Lead Software Engineer (Media)

Software Resources has an immediate job opportunity for a Lead Software Engineer with a major corporation in Celebration, FL. Hybrid 4 Days Onsite.

Duration : 12 month(s)

MUST HAVES :

" 5 plus years experience with Kotlin and the Android SDK

" College Degree

" Familiarity with Android TV / Amazon Fire TV development

" Experience using performance evaluation tools such as Android Profiler

" Comfortable using common Android libraries such as Dagger 2 / Hilt, RxJava2, Groupie

Description :

Application Playback Experience builds the software and systems that provide the best possible playback experience to our viewers.

Job Summary :

Our Application Playback Experience Android team is seeking an experienced Software Engineer who is excited to build apps enjoyed by millions around the world. You will be building scalable, elegant solutions for all of Android applications that stream video across a wide array of devices including phones, tablets, and TVs. Our highly collaborative group works in tandem with many cross-functional teams. We value pristine communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as a bias for action. We are incredibly invested in maintaining high code quality standards with unit tests, automated tests, modern libraries, and a Kotlin codebase. We strive to build the best Live and video-on-demand (VOD) applications in the world, and we look forward to hearing more about your skills and how they can help us achieve this lofty goal.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role :

As a Lead Android Engineer, you are ready and willing to be responsible for a wide array of technical aspects. You assist with critical components including our release process, remote configuration management, and live production issues. You have and will lead entire projects from start to finish. While familiar with the high-level aspects of our project as a whole, you are also focused on and monitoring the health of the team. You not only seek out leadership opportunities to improve processes, but you do it with finesse and a positive attitude. You are comfortable facilitating career growth amongst team members and are invested in the long-term success of the company.

Responsibilities :

Develop an understanding of the DE&ET software stack and specifically the MediaX component

Maintain and update the Android variant of the Media Player

Understand the internals of android and how to debug and diagnose Android Device issues.

Collaborate with application development teams, services engineering teams and product management to help understand and explain device limitations and requirements

Ensure that the latest audio and video standards like Dolby Vision, Dolby ATMOS, DTS : X, HDR10+, and more are delivered with full fidelity.

Develop, Debug, Test and Benchmark various components in the software stack

Perform online code reviews of pull requests

Gather additional requirements and spec missing functionality required across various functional teams

Create and update documentation across the entire software development lifecycle as needed

Maintain a strong understanding of our code to identify, research and address issues

Contribute to strategies that ensure the quality and stability of our deployments, including testing strategies and telemetry approaches

Help to develop our project's build system and continuous integration system as needed

Basic Qualifications :

5+ years of production experience with Kotlin and the Android SDK

Proficiency with Reactive Programming and Dependency Injection

Well-versed in different architectural patterns (MVI / MVVM or equivalent)

Pristine communication skills who can collaborate well across teams

You write phenomenal code, tests, and documentation

Experience resolving production issues ideally on a large scale

Successfully lead a project from start to finish

Preferred Qualifications :

Comfortable using common Android libraries such as Dagger 2 / Hilt, RxJava2, Groupie

Familiarity with Android TV / Amazon Fire TV development

Experience with streaming video, codecs, and DRM

Knowledgeable about maintaining a large modularized codebase

Experience using performance evaluation tools such as Android Profiler

Required Education :

BS Degree in related field

About Software Resources

Software Resources, founded more than 3 decades ago, is a trusted staffing partner specializing in Technology (IT, Creative, & Marketing), Finance, & Accounting placements. We work with companies nationwide that need skilled professionals and connect them with candidates like you looking for the right opportunity.

We are always looking for professionals at all experience levels and in various specialties to meet our clients' hiring needs. As a member of our team, you will have access to benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) with company match, short-term disability, life insurance with AD&D.

If this position fits interests you, we encourage you to apply. You can view all our job openings at Software Resources Careers.