Senior Android Developer, Games Apps (Kotlin)

Location: Hybrid role based in the New York City headquarters; typically in the office 3+ days per week.

Annual base pay: $140,000–$160,000 USD, plus eligibility for variable pay such as an annual bonus and restricted stock.

Company

hirify.global is part of The New York Times Company, whose mission centers on independent journalism and helping people understand the world through trusted print, audio, digital, and app experiences.

What you will do

• Architect and build scalable, maintainable Android features and platform capabilities for the New York Times Games App using Kotlin and modern Android frameworks.
• Lead technical projects and contribute to app architecture, code reviews, technical roadmaps, delivery estimates, and technical specifications.
• Translate player and product needs into thoughtful, shippable experiences in collaboration with product, PMO, design, data, QA, and engineering partners.
• Guide junior and mid-level developers, support skill growth, and promote effective developer tools and Android development standards.
• Help improve performance, accessibility, code quality, and delivery of game experiences at scale.
• Participate in a limited on-call schedule determined after joining.

Requirements

• 5+ years of full-time experience as a Software Engineer and 3+ years of Android-focused experience.
• Experience building user interfaces with complex animations and user interactions.
• 2+ years of experience with Kotlin, including unit testing, networking, data persistence, and UI development.
• Demonstrated understanding of Jetpack Compose, Coroutines, Hilt/Dagger, and Room.
• Experience designing clean app architectures with modern patterns such as MVVM, MVI, or Clean Architecture.
• Experience translating product goals into quality, shippable code.
• Knowledge of and passion for AI coding tools, especially for mobile development.

Nice to have

• Experience working with backend engineers and understanding backend architecture.
• Experience with high-traffic distributed systems.
• Previous mobile game development experience running games at scale in production.
• Previous experience leading teams and mentoring junior engineers.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on inclusion, diversity, personal growth, and independent journalism.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits, plus Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Company-matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, and paid vacation, sick days, and parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.
• Hybrid work arrangement with regular headquarters attendance.

Hiring process

• Engineering candidates may be informed which GenAI tools are permitted during the technical assessment.
• Applicants are expected to submit their own work and not use GenAI tools to generate substantive application or interview content.