Senior Software Engineer, Android

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox News Media

FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer digital streaming services FOX Nation and FOX News International and the newly announced platform FOX Weather. Currently the number one network in all of cable, FNC has also been the most watched television news channel for 20 consecutive years, while FBN currently ranks among the top business channels on cable. Owned by FOX Corporation, FOX News Media reaches 200 million people each month.

JOB DESCRIPTION

FOX Corporation is looking for a Sr. Android Engineer for its digital Product Engineering Ad Tech SDK team. The candidate should have a strong working knowledge of Objective Oriented Programming and native Android application development Skills.

The FOX Monetization team builds and maintains display and video advertising and reporting applications for a variety of digital platforms using a number of technologies for multitude of FOX's consumer facing web sites and apps. The Monetization team seeks a talented Android Application Engineer to join our team in developing, maintaining, optimizing and implementation of new features to our advertising solutions.

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 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

• Maintain, optimize and develop new features using GAM/IMA, FreeWheel and other Ad tech libraries for FOX’s consumer facing Android applications to meet specific business requirements for video players, digital advertising and analytics.
• Develop software that is modular, scalable, stable and optimized.
• Cultivate subject matter expertise in the areas of online video advertising and become an expert in the latest video advertising technologies.
• Work collaboratively with team members and internal technology groups to focus on coding standards and best practices.
• Integrate third party plug-ins and software components with FOX’s consumer facing native applications.
• Provide support for internal teams and external vendors utilizing supported platform components.
• Take meetings with internal teams and external vendors/partners.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• BS/MS degree in computer science or software engineering.
• Proven experience as an app developer.
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
• The candidate must have interactive development experience, focused on native application ping.
• Must have working knowledge of MVC frameworks, utility libraries, testing frameworks, build tools, code repositories, develop tools and CI tools
• Proficient in Java Programming.
• Experience with Android SDK and frameworks.
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies.
• Knowledge of Android back-end services.
• React Native development experience.
• Knowledge of Android’s design principles and application interface guidelines.
• Proficient in code versioning tools including Git.
• Knowledge of Object-oriented programming libraries.
• Experience with continuous integration.

NICE TO HAVE, BUT NOT A DEALBREAKER

• Ad tech development experience is preferred

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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.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $121,500.00-165,000.00 annually for high cost labour markets such as but not limited to New York City and Los Angeles, $101,200.00-137,500.00 annually for all other US locations. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

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