Software Development Engineer(L2), Android

fox com; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Fox Corporation is seeking an Android SDE (L2) to join our digital Product Engineering team. The role focuses on native Android app development, Kotlin expertise, and modern architectures to deliver high-quality features across our consumer apps.

You will collaborate with internal teams and external partners, ensure code quality, and explore new mobile technologies to enhance user experiences across FOX platforms.

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of experience as an Android developer.
• BS/MS in computer science or software engineering.
• Experience building native Android apps.
• Strong knowledge of Android components and Kotlin.

Responsibilities

• Influence development of features with best practices.
• Own end-to-end product quality from development to maintenance.
• Prototype ideas and explore mobile tech.
• Scale mobile app development across engineering teams.
• Collaborate to ensure coding standards and practices.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

MVVM/MVI architecture

REST/JSON integration

Debugging skills

Security concepts

AI-assisted coding tools

Education

BS/MS in CS/SE

Tools

Android Studio Gemini

GitHub Copilot

Cursor

Job description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox CorporationUnder the FOX banner, we produce and distribute content through some of the world’s leading and most valued brands, including: FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations and Tubi Media Group. We empower a diverse range of creators to imagine and develop culturally significant content, while building an organization that thrives on creative ideas, operational expertise and strategic thinking.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fox Corporation is home to industry-leading brands including FOX News Media, FOX Sports, FOX Entertainment, FOX Television Stations, and Tubi Media Group. We combine innovative technology, deep data insights, and world-class content to shape the future of digital entertainment. Our DTC platforms are built to deliver highly personalized, scalable user experiences to millions of global users.

ABOUT THE ROLE

FOX Corporation is looking for a SDE (L2), Android for its digital Product Engineering Client Android team. The candidate should have a strong working knowledge of Object Oriented Programming and native Android application development Skills.

At FOX, Android team builds and maintains applications for a variety of digital platforms using a number of technologies for multitude of FOX's consumer facing apps. Android team seeks a talented Android Application Engineer to join our team in developing, maintaining, optimizing and implementation of new features to our android application.

A qualified candidate should feel comfortable working with a broad range of Native application technologies, possess a strong working knowledge of Android Frameworks, be proficient in Object oriented/Java / kotlin programming, and be able to work with several internal teams and external partners. Should possess excellent debugging and problem-solving skills. Should be able to create functional applications that perfectly meet the needs of the product.

A SNAPSHOT OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Influence the development of individual features and products, integrating best practices and patterns applicable to the Android engineering lifecycle
• Take ownership of end-to-end product quality, from development to maintenance of core app, enhancing reliability and user experience
• Prototype new ideas and explore cutting-edge technologies in mobile technology
• Take ownership of scaling mobile app development efforts across Engineering, offering insights into refining processes and tools to support increased contributors in our architecture and code
• Work collaboratively with team members and internal technology groups to focus on coding standards and best practices

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• At least 3-7 years of experience in working as an android developer.
• BS/MS degree in computer science or software engineering
• Proficient in building mobile applications and mobility solutions, particularly native applications
• Mastery of basic Android components: Activity, Services, Intent, Broadcast Receiver, and Content Provider
• Mastery of Kotlin concepts
• Mastery of Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Flows, Jetpack components, Kotlinx Serialization
• Strong experience with Web Service Integration (REST, JSON)
• Experience with Performance, Testing & Tooling
• Experience with Security concept - Jetpack Security, encryption,Handling OAuth and secure token storage.
• Experience with Modern Architecture : MVVM / MVI patterns using ViewModel, LiveData, Flow, or StateFlow.
• Experience with AI-assisted coding tools - using Android Studio's Gemini or GitHub Copilot or Cursor

NICE TO HAVE (NOT MANDATORY)

• Familiarity with video player frameworks
• Experience developing applications for Fire TV and/or Android TV

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We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.