Mobile App Engineer

The Hospitals Contribution Fund Of Australia Limited; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

50% subsidy on hospital and extras

18 weeks parental leave

Mental health and wellbeing programs

Discounts on products and services

Gym and eyecare discounts

Job summary

The Hospitals Contribution Fund Of Australia Limited (HCF) is seeking a Mobile App Engineer to design, develop, and maintain high-quality mobile apps for iOS and Android. You’ll work across React Native with native modules (Swift/Objective C, Kotlin/Java) and craft reusable UI components aligned with design systems.

Enhance app performance, security, and accessibility while contributing to automated testing and release processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE or equivalent professional experience.
• 4+ years in mobile development environments.
• Solid understanding of OO and design patterns.
• Strong React Native experience for cross‑platform mobile development.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into technical specs and estimates.
• Design and code React Native features and native modules.
• Write unit and integration tests (Jest, Detox).
• Assist with build and release processes for App Store and Google Play.

Skills

React Native

TypeScript

Swift/Objective-C

Kotlin/Java

REST APIs

Git

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Xcode

Android Studio

Fastlane

Bitrise

Detox

Job description

Mobile App Engineer

The Mobile App Engineer is responsible for designing, developing and maintaining high-quality mobile applications that deliver exceptional user experiences across iOS and Android platforms

Key Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into technical specifications; assess system impacts, dependencies, and effort estimates for new features and enhancements.
• Select patterns (e.g., modular architecture, feature flags) that optimise scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Design and code robust React Native features (TypeScript), integrate native modules where required (Swift/Objective C, Kotlin/Java), and craft reusable UI components aligned with design systems.
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests (e.g., Jest, Detox) to ensure reliability and support automated quality checks.
• Assist with build and release processes for App Store and Google Play, including preparing release notes and supporting staged rollouts.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver features that meet user and business needs.
• Understand company vision and customer journeys to deliver mobile solutions that enable strategy and measurable customer outcomes.
• Implement secure storage, keychain/keystore usage, certificate pinning, auth flows (OAuth/OpenID Connect), secure data handling, and compliance with privacy standards.
• Support accessibility requirements (e.g., dynamic font sizes, screen reader compatibility) and collaborate with QA to validate compliance
• Maintain automated build/test/deploy pipelines (e.g., Fastlane, Bitrise/GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps); manage code signing, environment configs, and artifacts.
• Use feature flags for safe releases, A/B testing, and incremental delivery; implement telemetry to validate outcomes.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline; or equivalent professional experience (4+ years in mobile development environments).
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, applying SOLID principles and common design patterns.
• Strong proficiency in React Native for cross-platform mobile development (iOS and Android).
• Hands-on experience with native development tools (Android Studio, Xcode, VScode) and integrating native modules.
• Debugging skills with React native dev tools Hands on experience with JavaScript (ES6) and Typescript.
• Working knowledge of RESTful APIs, client-server architecture, and mobile/web design patterns.
• Experience releasing apps to App Store and Google Play, including basic compliance steps.
• Proficiency with source control tools (Git, TFS) and branching strategies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, debugging, and performance tuning skills.
• Ability to design and implement scalable, maintainable, and testable solutions.
• Skilled in conducting code reviews, enforcing standards, and fostering continuous improvement.
• Comfortable with Agile practices, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and iterative delivery.
• Experience with TypeScript, Redux/MobX, and React Navigation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for mobile (Fastlane, Bitrise, GitHub Actions).
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and mobile analytics frameworks.
• Understanding of modern testing frameworks (Jest, Detox) and automated testing strategies.

About HCF

At HCF, our purpose is to bring our human touch to healthcare. Since 1932 we’ve been putting our members and their health first. As Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, we cover 2 million members with health, life, travel and pet insurance and our vision is to make healthcare understandable, affordable, high quality and member centric. We want to be true health partners to our members, easily guiding the healthcare choices that are right for them. At HCF, our values are the way we do things and create the necessary culture to help us realise our purpose and deliver our Strategy. Living our values in action we step forward, walk in their shoes, stay human, make it better and get there together.

Culture & Benefits

Purpose-driven passion

We’re united by a common purpose: to make healthcare affordable, understandable, high quality and member-focused.

Wellness and work-life balance

We’ll empower you with the necessary skills and tools to support your personal wellbeing journey, ensuring you perform at your best.

Our offerings include:

• Flexible working arrangements 50% subsidy on HCF hospital and/or extras cover
• Family-friendly certified employer 18 weeks of parental leave for all new parents
• Mental health and wellbeing programs, including workshops, fitness classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks and more
• Discounts on HCF’s products, including life, pet and travel Insurance, as well as discounts at Fitness First gyms and on our eyecare products.

Collaboration and inclusivity

We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplace is welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and socio-economic status.

Continuous learning and growth

We believe in lifelong learning. HCF provides opportunities for personal and professional development. From workshops to mentorship programs, we encourage your growth and curiosity.

Our purpose is to bring a human touch to every part of the healthcare system, in big ways and small.

Our values inform the way we do things. They help us build the culture we need to realise our purpose.

Our values are to: Step Forward Get There Together Make it Better Stay Human Walk in Their Shoes.

Next steps

At HCF, we want our people to feel supported and empowered to be their best self at work. We create a flexible, inclusive, family-friendly culture so our employees are inspired and motivated to achieve the best for themselves and our members.

Our purpose is to bring a human touch to every part of the healthcare system, in big ways and small. Our values inform the way we do things. They help us build the culture we need to realise our purpose.

Our values are to: Step Forward Get There Together Make it Better Stay Human Walk in Their Shoes. We’ve invested in our people and teams to ensure they’re equipped to reach their career goals. We help team members expand their skill sets and develop personally through various internal and external courses, as well as broaden their on-the-job experience through transfers, secondments or promotions.