The Athletic is a digital sports media company that brings true sports fans closer to the athletes, teams and leagues that captivate their attention. We serve a multi-faceted audience that craves a richer connection and understanding with immersive storytelling and a like-minded community of fans. Founded in 2016 and with major operational hubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, London and Melbourne, we empower a truly global team of more than 600 creators and cover more than 250 professional sports and collegiate teams across the United States, Canada and the UK. Our newsroom has produced thousands of in-depth reports along with more than 120 podcasts and other forms of premium content. Put simply, The Athletic is at the center of a sports fan’s universe.

You will be part of the Scores and Stats team in the broader Engineering department. Your team will be working with Product and Design to build and increase engagement of our game experiences from all of our users. This team is responsible for key areas of our mobile apps and website, including box scores (scores, stats, play-by-play), league schedules, team schedules and stats and player data including integration with third party data providers.

Our ideal candidate will be excited to take over ownership of what we’ve already built on Android and be responsible for leading development on the app going forward. Our entire engineering team is very involved in making product decisions, and you'd be trusted and encouraged to try out your own ideas and features.

You can check out our current Android app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.theathletic

This role can be based in a 100% remote capacity for candidates located Australia only.