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Android Engineer

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We consistently top the charts as one of if not the most used Sports Betting website in the countries we operate in. 

With millions of weekly active users, we strive to be the best in industry for our users.

As an Android Engineer at Sporty you’ll be responsible for applying the latest and greatest technologies and frameworks to ensure a smooth user experience for a massive user base.

Our Stack

Languages: Java / Kotlin

Architecture: MVVM

Network: Retrofit, Okhttp, Protocol buffers

Dependency Injection: Dagger 2

CI/CD: Jenkins

Other: Android JetPack, Glide, Git, ExoPlayer

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers and Backend Engineers to design and deliver high-quality products on Android

Build end-to-end features of the app: networking, persistence, business logic, and UI

Build efficient and reusable mobile components and architect reliable, performant, and scalable mobile solutions

Identify areas of improvement and advocate for mobile best practices

Analyze and optimize UI and infrastructure application code for quality, efficiency, and performance

Mentoring less experienced team members

Requirements

3+ years of application development experience in Android

Proficiency with Java, Kotlin and the Android development ecosystem

Enjoy working on mobile apps at all levels – from networking up to user interfaces and everything in between

Understand and have experience making decisions about mobile application architecture, including data modeling, networking and data synchronization and concurrency

Experience building maintainable and testable code bases, including API design and unit testing techniques

Experience with multithreading programming and mobile memory management

Good communication and collaboration skills to be able to work in a fast paced and distributed environment

Previous history of working with a remote, distributed team would be beneficial

Bonus Requirement

Experience with mobile video playback and streaming technologies 

Benefits

Quarterly and flash bonuses

We have core hours of 10am-3pm in a local timezone, but flexible hours outside of this

Top-of-the-line equipment

Referral bonuses

28 days paid annual leave

Annual company retreat

Highly talented, dependable co-workers in a global, multicultural organisation

Payment via DEEL, a world class online wallet system 

Our teams are small enough for you to be impactful

Our business is globally established and successful, offering stability and security to our Team Members

Our Mission

Our mission is to be an everyday entertainment platform for everyone

Our Operating Principles

1. Create Value for Users

2. Act in the Long-Term Interests of Sporty 

3. Focus on Product Improvements & Innovation 

4. Be Responsible 

5. Preserve Integrity & Honesty 

6. Respect Confidentiality & Privacy 

7. Ensure Stability, Security & Scalability 

8. Work Hard with Passion & Pride

Interview Process

Online HackerRank Test (Max time of 90 Minutes)

Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team 

Remote video interview with 3 x Team Members (45 mins each, not separate days)

24-72 hour feedback loops throughout process

Post Interview Process

Feedback call on successful interview

Offer released followed by contract

ID Check Via Zinc & 2 references from previous employers

Working at Sporty

The top-down mentality at Sporty is high performance based, meaning we trust you to do your job with an emphasis on support to help you achieve, grow and de-block any issues when they’re in your way.

Generally employees can choose their own hours, as long as they are collaborating and doing stand-ups etc. The emphasis is really on results. 

As we are a highly structured and established company we are able to offer the security and support of a global business with the allure of a startup environment. Sporty is independently managed and financed, meaning we don’t have arbitrary shareholder or VC targets to cater to. 

We literally build, spend and make decisions based on the ethos of building THE best platform of its kind. We are truly a tech company to the core and take excellent care of our Team Members.