Senior Android Engineer

EchoStar

$96K — $137K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Modern Android development expertise with Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and coroutines
  • Experience with production-scale media playback systems (ExoPlayer/Media3) and adaptive streaming protocols
  • Strong background in feature design, code reviews, and peer mentoring
  • Proficiency in AI engineering tools for debugging and test coverage
  • High-level skills in continuous integration, automated testing, and telemetry analysis

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain modular application structures for rapid feature deployment
  • Implement core observability capabilities like real-time metrics and logging
  • Optimize media playback performance and streaming reliability
  • Leverage AI tools to improve code quality and dev efficiency
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performing software

Benefits

  • Versatile health perks including flexible spending accounts and HSAs
  • 401(k) Plan with company match
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Career advancement opportunities
  • Flexible time away plan
Full Job Description
Job Duties and Responsibilities

Candidates must be willing to participate in at least one in-person interview, which may include a live whiteboarding or technical assessment session.

Enterprise Android deployments require robust application foundations, reliable playback, and enterprise-grade observability across diverse device fleets. The Senior Android Engineer builds scalable application components, optimizes media streaming, and implements telemetry across the full Android stack. This role executes complex technical initiatives, enforces code quality standards, and enhances release pipeline efficiency. Integrating modern Android development standards and AI-assisted engineering workflows ensures operational reliability and continuous system performance across all deployed hardware.

What Success Looks Like (Objectives)
  • Build and maintain modular application structures supporting rapid feature deployment and system scalability
  • Implement core observability capabilities-including real-time metrics, logging, crash telemetry, and field analytics-to maintain application reliability across deployed customer devices
  • Optimize media playback performance and streaming reliability using advanced frameworks, digital rights management, and adaptive protocols
  • Leverage AI-assisted development tools and automated workflows in the engineering lifecycle to increase code quality and development efficiency
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with product, backend, and partner engineering teams to deliver high-performing software features

Skills, Experience and Requirements

Core Skills and Competencies (What you'll bring)
  • Modern Android development expertise, including Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, coroutines, and scalable design patterns
  • Critical experience in production-scale media playback systems utilizing ExoPlayer or Media3, adaptive streaming protocols (HLS/DASH), and digital rights management
  • Strong technical capabilities in feature design, code review standards, and peer mentoring within an engineering team
  • Practical proficiency in AI engineering tools to accelerate debugging, improve test coverage, and streamline code reviews
  • High-scale Android quality management abilities, including continuous integration, automated testing strategies, and field telemetry analysis

Additional Qualifications
  • Experience with Android TV, embedded Android, or set-top box form factors
  • Experience with live television, streaming video, or low-latency media applications
  • Experience working with original equipment manufacturers, silicon vendors, or platform integration partners

Minimum Requirements
  • Minimum Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
  • Minimum Experience: 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a focus on Android applications
  • Required Technical Skills: Must have experience with:
    • Kotlin, Jetpack, and modern Android development frameworks
    • Media playback frameworks (ExoPlayer or Media3) and streaming protocols
    • System observability, automated CI/CD pipelines, and application lifecycle management

Salary Ranges

Compensation: $96,250.00/Year - $137,500.00/Year
Benefits

We offer versatile health perks, including flexible spending accounts, HSA, a 401(k) Plan with company match, ESPP, career opportunities, and a flexible time away plan; all benefits can be viewed here: EchoStar Benefits.

The base pay range shown is a guideline. Individual total compensation will vary based on factors such as qualifications, skill level, and competencies; compensation is based on the role's location and is subject to change based on work location.

The posting will be active for a minimum of 3 days. The active posting will continue to extend by 3 days until the position is filled.

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