Sr Software Architect - Android
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Summary
DAZN seeks a Sr. Software Architect - Android to design and architect mobile solutions for its global sports streaming platform. This role requires 6+ years of architecture experience and 14+ years of overall IT experience. Responsibilities include designing enterprise mobility architecture, integrating with web services and external APIs, and leveraging Android and Android TV platforms. Experience with live streaming, broadcast systems, and relevant libraries is crucial. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills in Java, JavaScript, or Python and a deep understanding of design patterns (MVC, MVVM), SOA, REST/JSON, and SOAP/XML. They will contribute to a cutting-edge technology stack, impacting millions of users.
Must have:
- Strong Android/Android TV development experience
- 6+ years architecture experience, 14+ years overall IT experience
- Experience with web services, mobile apps, and external APIs
- Enterprise architecture integration design and implementation
- Knowledge of design patterns (MVC, MVVM), SOA, REST/JSON, SOAP/XML
Good to have:
- AWS skills (Lambdas, Aurora, SQS etc)
- Knowledge of broadcast systems and digital video
- Knowledge of data/metadata supply chains
- Agile environment experience
- Experience with event-driven systems, microservices
Perks:
- Access to DAZN
- Annual performance-related bonus
- Family-friendly community
- Free access to mental health platform
- Learning and development resources
- Flexible working opportunities
- Internal speaker series and events
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DAZN is a tech-first sport streaming platform that reaches millions of users every week. We are challenging a traditional industry and giving power back to the fans. Our new Hyderabad tech hub will be the engine that drives us forward to the future. We’re pushing boundaries and doing things no-one has done before. Here, you have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen - to make a difference for our customers. When you join DAZN you will work on projects that impact millions of lives thanks to your critical contributions to our global products
This is the perfect place to work if you are passionate about technology and want an opportunity to use your creativity to help grow and scale a global range of IT systems, Infrastructure and IT Services. Our cutting-edge technology allows us to stream sports content to millions of concurrent viewers globally across multiple platforms and devices. DAZN’s Cloud based architecture unifies a range of technologies in order to deliver a seamless user experience and support a global user base and company infrastructure.
Join us in India’s beautiful "City of Pearls" and bring your ambition to life.
Benefits will include access to DAZN, an annual performance related bonus, family friendly community, free access for you and one other to our workplace mental health platform app (Unmind), learning and development resources, opportunity for flexible working, and access to our internal speaker series and events.
You'll be setup for success if you have:
- Strong technical experience, e.g., software development background in something like Java, JavaScript, Python etc
- Hands on Experience in designing & architecting/developing mobile solutions (native/hybrid/web) in leading mobile platforms especially Android and Android / Android TV
- 6+ years’ experience in architecture or a closely related area. e.g., PE type role with a strong solution architecture aspect, with overall IT experience of 14 + Years
- Experienced with web-services/ mobile apps and external APIs
- Experience with Enterprise architecture integrations design and implementation perspectives
- Ability to Design Enterprise Mobility Architecture
- Good understanding of Industry standard design patterns such as MVC, MVVM etc. and good knowledge on SOA, REST/JSON and SOAP/XML
- Android / Android TV / Player Experience
- Good Knowledge on TV Libraries - androidx libraries available for TV devices that provide widgets for building user interfaces.
- Experience in Live streaming/Broadcast
Even better if you have:
- AWS skills (Lambdas, Aurora, SQS etc)
- Knowledge of broadcast systems and digital video
- Knowledge of data/metadata supply chains
- Worked in agile environments
- Experience in event-driven systems, workflows, microservices
- Experience in a large company or at least on systems with challenging performance and resilience requirements
At DAZN, we bring ambition to life. We are innovators, game-changers and pioneers. So, if you want to push boundaries and make an impact, DAZN is the place to be.
As part of our team,you'll have the opportunity to make your mark and the power to make change happen. We're doing things no-one has done before, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. We're using world-class technology to transform sports and revolutionise the industry and we're not going to stop.
DAZN VALUES – THE ‘HOW’ IN WHAT WE DO:
AMBITIOUS – people who want to make a big impact and drive DAZN forward.
INVENTIVE – people with bright ideas who deliver great new experiences for our customers – and improvements for our business. People who come up with better, simpler ways of doing things.
PASSIONATE – people who are proud of our product, our content and our business – and love to shout about it. People who love what they do and show commitment every day.
BRAVE – people who take difficult decisions to help us focus on improving DAZN, our performance and our results.
SUPPORTIVE – people who know that we achieve more as a team than as individuals. People value inclusion and look out for each other, helping their colleagues enjoy their work and develop their careers. People who consider others before making decisions.
At DAZN, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values equality and diversity, where everyone can contribute and have their voices heard. This means hiring and developing talent across all races, ethnicities, religions, age groups, sexual orientations, gender identities and abilities.
Everyone has the opportunity to make change and impact our DEI journey by joining our ERGs: Proud@DAZN, Women@DAZN, Disability@DAZN and ParentZone.
If you’d like to include a cover letter with your application, please feel free to. Please do not feel you need to apply with a photo or disclose any other information that is not related to your professional experience.
Our aim is to make our hiring processes as accessible for everyone as possible, including providing adjustments for interviews where we can.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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