About This Role
This Android Architect role involves leading the design and architecture of DAZN's Android platform. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define scalable solutions, ensure technical excellence, and evolve the platform to meet global growth and innovation goals. The position requires a hands-on approach to setting coding standards, mentoring developers, and driving architectural decisions for performance, maintainability, and reliability.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of Android and Android TV applications
- Define best practices, frameworks, and reusable components to ensure consistency and scalability across teams
- Partner with product, design, and backend engineering teams to translate business needs into robust, high-performance solutions
- Drive technical design reviews, performance optimization, and system scalability improvements
- Architect integrations with APIs, content delivery systems, and playback pipelines (HLS, DRM, adaptive streaming)
- Ensure security, resiliency, and maintainability of applications through strong architectural governance
- Guide teams on modern Android patterns (MVVM, MVI, Clean Architecture) and Jetpack Compose adoption
- Contribute to DAZN’s engineering culture, mentoring engineers and fostering innovation
Requirements
- 8+ years of Android application development experience, including 4+ years in architecture or lead engineering roles
- Strong hands-on background in Kotlin and Java
- Proven experience architecting and building apps for Android and Android TV
- Expertise in video streaming, playback, and DRM integration (ExoPlayer, HLS, DASH)
- Solid understanding of software design patterns (MVC, MVVM, MVI) and SOA / RESTful architecture
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, modularization, and scalable multi-module app design
- Strong understanding of performance tuning, memory management, and concurrency in Android
- Experience working in Agile environments with distributed teams
Nice to have:
- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Firebase, and event-driven microservices
- Knowledge of broadcast systems, digital video workflows, or metadata pipelines
- Familiarity with Jetpack libraries, Compose for TV, and AndroidX TV UI components
- Experience designing for large-scale, high-availability applications
- Passion for sports, media technology, and cutting-edge user experiences
About the Company
DAZN is a cutting-edge sports streaming company that transforms sports and revolutionizes the industry through world-class technology, giving fans and customers access to sport anytime, anywhere. They are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values equality and diversity.
