Pulselive is a leading
technology company specialising in sport. We’re proud digital partner to
some of the world’s largest sport organisations, including:
- Premier League
- International Cricket Council (ICC)
- World Rugby
- Indian Premier League (IPL)
- Australian Football League (AFL)
- Barcelona Football Club
- Leicester City Football Club
This
means we’re responsible for creating, developing and managing digital
platforms, reaching millions of sports fans every day; whether that’s
the official Rugby or Cricket World Cup website or the Premier League’s
iOS and Android apps.
Why We’re Unique »
We
operate at the intersection of digital, social media and broadcast, in
an industry that’s rapidly evolving and converging through technology.
We help our clients adapt to the way sports fans, like us, are rapidly
changing their consumption habits.
It’s how we engage a global
audience of passionate fans that gets us excited, in addition to the
creative and technical challenges this presents. We’ve a team of highly
talented and motivated creatives, developers, product managers and
operators that work together to make this happen.
We have the
added benefit of being a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.
This gives us a range of benefits, from financial security to staff
discounts. We remain independently run and retaining a young, energetic
start-up mentality is of great importance to us. Our team is currently
~100 strong, predominantly in the UK, with a couple of offices overseas.
The Role »
As
an Android Developer, you will have the opportunity to build solutions
that engage millions of sports fans worldwide. Working with a wide range
of data sources and native technologies, building custom UI experiences
for sports fans. You will progress your own skills and expertise along
the way, sharing and learning new technologies and techniques across the
team. At Pulselive, we pride ourselves in providing a collaborative
environment that ensures we produce leading products across web and
native applications.
Responsibilities »
- Producing
Android code to a high standard that not only functions correctly but
can be understood and extended by other members of the team
- Showing good attention to detail in the final product, taking care and pride in what is produced
- Communicating clearly both technically and creatively, to ensure the best possible solutions are built
- Tracking and communicating progress within a project across the project team, especially the Project/Product Manager
- Managing test releases for internal and external use
- Developing own skills to get as many aspects of Android development to an expert level, as possible
- Sharing of ideas and techniques across the team, contributing to and learning from the team as a whole
Requirements
Expert knowledge of
- Object Oriented Programming
- Java for Android
- Android Studio
- Android Layouts
Competent with
- Web service integration (REST, JSON) using Retrofit
- GIT usage and code management
- RxJava
- Task/ticket management tools such as JIRA
- Documenting Android solutions and code
- Integrating with and using third party libraries/applications (e.g. video providers)
- Full Android development lifecycle from project creation to release signing
Understanding of
- Kotlin
- Persistent storage solutions
We
are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national
origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status,
or disability status.