Android Developer - Design System

Penn Interactive (PI) is an interactive gaming company headquartered in Philadelphia. PI is the digital arm of PENN Entertainment (NASDAQ: PENN), the largest regional casino operator in the U.S.). Our mission is to challenge the norms of the gaming industry by building an immersive interactive gaming experience that is responsible, innovative, and fun. We are committed to helping our team members grow and succeed.  We believe that hiring talented individuals that love what they do will help us win!

About the Role & Team

As part of the Penn Interactive team, you will be working with a team of smart, friendly, and dedicated Engineers, Product Managers and Designers determined to deliver some of the best apps the market has to offer. We want you to be challenged and to get the full experience of what it’s like to work at Penn Interactive.

The design system team’s mission is to deliver an internal product that will make the lives of our designers and other engineers better. We are a unique team in the company in that we are comprised equally of designers and engineers across all front end platforms (web, native iOS, and native Android). Our design system is called Alley-oop and we are striving to build this tool from the ground up to help improve efficiency, consistency, and quality of life across the organization. The team is incredibly friendly, supportive, and committed to doing great things. Our team has built an incredibly inclusive and outgoing culture and your cultural fit is just as important as your technical prowess.

We are looking for an intermediate android engineer to help drive best practices both within our team as well as advocacy to the greater mobile community within the company. One of the company’s goals for this year is to show that we can start leveraging our design system to enable server driven UI across our applications. This position will provide the opportunity to make a significant impact across all engineering teams within the company.

About the Work

As a key member of our Design System team you will:

• Help lead the technical development and evolution of our design system, ensuring it meets the needs of various product teams and adheres to best practices in mobile development.
• Collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and other engineers to implement and maintain design system components and patterns.
• Drive the adoption of the design system across product teams, providing guidance, support, and documentation as needed.
• Continuously optimize the performance, accessibility, and usability of design system components to enhance the overall user experience.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in mobile development and design systems, incorporating relevant advancements into our practices and processes.
• Showcase mobile best practices to solve complex implementation challenges across multiple applications and brands.
• Other duties as required.

About You

• 2+ years’ experience with Kotlin (our apps are 100% Kotlin!)
• 3+ years’ experience in Native Android development.
• Experience building and maintaining performant and reusable components 
• A demonstrated ability in delivering clean, organized and testable code.
• An understanding of the Android Architecture Principles and good practices.
• Experience with Coroutines and Dependency Injection
• Experience with UI testing.
• Experience working with Git.
• Experience working with large native code bases with significant complexity.
• Solid knowledge of object-oriented design, software development principles, and design patterns.
• Experience with mobile CI/CD tools and automation (eg. GitHub actions)
• Highly proficient with profiling/debugging tools.
• Effective collaborator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, and/or equivalent experience.
• A passion for sports and/or gaming is considered an asset.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package.
• Comprehensive Benefits package.
• Fun, relaxed work environment.
• Education and conference reimbursements.

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Recently being recognized as a top workplace in the United States, we believe people work their best when they can be themselves. We are looking for hungry, innovative thinkers to help us challenge the status quo of the gaming industry.  Diversity, equity, and inclusion are vital to all of our processes, programs, and structures. Your story, who you are, and your experience matter here.