Sr. Mobile Developer (Android)

About the position

As a Mobile Engineer on the PlayerPlatform team, you will develop client-side libraries that are used by millions of people to stream Live, OnDemand, and Recorded content on their mobile devices. Player Platform is a native SDK that powers the video playback experience in Xfinity TV, Contour2, and FreeRange TV mobile apps. It provides a video player that integrates with our video streaming, content protection (DRM), advertisement, emergency alert, and real-time analytics services. Player Platform strives to provide a high quality, consistent playback experience across all the applications we run on.

Responsibilities

• Build clean API's for video playback on mobile devices.
• Build reusable Android software components.
• Design and implement end to end components related to video playback.
• Analyze, optimize, and improve the code base.

Requirements

• 5+ years Android application development experience
• 8+ years software development experience
• Extensive production experience with Android application development
• Strong programming skills with Java and Kotlin
• Solid understanding of Android best practices principles and patterns
• Hands on experience in HLS, DASH and video delivery services
• Working experience in Agile software development using continuous integration and deployment practices
• Good understanding of OO & functional paradigms
• Ability to prioritize and organize effectively
• Willingness to mentor and advise other engineering team members
• Analytical and troubleshooting abilities

Nice-to-haves

• Bonus - experience with the ExoPlayer open source project.

Benefits

• Best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees
• Support for physical, financial and emotional well-being