Job Description

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.

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