The Athletic is hiring a
Android Engineer

Summary

The role is for an Android developer in the Scores and Stats team of The Athletic, a digital sports media company. The candidate will work on improving and leading development of the Android app.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience with native Android development, including Kotlin proficiency
• Consumer-facing product and design instincts with a desire to have a voice in product decisions

Responsibilities

• Work with Design and Product teams to build UI that is beautiful, performant, and well-engineered
• Architect and build the app to optimize for performance, growth, scalability, ease of future development, and code quality
• Write unit and functional tests to ensure maximum code and app quality
• Investigate, debug, and fix user-reported production issues
• Brainstorm new product ideas and improvements alongside the design and product teams
• Refactor existing code where needed in order to improve quality of life for the other engineers
• Work within a highly cross-functional team, iterating on process and making your own suggestions for improvements

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred experience in an early-stage startup working on growth and scale challenges

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, vision, basic life and disability insurance plans
• Savings accounts for medical, wellness, and childcare expenses
• 401k retirement savings plan and employer match
• Paid time off including paid sick leave, 12 paid holidays, 15 days of accrued vacation to start, and up to 20 weeks of Paid Parental Leave