Android Developer

Halcyon Knights; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Halcyon Knights in Melbourne is seeking a Senior Android Developer to join the mobile engineering team on a 6-month contract. You’ll design, build and enhance native Android features used by millions of Australians, contributing from day one in a hands-on role.

The role requires strong Kotlin skills, MVVM/Jetpack experience, and a collaborative, agile mindset. You’ll work with product, design and backend engineers, participate in sprint planning, and help shape engineering best practices in a

Qualifications

• Commercial experience building native Android apps (Kotlin mandatory).
• Strong knowledge of Android architecture components (MVVM/Jetpack/Coroutines).
• Experience with CI/CD and automated testing.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced agile environment.
• Right to work in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain features in a large-scale native Android app
• Write clean, well-tested Kotlin code
• Collaborate with product, design, and backend engineers
• Contribute to code reviews and engineering best practices
• Participate in sprint planning and stand-ups

Skills

Kotlin

Android Architecture

CI/CD

Automated Testing

Agile

Tools

Git

Retrofit

OkHttp

JUnit/Espresso

Firebase

Job description

Senior Android Developer | 6 Month Contract | Melbourne (Hybrid)

Our client, a well-known Australian tech company, is looking for a Senior Android Developer to join their mobile engineering team on a 6 month contract.

About the role

You’ll work within a product-focused engineering team building and improving native Android experiences used by millions of Australians. This is a hands‑on role for someone who wants to contribute from day one.

What you'll do

• Design, build, and maintain features in a large-scale native Android app


• Write clean, well‑tested Kotlin code


• Collaborate closely with product, design, and backend engineers


• Contribute to code reviews and help maintain engineering best practices


• Work within an agile team, participating in sprint planning and stand‑ups

Tech stack

• Kotlin, Jetpack Compose (or XML/View-based UI)


• MVVM / MVI architecture, Android Jetpack libraries (Navigation, Room, WorkManager, Lifecycle)


• Coroutines and Flow for async/concurrency


• Dagger/Hilt for dependency injection


• Retrofit/OkHttp for networking


• JUnit, Espresso, and Mockito for testing


• Git, CI/CD via GitHub Actions, Bitrise, or similar


• Firebase (Crashlytics, Analytics, Remote Config)

What you'll bring

• Strong commercial experience building native Android apps (Kotlin essential)


• Solid understanding of Android architecture components (MVVM, Jetpack, Coroutines)


• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing


• Comfortable working in an agile, fast‑paced product environment


• Right to work in Australia

Details

• Contract length: 6 months (strong chance of extension)


• Location: Melbourne, hybrid working


• Start: ASAP