Principal Android Engineer, Yahoo! Fantasy Sports

Principal Android Engineer, Yahoo! Fantasy Sports at Yahoo Holdings Inc. Principal Android Engineer, Yahoo! Fantasy Sports at Yahoo Holdings Inc. in Reston, Virginia Posted in 15 days ago.

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Full-Time Job Description:

Yahoo Sports is one of the internet's leading destinations for comprehensive sports news and innovative fantasy games. We produce insightful content across multiple platforms and curate quality coverage from around the web to inform and entertain fans. We're an original fantasy sports pioneer, with a legacy of innovation that helps us continue to be a fantasy leader. And as one of the most-visited sports platforms on the internet, we're one of the best places for brands to reach fans. Fantasy Sports Android

• Principal Engineer A Little About Us Yahoo Fantasy Sports is a passionate development team that has an equally passionate user base.

We work on both Season Long and Daily Fantasy products delivering a high quality feature rich product to please our users. We work in a deadline driven environment while still having a culture of fun and fandom. A Lot About You You are an experienced, motivated engineer who is passionate about mobile app development and building high quality products. You thrive working as part of a team of smart, talented engineers and product designers who value team discussions and sharing constructive feedback. You are curious, driven, and enjoy challenging work.

Responsibilities:

Shape and guide application design as the team's architect. Collaborate with other developers and designers to help define, build, and deliver new features in our Sports mobile apps Code

• you will spend much of your time building Android apps, efficiently coding in Java / Kotlin. This includes new feature development, architecture, writing unit tests, refactors, and bug/crash fixes. responsibilities like app architecture/design reviews, code reviews, performance tuning, and build pipeline management Own and deliver
• from executing difficult refactors to planning complex projects with many moving parts Mentor junior developers to help them understand our best practices.

your opinions and help shape our technical direction, best practices, product ideas, and team processes. We value and depend on your input!

Minimum Qualifications:

Solid coding chops, code design skills, and practitioner of mobile development best practices

• including object-oriented design principles; design pattern usage; writing modular, reusable, testable code; data structures; concurrency; performance profiling and tuning Expertise in Java, Kotlin, Android Studio, Gradle, git, etc.
• the skills and tools needed to build Android apps Expertise in various Android App architectures

• MVP, MVVM, MVI

  Up-to date on the Android best practices such as Live Data, Jet Pack Compose, Coroutines, Flows. Excellent analytical, problem solving, and debugging skills Enjoys mentoring more junior developers The quintessential teammate
• great communicator, adaptable, supportive, hard working, and enjoys a good laugh

Preferred Qualifications:

MS in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent CS training Experience as a Senior Engineer or higher in a technical setting Strong Technical Presentation skills to get buy-in from other developers and spread your technical innovations Yahoo wide Being a sports fan is a big plus! Experience in using AI to develop code and solve problems is also a huge plus! The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies ; exercising sound judgment ; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others ; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations ; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity. At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don't require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You'll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter! Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form ( www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html ) or call +1.866.772.3182 . Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace strengthens Yahoo and deepens our relationships. When you support everyone to be their best selves, they spark discovery, innovation and creativity. Among other efforts, our 11 employee resource groups (ERGs) enhance a culture of belonging with programs, events and fellowship that help educate, support and create a workplace where all feel welcome. The compensation for this position ranges from $143,625.00

• $299,375.

00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.

The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more. Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply on our internal career site.