Senior Android Engineer (Taipei/Kaohsiung)

KKCompany Technologies Group is a leading technology group in software services. We have created the world’s first legal music streaming platform, KKBOX, and are an international software technology group focused on “multimedia technologies, digital cloud, and AI applications” as our core business to create value for the customers. The group consists of self-owned brands including KKBOX, BlendVision, and Going Cloud with enterprise customers across Asia. KKCompany Technologies has attained OpenChain ISO/IEC 5230 and ISO 27001 third-party international certification.

We have over 500 employees across offices in Tokyo, Singapore, Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Hong Kong. For more information please visit our website: www.kkcompany.com and blog: blog.kkcompany.com

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop advanced features for the Android platform, focusing on video playback modules/SDKs, including streaming playback, work related to playback such as ultra-low latency, live streaming, and offline playback capabilities using ExoPlayer and MediaDrm.
• Continuously improve the SDK documentation to ensure clarity, readability, and scalability.
• Perform code optimization and enhance performance to deliver a seamless user experience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features, ensuring high-quality standards are met.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve issues and bugs within the SDK to improve overall performance and stability.
• Investigate, evaluate, and adopt new technologies and frameworks to maximize development efficiency and innovation.
• Maintain and enhance CI/CD pipeline scripts for automated testing and deployment processes.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 4 years of solid experience in Android development with a strong proficiency in Kotlin.
• Expertise in Android SDK and Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.
• A strong foundation in computer science, with a specialization in multimedia or a related field.
• Experience with multimedia programming, including audio/video streaming and related features.
• Excellent communication skills and a proven ability to work effectively within a team.

• A deep understanding of object-oriented programming concepts.

• Proficiency in using version control tools such as Git.

• At least one original Android application published on the Google Play Store.
• Proven expertise in Android development; extensive knowledge of the Android SDK and modern development tools.

• Performance optimization skills and experience with profiling tools.

• Experience in applying architectural patterns such as MVVM, MVI or Clean Architecture.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and setting up pipelines for Android applications.
• Effective collaboration in cross-functional teams and experience with Agile development processes.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with automated testing frameworks and practices on Android.

• Familiarity with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices for Android.

• Knowledge of Agile software development methodologies.

• A portfolio showcasing previous work you are proud of, or contributions to open-source projects related to Android development.

• Android development in Jetpack Compose.