Staff Android Engineer - Lead, Scale & AI-Driven Mobile

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

Job summary

FOX is seeking an experienced Staff Android Engineer to shape the technical direction of mobile and CTV Android apps. You will architect, build, and optimize high-performance experiences for millions of FOX News users, collaborating with product, design, backend, and mobile teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive engineering excellence, and champion AI-assisted workflows and internal tools to accelerate delivery, performance, and reliability.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional native Android experience with Kotlin.
• Deep knowledge of Android SDK, Jetpack libraries, and modern architecture patterns.
• Experience with Jetpack Compose and traditional UI frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of Kotlin coroutines, Flow, DI, and asynchronous programming.
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Performance optimization, debugging, profiling, and memory management.
• Experience with automated testing (unit/integration/ui).
• Git, CI/CD, and Agile practices.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives and influence decisions.
• Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• On-site attendance at the workplace minimum 3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and development of scalable Android apps using modern technologies.
• Build fast, reliable features for large-scale streaming applications.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, Backend, QA, and DevOps throughout the lifecycle.
• Drive engineering standards and influence platform direction.
• Mentor engineers through reviews and technical guidance.
• Champion testing, automation, observability, and CI/CD practices.
• Improve performance, stability, and security across apps.
• 推动(Drive) adoption of AI-assisted development tools and internal automation.

Skills

Android Kotlin

MVVM/MVI/Clean Architecture

Jetpack Compose

Kotlin Coroutines & Flow

Dependency Injection (Hilt/Dagger)

RESTful APIs

Performance optimization

Automated testing

Git & CI/CD

AI-assisted development tools

Technical leadership

Code reviews & architecture discussion

Tools

ExoPlayer

Firebase/Crashlytics

Android Studio & tooling

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

FOX is seeking an experienced Staff Android Engineer to shape the technical direction of mobile and CTV Android apps. You will architect, build, and optimize high-performance experiences for millions of FOX News users, collaborating with product, design, backend, and mobile teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive engineering excellence, and champion AI-assisted workflows and internal tools to accelerate delivery, performance, and reliability.