Engineer, Android

Job Description:

Rakuten International oversees 7 businesses with over 4,000 employees globally. The brand is recognized for its leadership and innovation in e-commerce, digital content, advertising, entertainment and communications, bringing the joy of discovery and access to more than 1 billion members across the world. Our teams deliver on the company’s mission to delight merchants and customers through innovation, optimism, and teamwork.

Rakuten Viki is a global entertainment streaming platform that specializes in Asian content. Our platform enables millions of viewers to discover and enjoy primetime shows and movies, subtitled in over 150 languages. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, we also have offices in Singapore, Seoul, and Shanghai, ensuring a strong global presence and a deep connection to the heart of Asian entertainment. Our platform is home to a large and loyal community of fans who share a passion for Asian culture and entertainment. Join us in our mission to bridge cultures and connect the world to Asian entertainment. At Rakuten Viki, we offer a chance to be part of a global community that celebrates culture, creativity, and connection.

As an Engineer, Android 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 Android 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 (AndroidTV, FireTV, Mobile Apps, Chromecast, and so forth).

Key Requirements Include:

B.S. or M.S. Computer Science or equivalent.

2 - 4 years in building native applications for Android, Android TV and/or Fire TV.

Experience with Kotlin and Android frameworks (XML layouts, Jetpack Compose).

Deep understanding of Android development, including multithreading and memory management specific to mobile devices.

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.

Bonus Qualifications:

Video streaming experience.

Product design experience with focus on user analytics.

Experience testing frameworks.

Prior experience working with in-app subscriptions.

Rakuten provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. Rakuten considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, provincial or local laws.

• Five Principles for Success
• Our worldwide practices describe specific behaviors that make Rakuten unique and united across the world. We expect Rakuten employees to model these 5 Shugi Principles of Success.

• Always improve, Always Advance - Only be satisfied with complete success - Kaizen
• Passionately Professional - Take an uncompromising approach to your work and be determined to be the best
• H ypothesize - Practice - Validate – Shikumika - Use the Rakuten Cycle to succeed in unknown territory
• Maximize Customer Satisfaction - The greatest satisfaction for our teams is seeing their customers smile
• Speed!! Speed!! Speed!! - Always be conscious of time - take charge, set clear goals, and engage your team