Software Engineer - Android

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

Design, develop, and maintain mobile applications for the Android platform,
ensuring high performance, quality, and user experience. Collaborate with
cross-functional teams to integrate backend services, troubleshoot issues, and
stay updated on the latest Android development trends and technologies.

Role responsibilities:

• 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

Qualifications

• 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
• 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

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:

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.

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