Associate Engineer, Android

• Company Rakuten Symphony
• No. of Openings 10+
• Salary Not Disclosed
• Work Type on-site

Job Description :

Rakuten Group, Inc. is the largest e-commerce company in Japan, and third largest e-commerce marketplace company worldwide, with over 1.5 billion registered users worldwide. The Rakuten brand is recognized worldwide for its leadership and innovation, and provides a variety of consumer and business-focused services including e-commerce, e-reading, travel, banking, securities, credit card, e-money, portal and media, online marketing and professional sports. The company is expanding globally and currently has operations throughout Asia, Western Europe, and the Americas.

Rakuten Viki is a premier global entertainment streaming site where millions of people discover and consume primetime shows and movies subtitled in more than 200 languages, by our community of fans. With billions of videos viewed and more than 1 billion words translated, Viki brings global entertainment to fans everywhere!

As an Associate Engineer, Mobile at Viki, you will be working on improving our apps. We are currently looking for a passionate and collaborative engineer who’s willing to explore new technologies and excel at existing ones. As part of the team, you will get the chance to work with an amazing team of Mobile Engineers whose work is featured in various tech blogs and news sites. Our apps are regularly featured in multiple countries around the world as well. In addition, you get the chance to learn about media streaming across multiple platforms (TV, Mobile Apps, Chromecast, and so forth).

Key Requirements:

• Good understanding of software engineering principles and tools (such as SOLID principles git, CI/CD integration)
• Experience building a Android native app (either at work or from personal projects)
• Experience with Kotlin, Android UI development (XML layouts, Jetpack compose)
• Ability to find innovative ways to increase application efficiency and connectivity, with an emphasis on improving the core user experience
• Collaborate closely with product and design teams to create innovative user interfaces and features, optimized for mobile platforms
• An interest to explore, investigate and prototype leading-edge concepts
• Fresh graduates are welcome to apply

Bonus Qualifications:

• Video streaming experience
• Product design experience with focus on user analytics
• Experience testing frameworks
• Prior experience working with in-app subscription

Rakuten is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged.