What is Underdog?

Founded by a team of industry veterans, Underdog was born with the idea that bringing strategic innovation to sports gaming and entertainment is the key to success in an exceptionally competitive market. Underdog has quickly established itself as a leader in the space, and is committed to building the best sports gaming platform in the industry -- and supporting the most passionate community of sports fans while doing it!

At Underdog, we’re not only about creating these awesome products, but also about growing our culture of passion, ownership, and fun! We believe that great companies are made out of great people. Our continual aim is to create an inclusive environment for everyone, at all levels, to achieve their highest potential at work.

As an Android Engineer, you’ll be an early member of our small team to help build out the next generation of Underdog’s mobile applications and keep us the #1 app in the industry!

Please note, Underdog is a US based company and no sponsorship is available for this position at this time.

What you’ll do:

• Lend your expertise to higher-level technical discussions and contribute to the continued learning of all team members
• Build efficient, well-structured code with an eye for testability (Architectural Patterns, SOLID principles, DI, etc.) from product requirements and designs
• Work with: Kotlin, Coroutines, Flow/LiveData, Hilt, MVVM & MVI architectures, Retrofit, Arrow, Epoxy (RecyclerView), Coil

Who you are:

• Collaborative in nature with the confidence to speak up and the humility to ask for help
• Expert in of Object-Oriented Design Principles
• Expert in Kotlin (Coroutines, Lambdas, Scope Functions, etc.)
• Have strong knowledge of the Android SDK (Architecture Components, Lifecycles, XML Layouts, RecyclerViews, etc.)
• Have strong knowledge of reactive streams and functional programming (Flow, RxJava2, etc.)
• Comfortable with REST APIs, JSON (de)serialization, and asynchronous logic
• Have 4 years of experience building Android applications

Even better if you have…

• Familiarity with the Epoxy library (Airbnb)
• Familiarity with the Arrow library and advanced functional programming concepts
• Passion for Android development, with at least 1-2 personal projects under your belt
• Experience with writing reusable composables, or an interest in Jetpack Compose
• Basic knowledge of most major sports (NFL, MLB, NBA) and how they are played

Underdog Sports is firmly committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity. Our unique culture was built on the foundation of a safe and inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds. We highly value the mental, physical, and emotional health of our employees, and are continuously asking ourselves: what can we do better? Underdog is an equal opportunity employer and doesn't discriminate on the basis of creed, race, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability status or any other defining characteristic. Our targeted compensation rate for this position is between $150,000 and $210,000, depending on experience, plus equity. Think your skills are exceptional and warrant higher pay? Apply anyway! If we agree, we’re willing to negotiate. Below you’ll find a few of our perks:

• Unlimited PTO (we're extremely flexible with the exception of the first few weeks before & into the NFL season)
• 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave
• Company paid Health, Dental, Vision plan option for employees and dependents
• 401k Match & FSA
• Remote, In-Person, or Hybrid Scheduling – we are 100% VIRTUAL FIRST!
• A $500 home office allowance
• $100 in UD credit
• Support for learning and development
• Book club – expense your books!
• Lastly, an extremely transparent, fun, and engaging culture where you will grow both personally and professionally!

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