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Software ArchitectDazn · Hyderabad
Software Architect
HyderabadOn-site
AI Summary
Leads the architecture and design of DAZN's Android and Android TV applications, setting coding standards and mentoring developers while collaborating with cross-functional teams to build scalable, high-performance streaming solutions.
About this role
Why Join DAZN?
Joining DAZN in Hyderabad means being part of a cutting-edge sports streaming company in a vibrant tech hub. You’ll work alongside passionate, talented professionals on innovative projects that reach millions of fans worldwide. Hyderabad offers a dynamic work environment with a great balance of career growth and lifestyle. If you’re excited about shaping the future of live and on-demand sports entertainment, DAZN Hyderabad is the perfect place to make your mark and grow your career.
Role Overview
Joining DAZN in Hyderabad means being part of a cutting-edge sports streaming company in a vibrant tech hub. You’ll work alongside passionate, talented professionals on innovative projects that reach millions of fans worldwide. Hyderabad offers a dynamic work environment with a great balance of career growth and lifestyle. If you’re excited about shaping the future of live and on-demand sports entertainment, DAZN Hyderabad is the perfect place to make your mark and grow your career.
Role Overview
As an Android Architect, you will lead the design and architecture of DAZN’s Android. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams to define scalable solutions, ensure technical excellence, and evolve the platform to meet DAZN’s global growth and innovation goals.
You will be hands-on in setting coding standards, mentoring developers, and driving architectural decisions for performance, maintainability, and reliability.
Key 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.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- 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.
Benefits
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.
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.
Skills
AgileAndroidAndroid TVCI/CDClean ArchitectureDRMExoPlayerFirebaseGCPHLSJavaJetpack ComposeKotlinMVIMVVMRESTful API
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