Android Engineer

Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Sydney is seeking an experienced Android Engineer to develop, maintain and support our Android and Android TV applications. You will work under the Technical Lead, Mobile Applications, delivering high-quality, reusable features aligned with ABC strategy.

We value strong Kotlin and Jetpack Compose skills, along with expertise in modern Android frameworks, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines and production monitoring.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience developing complex, scalable Android apps.
• Strong Kotlin and Jetpack Compose skills.
• Experience with automated testing and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Android architectures and build tools.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and support ABC Android apps and Android TV apps.
• Contribute to reusable components and features across mobile products.
• Collaborate with engineers to deliver features within deadlines and budgets.
• Deliver solutions aligned with roadmaps and best practices.
• Maintain technical documentation and code quality.
• Stay informed on mobile development trends and share insights.
• Support planning of major product features with senior team members.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Automated testing

CI/CD pipelines

Architecture patterns

Git version control

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience

Tools

Android Studio

Gradle

Jenkins / CI tools

REST APIs

Job description

Australian Broadcasting Corporation – Sydney CBD NSW

The ABC is the nation's most trusted and independent source of Australian conversations, culture and stories. With about 4,500 employees from diverse backgrounds across more than 60 locations in Australia and overseas, we are proud to create, curate and deliver high-quality content that informs, educates and entertains Australian communities.

About the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the ABC's Digital Product team as an Android Engineer. Reporting to the Technical Lead, Mobile Applications, you'll develop, maintain and support the ABC's Android and Android TV applications in line with ABC strategy and Product & Technology's objectives.

If you're an Android developer who enjoys building high-quality, reusable features, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

• Working under the broad direction of the Engineering Manager and Technical Leads, providing technical development skills to the ABC's Digital Products team and contributing substantially to the development of components and features in an efficient manner across the ABC's mobile applications.
• Contributing to the analysis, design and development of complex, reusable components and functionality for a broad range of users across various ABC digital properties.
• Working in collaboration with colleagues to deliver high-quality product development within prescribed timeframes and budget constraints and ensuring efficient and effective use of resources.
• Consistently delivering technical solutions in line with the Technical Leads' and Engineering Manager's long-term technical roadmap.
• Maintaining a high level of awareness of industry best practices for mobile development and conveying this information to relevant stakeholders.
• Working effectively with senior members of the team to collaborate in the planning of major product features and scheduling and coordinating work in your area of responsibility.
• Taking accountability for technical documentation, ensuring that all development work undertaken is properly documented and maintained.

About You

• Relevant tertiary qualifications, or the equivalent in significant skills, knowledge and experience.
• Extensive, demonstrated experience developing particularly complex, scalable, secure, accessible and high-performance software for a range of mobile application platforms and devices.
• Exceptional Android development skills, ideally showcased in one or more publicly available applications built with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Thorough knowledge and a strong track record in assessing, selecting and using modern Android frameworks, architecture and build tools, implementing automated testing (including unit, integration and end-to-end testing) and version control branching, merging and versioning strategies.
• Substantial experience setting up and maintaining mobile continuous integration and delivery pipelines, including release automation and production monitoring.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (both verbal and written), with the ability to foster an open and creative approach to development within and across teams.
• Meticulous attention to detail and first-class organisational skills, with a proven ability to effectively plan and prioritise projects and tasks while working under pressure to meet tight deadlines.

For further information on this position please contact Jamie Nedved, Recruitment Lead via email ************@abc.net.au

In line with our focus on diversity, applications are strongly encouraged from Indigenous Australians, people from a range of cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability and LGBTIQA+ individuals. The ABC also aims to achieve a gender-balanced workforce.

If you require recruitment or selection information in an alternative format, or need adjustments or accessibility support, please email *************@abc.net.au

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