Senior Software Engineer- Android Application Developer

TheCodingShef; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Android to design and build high-performance native Android applications using Kotlin and Java.

You will work on the Player SDK stack, including HLS/DASH playback, with Jetpack Compose and modern Android architecture. The role requires collaborating with architects, product teams, testers, and client app developers to deliver scalable playback experiences.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of experience developing native Android apps in Kotlin.
• Hands-on experience building native Android applications and mobility solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build product features in close collaboration with architects and product stakeholders.
• Advocate best practices for Player Design & Development.
• Work with internal and external stakeholders in developing and designing the Player SDK.
• Be Self Critical about your work and obsessed with continuous improvement.

Skills

Kotlin

Java

Jetpack Compose

CI/CD

REST

GraphQL

Job description

# Senior Software Engineer- Android Application DeveloperWarner Bros. DiscoveryBengaluruSeniorPosted 2w agoApply on employer siteYou apply on the employer's own page. Never pay to apply for a job.## About the roleKotlinJavaJetpack ComposeCI/CDREST / GraphQL\\*Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery... the stuff dreams are made of.\\*\\*Who We Are...\\*When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the storytellers bringing our characters to life, the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating what’s next...From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.\\*Senior Software Engineer - Android, Bangalore\\*\\*About Warner Bros. Discovery:\\*Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines Warner Media’s premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.For more information, please visit www.wbd.com\\*Meet Our Team:\\*We are the Product Engineering group for Direct-2-Consumer business, and responsible for building OTT Player (HLS and DASH) for several Warner Bros. Discovery products across 17 different platforms. We build Player SDK for Android, Apple, Desktop, HWA and STB platforms to provide seamless integration experience to the WBD applications.The ideal candidate has a track record of having built multiple high-performance, stable, scalable Android applications, JAVA / Kotlin tech stack, Jetpack Compose, HLS / DASH Players and expertise in Software Architecture / Design principles. You are customer obsessed and always challenge yourself to provide the best quality playback experience to the WBD users. You are a team player and collaborate with peers and guide SDE-Is. You help your architect in grooming the backlog and estimations. You are obsessed about Operational Excellence and always strive for engineering excellence. You show good judgment making trade-offs between immediate and long-term business needs.\\*Roles & Responsibilities:\\*\\*Build product features in close collaboration with architects and product stakeholders.\\*Advocate best practices for Player Design & Development.\\*Work with internal and external stakeholders in developing and designing the Player SDK.\\*Be Self Critical about your work and obsessed about continuous improvement.\\*Customer Obsession - Anyone who uses Player SDK is your customer, always respond positively to your internal customers (Testers, Client App Developers, Product Managers, etc.) & be receptive to feedback, be obsessed to improve playback experience for end users.\\*Own all aspects of the product development from concept, and drive it through development, testing, acceptance, adoption and iterative changes.\\*Sheer focus on Operational excellence and metrics driven.\\*Focus on Engineering excellence, keep tab on Architecture / Design practices. Always look out for improvement scopes, keep tab on Protocol spec & suggest new features.\\*What to Bring:\\*\\*4-8 years’ experience in developing native Android applications in \\*Kotlin.\\*\\*Hands-on experience in building native Android applications and mobility solutions.\\*...