Software Engineer II

Bleacher Report; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 78,000 - 112,000; Full time

Job summary

Warner Bros. Discovery is hiring an Android Engineer to design, build, and maintain the March Madness Live app and related products. You’ll work under a Senior Android Engineer, shaping technical direction and striving for a robust user experience.

Responsibilities include implementing best practices, leading development efforts, and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver high-quality mobile experiences.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in mobile development across Android platforms.
• Strong UX understanding and pattern adoption.
• Solid unit and UI testing experience.
• Ability to mentor and guide peers.
• Capability to drive projects with technical direction.
• Expertise with dependency injection (Dagger/Hilt).

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain Android apps with a focus on user experience.
• Apply coding standards and architecture patterns.
• Estimate tasks and manage development schedules.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams to meet goals.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to team members.
• Mentor other developers and review code.
• Communicate with stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Mobile technologies

UX practices

Unit/UI tests

Guidance to developers

Technical leadership

Dependency Injection (Dagger/Hilt)

Kotlin/Coroutines

Layout/Animation

Video delivery tech

App modularization

Tools

Dagger/Hilt

Exoplayer

Job description

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.

The Job

As an Android Engineer you will be responsible for helping design, build, and maintain the March Madness Live mobile app as well as other key products in the WarnerMedia family. You will have specialized knowledge and experience in Android platforms on customer-facing-apps. Work is performed at the direction of a Senior Android Engineer and you will give input on the tools used to get this product in the pockets of its users. You will be able to bring structure to complex problems and influence team execution across multiple platforms.

What will you be doing?

• Builds and maintains mobile applications for the Android platform providing a positive customer experience to millions of users.
• Develops, documents, and ensures compliance with best practices including but not limited to the following: coding standards, object-oriented design, platform and framework specific design concerns, and human interface guidelines.
• Identifies tasks, develops work effort estimates, creates and executes work schedules for development and operational maintenance activities.
• Collaborates on cross-functional project initiatives and drives towards business goals.
• Able to provide technical development leadership for project team & company.
• Provides guidance to other developers.
• Communicate with all levels of stakeholders within the organisation.

To be a contributing member of this team, you will have a mix of these skills:

• Professional experience across mobile technologies.
• Significant background in user experience practices & patterns.
• Deep understanding of writing Unit and UI tests.
• Able to provide guidance to fellow developers.
• Able to provide direction and troubleshoot projects.
• Comprehensive understanding of Dependency Injection using Dagger or Hilt.
• Experienced using Coroutines.
• Experience and proficiency at executing layouts and animation using modern techniques.Good to have experience with integration of third party advertisement, analytics or privacy SDKs.
• Familiarity with app modularization architecture
• Nice to have knowledge of video delivery solutions such as Chromecast, Exoplayer or Bitmovin.

Our TechStack:

• Kotlin, Coroutines/flows, Dagger/Hilt, GraphQL

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

Championing Inclusion at WBD

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you’re a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.