Senior Android Engineer

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This role is remote, with one required visit to your designated home office - 3 days per Quarter

Remote option is available for employees located in the following states; AZ, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, MI, MS, MT, NC, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TX, TN, WA, WV, and Washington D.C. (States subject to change at any time)

Home Office: Jersey City, NJ

Our direct client is leading the pack by delivering amazing products their customers love to use! Client operates sports betting in 18 U.S. jurisdictions and has partnerships with the biggest leagues and media companies in the country including, the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, ESPN, and CBS Sports. Marking a major milestone in American sports history, client opened the first-ever sports betting venue within a professional United States sports facility at the Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. Partnerships like this are positioning client's business to skyrocket as sports betting continues to expand across the country and our customers get a taste of the action.

On the technology side, client has built an entire sports betting and iGaming platform from the ground up in less than 3 years. Through continuous improvement and data-informed product development, client is adding features so that their customers have the best product experience in the market. Client's product technology team is comprised of the brightest minds in tech, and their culture of autonomy and decisiveness gives the team the freedom to deliver without constantly seeking permission to take action. Client is charting their own path and innovate as we create the next generation of products. Client is looking for like-minded superstars that want to work with the best of the best and join the biggest name in sports betting and iGaming as they take over the U.S. market!

What You Will Do:

• Design and develop innovative mobile apps for the next-generation of customer betting and gaming on Android platform
• Take a functional development approach to Android development to create the "best in class" mobile sports betting and gaming experience for US customers in an exciting, emerging market
• Collaborate with cross-functional business units in an Agile Scrum environment
• Think big, provide ideas on how to make the mobile application better
• Meet deadlines based on the sports calendar and key strategic plans for the expansion of sports betting and gaming in the US
• Work with QA/Automation team to test code prior to production release

What You Will Need:

• 5+ years of experience designing and developing on the Android platform, including functional development in Kotlin (highly desirable), Java, Android Studio, Gradle, and ADB
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications (Google Beacon Platform / Firebase)
• Understanding of different versions of Android and how to deal with different screen sizes and peripherals
• Prior work experience on a product development team in an Agile environment is a huge plus
• Development of applications using Google location services
• Web architectures and services ( REST, etc.)
• Persisting data (e.g. User Defaults)
• Background operations (e.g. AsyncTask)
• Experience with developing applications that are high volume, high availability is preferred (prior casino/gambling, financial, healthcare, insurance industry)