from development to maintenance of core app, enhancing reliability and user experience

• Prototype new ideas and explore cutting-edge technologies in mobile technology

• Take ownership of scaling mobile app development efforts across Engineering, offering insights into refining processes and tools to support increased contributors in our architecture and code

• Work collaboratively with team members and internal technology groups to focus on coding standards and best practices

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• At least 3-7 years of experience in working as an android developer.

• BS/MS degree in computer science or software engineering

• Proficient in building mobile applications and mobility solutions, particularly native applications

• Mastery of basic Android components: Activity, Services, Intent, Broadcast Receiver, and Content Provider

• Mastery of Kotlin concepts

• Mastery of Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Flows, Jetpack components, Kotlinx Serialization 

• Strong experience with Web Service Integration (REST, JSON)

• Experience with Performance, Testing & Tooling

• Experience with Security concept - Jetpack Security, encryption,Handling OAuth and secure token storage.

• Experience with Modern Architecture : MVVM / MVI patterns using ViewModel, LiveData, Flow, or StateFlow.

• Experience with AI-assisted coding tools – using Android Studio’s Gemini or GitHub Copilot or Cursor

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Understanding of Video Player frameworks

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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.