Senior Android Engineer

Company Description

Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company – the home of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning News, Sport, Lifestyle, and Entertainment. We pride ourselves on creating the best content, accessed by consumers when and how they want – across Publishing, Broadcasting and Digital.

Job Description

Lead the creation and implementation of a long-term technical roadmap for two of our largest apps. Create a sustainable plan to modernise our codebases from XML and RXJava to Compose and Coroutines.

Role responsibilities

• Drive the creation and implementation of a long-term technical roadmap for two of our largest apps
• Create a sustainable plan to modernise our codebases from XML and RXJava to Compose and Coroutines.
• Feature development and implementation will be achieved by collaborating with our product owners and designers to translate business requirements into functional Android app features.
• Work closely with our other Android and iOS engineers to ensure code quality, adherence to best practices, feature parity, and consistency across the codebase.
• Analyse and optimise the app's performance, including load times, memory usage, and battery consumption.
• Monitor and address issues reported by users or QA, including crashes, performance bottlenecks, or UI/UX inconsistencies.

Qualifications

Essential qualifications, experience & skills

• High-level execution and contributions to several projects in Kotlin using modern technologies - Flow/Coroutines or RxJava, Hilt DI, Multi-module app, Compose.
• Has led the creation and/or execution of long-term technical roadmaps of Android codebases
• Strong mobile user interface design skills with a focus on optimal performance across devices including Phone and Tablets
• Good understanding of Object-oriented design, SOLID principles and Architecture patterns (MVVM, Clean Architecture, Reactive Patterns)
• Solid Unit and UI Test Automation experience with JUnit/Espresso along with MockingA commitment to quality in your work and that of your team.
• You’ve helped create high-quality software through the implementation of automated and manual QA processesStrong understanding of agile development best practices including Scrum and Lean methodologies.
• Sharing your knowledge with the team and mentoring junior devsStrong interpersonal skills and open to better ideas about solution design, best practices and implementation
• Continuous Improvement in CI/CD and automated testing along with QAExperience with Git,
• Continuous Integration/Development, Agile Software Development, especially using Atlassian tools like JIRA

Desirable qualifications, experience & skills

• Experience migrating legacy RXJava code to Coroutines

• Experience migrating legacy XML screens to Compose

Additional Information

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

We're committed to a safe, respectful and inclusive Nine. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, genders, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures as we recognise the importance and value of diverse perspectives. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please advise us when you apply.

Work rights: Please note to apply for this role you must already have the right to lawfully work and live in Australia.