Senior Android Engineer

Senior Android Engineer(Contract 1+ YEAR)

You will:

• Create simple to use, engaging, high performing video streaming applications on a range of low end to high end devices and on a range of screen sizes from mobile devices, tablets to high definition TVs
• Lead the Client conversations and understand their needs
• Guide and lead team of developers
• Be responsible for creating digital entertainment products that are used by millions of users
• Work fast. The media industry moves fast to meet launch timelines with big advertising and content production budgets at stake. We make quick releases to receive customer and user feedback which helps us create the very best products on the market
• Partner with designers, project managers, QA engineers, operations engineers, third party systems providers and customers
• Think about and implement automation to make your teams high quality development as efficient as possible
• At all times consider how to develop your code the right way for better maintenance by a wider team and for high performance instead of taking shortcuts to get the job done
• Have potential to be a mentor and leader for other developers as the Diagnal team grows over time
• Be required to deliver projects on other technologies as the Diagnal business requires

You have:

• 5 or more years of experience Android based solutions in a project services or product engineering organization
• Hands-on Android development experience using Kotlin and Java
• Experience with developing highly polished consumer facing apps with smooth interactivity directly from design assets
• Published apps that are now online
• Self motivation and ability to manage your own time to get the job done at the high international quality levels we expect
• An engineering Degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience
• A solid understanding of Android system fundamentals, application performance optimisation and backend integration
• Prior experience working within the OTT apps, Media, E-commerce, Telecommunications or similar large scale consumer facing industry