Senior Android Developer

Tegna; Knoxville (TN); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

401(k) match

Teladoc access

Spring Health therapy

PTO and holidays

Hybrid work model

Job summary

TEGNA Inc. in Knoxville, TN, seeks a Senior Android Developer to lead features on our native Android news apps. You will build with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, mentor peers, and tackle performance and architecture challenges. The role blends in-office collaboration with remote work in a hybrid setup.

You’ll drive code quality, CI/CD improvements, and cross-team collaboration across multiple stations, applying modern Android practices and scalable design.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3+ years building native Android apps with Kotlin.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose and modern Android UI development.
• Strong understanding of MVVM and Clean Architecture.
• Experience with Retrofit/OkHttp and JSON.
• Experience with local persistence (Room) and Git workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship features for native Android app using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Own significant areas of the codebase and resolve complex product issues.
• Write efficient, reusable code within a Clean Architecture, multi-module structure.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and drive solutions.
• Mentor other developers through code review and technical guidance.
• Collaborate with designers, product, and business managers to translate requirements.
• Help maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
• Rapidly learn new technologies and adapt to changing needs.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

MVVM / Clean Architecture

Coroutines & Flow

Dependency injection

REST APIs

Room persistence

Git version control

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

ExoPlayer

Gradle multi-module

LaunchDarkly

CI/CD Azure DevOps

ktlint

Detekt

Analytics SDKs

Push notifications

Job description

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

Hybrid – Knoxville, TN

Are you ready to shape the mobile experiences of tens of millions of Americans every month? Join TEGNA’s Development team, where we build cutting-edge websites, mobile apps, OTT apps, and custom editorial tools. Despite being part of a large, publicly traded company, our team operates with the agility and excitement of a startup. We’re a fun-loving group of professionals who thrive on innovation and getting things done.

We are seeking a Senior Android Developer to help lead the evolution of our native Android news platform, which powers branded apps for 50+ TEGNA stations from a single shared codebase. In this role, you’ll build new features, mentor teammates, tackle our toughest performance and architecture challenges, and help set the technical direction for the app. If you love modern Android development and working in a collaborative environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

This is a hybrid role based in Knoxville, TN, with a mix of in-office and remote work.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship features for our native Android app using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, aligned with the product roadmap and our engineering standards.
• Own significant areas of the codebase and serve as a key resource for investigating and resolving complex product issues.
• Write efficient, reusable, and reliable code within a Clean Architecture, multi-module structure.
• Identify performance bottlenecks—especially around video playback, memory usage, and UI recomposition—and drive solutions.
• Mentor other developers through code review, pairing, and technical guidance.
• Collaborate with developers, designers, and product/business managers to translate requirements into well-architected solutions.
• Help maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines and release processes across our multi-station builds.
• Rapidly learn new technologies and adapt to changing business and customer needs.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional software development experience, including 3+ years building native Android applications with Kotlin.
• Hands-on experience with Jetpack Compose and modern Android UI development.
• Solid understanding of app architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture) and separation of concerns.
• Experience with Kotlin Coroutines and Flow for asynchronous and reactive programming.
• Experience with dependency injection (Hilt/Dagger).
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs (Retrofit/OkHttp) and working with JSON.
• Experience with local persistence (Room or similar).
• Proficient with Git and code versioning workflows.
• Understanding of design principles behind scalable, maintainable applications.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative, team-first attitude.

Nice to Have

• Experience with ExoPlayer or other media/video playback and streaming.
• Experience with multi-flavor/multi-module Gradle builds.
• Familiarity with feature flagging (e.g., LaunchDarkly) and A/B testing.
• Experience integrating analytics, attribution, and push notification SDKs.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (Azure DevOps a plus).
• Experience with automated testing (unit and UI) and static analysis tools like ktlint/Detekt.
• OTT/TV or news/media app experience.

• TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
• Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
• Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
• TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
• * Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We areproud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilitiesin accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email [e-mail]