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Senior Android Developer, Games Apps

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Senior Android Developer, Games Apps in USA

  • The New York Times
  • Full time
  • Email
  • New York, NY

Responsibilities

  • Architect and build scalable, maintainable Android features using Kotlin and modern Android frameworks.
  • Lead technical projects and contribute to app architecture, code reviews, technical roadmaps, and delivery estimates.
  • Partner with product, PMO, design, data, QA, and engineering teams to translate requirements into technical specifications.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level developers and encourage skill growth and adoption of developer tools.
  • Promote high standards in Android development and contribute to the Times’ Android engineering community.
  • Build accessible, performant, high-quality game experiences for the New York Times Games App.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of full-time software engineering experience.
  • At least 3 years of Android-focused experience.
  • At least 2 years of Kotlin experience, including unit testing, networking, data persistence, and UI development.
  • Experience building user interfaces with complex animations and user interactions.
  • Understanding of Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Hilt/Dagger, and Room.
  • Experience designing clean app architectures using MVVM, MVI, or Clean Architecture.
  • Ability to translate product goals into quality, shippable code.
  • Passion for and knowledge of AI coding tools, especially for mobile development.
  • Preferred: experience collaborating with backend engineers and understanding backend architecture.
  • Preferred: experience with high-traffic distributed systems.
  • Preferred: mobile game development experience in production at scale.
  • Preferred: experience leading teams and mentoring junior engineers.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts.
  • Company-matching 401(k) plan.
  • Employee stock purchase plan.
  • Paid vacation and sick days.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
  • Hybrid work based at the New York City headquarters, typically 3+ days per week in the office.
  • Limited on-call hours may be required, with the schedule determined after joining.

Salary: $140k - $160k/yr

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