Director – Mobile Engineering
TLDR
Leads cross-platform mobile strategy and architecture to deliver uniform experiences across Android, iOS, and living room devices at scale.
About the Role
At Hotstar, we have over 100 million users on Play Store & capture close to a billion click stream messages daily. The engineering team at Hotstar is at the centre of action and is responsible for creating unmatchable user experience. Our engineers solve real life complex problems and create compelling experiences for our customers.
Are you an entrepreneurial leader who can help guide the development of our native viewing experiences for iOS, Android apps & living room devices? If yes, your biggest challenge in this role will be to ensure uniform customer experiences across all devices and architecting cross device synergy for nimble execution. We are live on Android/iOS/Apple TV/Chromecast/Roku/Fire TV and the list keeps growing!
The pace of our growth is incredible – if you want to tackle hard and interesting problems at scale, and create an impact within an entrepreneurial environment, join us!
Your Key Responsibilities
- You will drive the roadmap for Mobile Engineering with the key goal to drive a phenomenal user experience for our consumers on each client platform
- You will drive high software development standards within the mobile engineering team and oversee the execution of all projects across all client platforms.
- You will wear the architect’s hat to drive right architecture choice, implement cutting edge technology and optimize re-use where it drives value.
- You will work closely with the Product, Engineering and Design Leads to drive engineering delivery for all projects across all client platforms while ensuring consistency of user experience
What to Bring
- Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline
- 10+ years of software development experience with extensive knowledge about Android/JS or iOS platform with one or more published app store apps
- Experience with living room devices (Chromecast/Apple TV/Roku/Fire TV)
- Ability to drive efficiency while working with cross functional teams
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
Hotstar is transforming how millions of users in India consume video content by offering a personalized entertainment service that seamlessly integrates high-quality programming across various devices. Our focus on exceptional product design, usability, and scalable technology ensures that we deliver a dynamic viewing experience tailored to the evolving preferences of our audience.