Staff, Android Engineer(CX Engineering) - Coupang Play
Core
Lead technical design and architecture for the core user journey of millions of Coupang Play customers, including home feed, content discovery, and premium content experiences.
Role type
Staff Android Engineer (CX Engineering)
Builds
Mobile and TV streaming applications for OTT video content (Original Series, TV Shows, Movies, Sports)
Domain
Entertainment / OTT Streaming / Consumer Mobile
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Kotlin, Android SDK internals, Jetpack Compose, legacy View system (XML), performance optimization (CPU/GPU/Memory), CI/CD pipelines, automated testing (JUnit/Espresso/Kaspresso), MVVM/MVI patterns, Clean Architecture
Preferred skills
Android TV (Leanback) development, media domain expertise (ExoPlayer, DRM, HLS/DASH), RxJava to Coroutines/Flow migration, GraphQL, cross-functional technical leadership
Technologies
Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, XML, ExoPlayer, Widevine, HLS, DASH, GraphQL, RxJava, Coroutines, Flow, Crashlytics, JUnit, Espresso, Kaspresso
Responsibilities
Lead technical design of high-traffic features like home feed and content discovery; Drive architecture modernization using modularization and scalable design patterns; Accelerate migration from legacy XML to declarative UI (Compose); Optimize app performance and stability; Establish engineering standards and mentor junior engineers; Collaborate with cross-functional teams on product roadmap and data-driven decision-making
Seniority
Staff, technical leadership & mentorship