Senior Android Engineer - Publishing Apps

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.

Nine’s assets include the 9Network, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review, radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Now, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV, Drive, subscription video platform Stan and a majority investment in Domain Group.

Our Purpose: We shape culture by sparking conversations, challenging perspectives, and entertaining our communities.

We bring people together by celebrating the big occasions and connecting the everyday moments. Australia belongs here. We bring our purpose to life via three shared values: We walk the talk, turn over every stone and keep it human
 

Job Description

As a mobile apps team we deliver apps across iOS, Android, phones & tablets for titles such as Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Australian Financial Review. Building on our success we are embarking on exciting new projects to reinvent and rejuvenate the mobile experience across several products in the portfolio. To help deliver this next evolution we’re looking for an Android Engineer  with strong experience creating dynamic android apps.

Qualifications

Across the Nine Engineering teams we have a strong commitment to quality, automation, continuous improvement and robust solutions that shine for millions of users. 

To secure an interview your application should demonstrate:

• High-level execution and contributions to several projects in Kotlin using modern technologies - Flow/Coroutines or RxJava, Hilt DI, Multi-module app, Compose
• 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 Mocking
• A 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 processes
• Strong problem-solving skills with innovative solutions
• Strong understanding of agile development best practices including Scrum and Lean methodologies.
• Sharing your knowledge with the team and mentoring junior devs
• Strong interpersonal skills and open to better ideas about solution design, best practices and implementation
• Continuous Improvement in CI/CD and automated testing along with QA
• Experience with Git, Continuous Integration/Development, Agile Software Development, especially using Atlassian tools like JIRA

In the greater engineering team we have intentionally fostered a dynamic working environment and collaborative team culture. We support individual goals and personal growth through coaching, mentoring and ongoing training. As part of our commitment to inclusion we support flexible work schedules and locations. 

Additional Information

Nine is a people business. Being part of the team means you’ll be in a culture that promotes creativity and innovation, diversity and inclusion, is open to feedback, rewards impact and ensures everyone is heard. Importantly, you'll receive the following:

• Career development and quality training
• Up to 16 weeks paid primary carer’s parental leave
• Discounts on lifestyle, entertainment, and leisure memberships, including health insurance, dental and gym
• Discounts on products and services with corporate partners

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you'll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.