Android Engineer at Haystacknews

We are thrilled to invite you to join Haystack News, the premier service for local and global news on Connected TVs. As one of the fastest-growing TV startups globally, we are already preloaded on 37% of all televisions shipped in the United States. You will have the unique chance to work directly with our founding team, which includes alumni and faculty from Stanford and Carnegie Mellon who have a proven track record of building successful Silicon Valley companies. If you are eager to learn how startups thrive, enjoy shipping features frequently, and love solving complex problems within a small, agile team, we would love to have you on board.

What you'll be doing

• You will build engaging features that significantly improve the reader experience across our flagship mobile, Android TV, and Fire TV applications.
• You will apply the latest trends in Android development, specifically utilizing Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, to create high-quality user experiences.
• You will implement Clean Architecture to refactor our existing codebase, increase overall test coverage, and ensure all new features follow a robust design.

What you'll bring

• You possess strong written and spoken English skills, as this is a requirement for all applications.
• You hold a B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, backed by at least 3 years of professional experience.
• You have deep expertise in Java and the Android platform.
• You are a self-starter who can learn new technologies quickly and work effectively with minimal supervision.

What you'll get

• You will have the opportunity to travel to our team offsite events.
• You will receive 100% paid Uber rides for your commute to our office in Peru.
• You will gain valuable experience working across multiple platforms.