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Android Developer
NBC Universal
Englewood Cliffs, NJ, United States
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About Us
NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBCUniversal’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Responsibilities
NBC Universal’s Global Media Operations team provides digital workflow tools and services to organizations throughout NBCUniversal including NBC, USA Network, SyFy, Bravo, Oxygen, Telemundo, CNBC, Universal Pictures Group, NBC News, NBC Sports, Saturday Night Live, Late Night, The Tonight Show, and local TV stations. The wide range of services provided by the Global Media Operations (GMO) team include centralized conditioning and delivery of critical NBCU film and television assets, distribution of on-demand content and live streaming events, and development of web and mobile software. The GMO team is responsible for developing, maintaining, and supporting the tools for digital media playback, delivery, syndication, and processing; assisting with support of existing proprietary products, third party applications, media server infrastructure; and researching new tools and standards for our business. As a part of the GMO team, you will be instrumental in building iOS software within the Video Platform team to help build a state-of-the-industry digital platform.
Essential Responsibilities
• Design and build SDKs and applications for the Android platform
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and continuous integration
Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications
• Android development expertise in Java (2-3 years experience)
• Experience with RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services
• Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards
• Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries is preferred
• Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools
• Knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Proficient understanding of client-side libraries and APIs
• Experience with code versioning tools such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and effective interpersonal skills
• Experience with the full SDLC process, versioning, code management, and deployment methodologies
Desired Characteristics
• Bachelor’s degree in Software Development, Software Engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience in Television/Broadcast, Media, or related field
• Experience with interactive media & video