Overseas Contractor

Job Description

Work Mode: Remote

Location: Mexico / CR / Brazil

Warner Bros Discovery WBD is seeking a skilled Software Development Engineer II to join our Android Player SDK Team This team is responsible for developing and optimizing video playback experiences across Android platforms including mobile and Android TV ensuring highquality seamless streaming experiences for millions of users worldwide including on our flagship streaming service Max You will work within a growing team of talented engineers across the globe dedicated to innovation in Android video streaming technology

As a Software Development Engineer II you will contribute to the delivery of new video playback related features across the WBD Android app suite for both mobile and TV devices You will be expected to ensure these features are delivered with good quality and in a timely manner You will work closely with other engineers and your manager to contribute to the planning of future sprints for new Android Mobile TV specific features and bug fixes

To be successful in this position you should have a solid track record of building high performance Android applications particularly those involving video playback and a good understanding of Android architecture and design principles You should be comfortable using common industry tools for Android development including Android Studio Gradle CICD systems source code control management and code review tools You will contribute to the design and implementation of high quality Android video playback solutions while working within a professional team environment You should be an effective communicator and be able to author clear technical documentation describing approaches to solving video playback problems on Android including considerations for both mobile and TV form factors

The Daily

Design develop and maintain components of the Android Player SDK for both mobile and Android TV platforms

Collaborate with cross functional teams including product managers designers and other engineering teams to enhance the video playback experience on Android devices

Contribute to the optimization of streaming performance on Android Mobile TV ensuring low latency high quality and smooth playback utilizing Android media APIs

Assist in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues related to media streaming buffering and DRM specifically on the Android platform

Ensure code quality through unit testing integration testing and participation in code reviews with a focus on Kotlin and Android specific testing methodologies

Stay up to date with the latest Android SDK features Jetpack libraries including Compose and industry best practices to contribute to the SDKs evolution on the Android platform

Work across teams and disciplines to explore and document technical solutions for Android video playback contributing to the evaluation of technical tradeoffs considering both mobile and TV constraints and capabilities

The Essentials

3 years of software development experience with a significant focus on native Android development using Kotlin

Strong proficiency in Kotlin and the Android SDK with experience in performance optimization for both mobile and TV

Experience with Android Jetpack libraries including Compose for UI development

A bachelors degree in computer science engineering or equivalent work experience

Solid problemsolving skills and the ability to debug moderately complex issues on the Android platform

Familiarity with CICD pipelines automated testing concepts JUnit Espresso UI tests and Agile development methodologies within the context of Android development

Good written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced environment including discussing Android specific challenges and solutions

Experience with the architecture design and implementation of moderately complex Android applications with an understanding of scalability testability and performance tuning on both mobile and TV

Familiarity with Android architectural patterns such as MVVM MVI and Clean Architecture

Willingness to participate in periodic on call support for critical emergent customer facing issues on Android with guidance

Ability to provide guidance and mentorship to more junior engineers on the team regarding Android development best practices and Kotlin

Previous experience working with video playback on Android mobile andor Android TV apps utilizing Android media APIs eg ExoPlayer MediaPlayer

Familiarity with video analytics and telemetry concepts as they relate to Android applications

The Nice to Haves

Good understanding of video streaming protocols eg HLS DASH and their implementation on Android

Experience with DRM technologies eg Widevine integration on the Android platform

Experience with UI development using Jetpack Compose for both phone and TV form factors