Senior Android Developer
TEGNA Inc.2 months ago
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and ship native Android app features using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
- Own significant areas of the codebase and investigate and resolve complex product issues.
- Write efficient, reusable, and reliable code within a Clean Architecture, multi-module structure.
- Identify and resolve performance issues involving video playback, memory usage, and UI recomposition.
- Mentor developers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.
- Collaborate with developers, designers, and product or business managers to translate requirements into well-architected solutions.
- Help maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and release processes across multi-station builds.
- Learn new technologies and adapt to changing business and customer needs.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of professional software development experience, including at least 3 years building native Android applications with Kotlin.
- Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose and modern Android UI development.
- Understanding of MVVM, Clean Architecture, separation of concerns, and scalable application design.
- Experience with Kotlin Coroutines, Flow, dependency injection, Hilt or Dagger, RESTful APIs, Retrofit or OkHttp, JSON, and local persistence such as Room.
- Proficiency with Git and code versioning workflows.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
- Preferred experience includes ExoPlayer or other media and video playback, multi-flavor or multi-module Gradle builds, LaunchDarkly or similar feature flagging, A/B testing, analytics, attribution, push notification SDKs, CI/CD, Azure DevOps, automated testing, ktlint, Detekt, and OTT, TV, news, or media applications.
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement in Knoxville, Tennessee, combining in-office and remote work.
- Medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, dental and vision coverage, fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance, disability insurance, and life insurance.
- 401(k) contributions from 1% to 80% of pay, with company matching of 100% of contributions up to the first 4% and immediate vesting.
- Nine free virtual doctor appointments annually through Teladoc and 12 free annual therapy sessions through Spring Health for employees and eligible family members.
- Paid time off and nine paid holidays per year.
About TEGNA Inc.
TEGNA operates 64 local television stations in 51 U.S. markets, delivering news, weather, sports, and community programming across broadcast, web, apps, and streaming. Revenue comes from advertising and marketing services, including its Premion OTT advertising platform, and distribution agreements for its stations. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, it serves audiences nationwide and reports reaching over 100 million people monthly across platforms.