Senior Android Architect & Tech Lead

FOX Direct to Consumer; New York (NY); On-site; USD 143,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

FOX Direct to Consumer is seeking a Staff Android Engineer to shape the technical direction of mobile and CTV Android apps. You will architect, build, and optimize high-performance experiences for FOX News users, collaborating with product, design, backend, and other mobile engineers.

The role requires deep Android expertise, strong architectural skills, and a passion for mentoring. You will drive engineering excellence, automate workflows, and explore AI-powered solutions to improve developer

Qualifications

• 7+ years of native Android development with Kotlin.
• Deep understanding of Android SDK, Jetpack libraries, and modern architectures.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose and traditional UI frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of Kotlin Coroutines, Flow, DI (Hilt/Dagger), and async programming.
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and development of scalable Android apps.
• Build performant, reliable features for large-scale streaming apps.
• Collaborate with product, design, backend, QA, and DevOps.
• Set engineering standards and influence platform direction.
• Mentor engineers through reviews and design discussions.
• Champion testing, automation, observability, and CI.
• Improve app performance, stability, and security.
• Promote AI-assisted tooling and internal developer tools.

Skills

Kotlin

Android

Jetpack Compose

Architectural patterns

CI/CD

AI-assisted development

Mentoring

REST APIs

Tools

ExoPlayer

Firebase Crashlytics

Cursor

Claude Code

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

FOX Direct to Consumer is seeking a Staff Android Engineer to shape the technical direction of mobile and CTV Android apps. You will architect, build, and optimize high-performance experiences for FOX News users, collaborating with product, design, backend, and other mobile engineers.

The role requires deep Android expertise, strong architectural skills, and a passion for mentoring. You will drive engineering excellence, automate workflows, and explore AI-powered solutions to improve developer