Fire TV Developer - Kotlin

TEGNA Inc.•Knoxville, TN

2h•Hybrid

About The Position

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news. We are looking for a skilled Fire TV Developer to join our growing CTV engineering team. In this role, you will build and maintain high-performance streaming applications for Amazon Fire TV using Kotlin and Android-based technologies. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, engaging living room experiences that serve millions of viewers. Fire TV is a core platform in our Connected TV portfolio. You’ll be responsible for delivering features, optimizing video playback, integrating ad tech and analytics, and ensuring a consistent, performant experience across Fire TV device models. As we prepare for Amazon’s transition to Vega OS and React Native, you’ll also have the opportunity to contribute to our platform migration strategy. This is a hybrid position based in Knoxville, TN, with regular in-office collaboration across engineering, product, and streaming teams.

Requirements

3–5 years of professional Android development experience with Kotlin
Experience building and shipping applications for Fire TV or Android TV platforms
Strong understanding of modern Android architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture, Dependency Injection)
Experience with video playback technologies, particularly ExoPlayer and HLS streaming
Familiarity with RESTful API integration and cloud-native backends
Experience working in Agile teams with short, iterative release cycles
Comfortable debugging device-specific issues across Fire TV hardware variants
Strong communication and team collaboration skills
Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and modern development workflows

Nice To Haves

Experience with ad tech integration, including SSAI and DAI frameworks
Familiarity with analytics SDKs and behavioral tracking tools such as RudderStack
Experience with React Native (relevant as we prepare for Amazon’s Vega OS transition)
Exposure to other CTV platforms such as Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, or LG
Experience with Jetpack Compose for Android UI development
Familiarity with feature flags, experimentation tooling, and A/B testing
Experience working in media, streaming, or broadcast environments

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain Fire TV applications using Kotlin and Android frameworks targeting Fire OS
Implement and optimize video playback functionality using ExoPlayer and HLS streams for live and VOD content
Integrate server-side ad insertion (SSAI) via AWS MediaTailor, analytics SDKs, and third-party CTV tools
Optimize application performance for large-screen experiences, including remote navigation (DPAD), lean-back UI patterns, memory management, and startup time
Collaborate closely with backend, design, QA, and product teams to define and deliver intuitive CTV user experiences
Integrate with RESTful APIs, content feeds, and other microservices
Address platform-specific quirks across Fire TV device models, debugging device-level issues and ensuring stability
Write clean, modular, and testable code following modern Android architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture, Dependency Injection)
Write unit tests and integration tests, and participate in code reviews to maintain high code quality
Work within CI/CD pipelines for continuous testing and release using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps
Participate in sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and cross-pod technical discussions
Use AI tools to accelerate development, generate documentation, and improve test coverage
Contribute to release management processes including app store submissions, rollout strategies, and post-release monitoring

Benefits

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

Stand Out From the Crowd

Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.

Upload and Match Resume