Senior Android Engineer

ABC; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 125,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ABC Digital Product is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to shape mobile apps that Australians rely on to access ABC content. You will lead development under the Mobile Lead, defining technical direction and delivering high-performing experiences.

Join a team that mentors engineers, drives security and accessibility, and collaborates across Digital Product to plan and deliver scalable features for Android platforms.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent significant skills.
• Extensive Kotlin Android development experience.
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams and mentor others.
• Experience with automated testing (unit/integration) and release pipelines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of ABC Android apps.
• Define long-term technical roadmap with Digital Product.
• Coordinate major feature delivery and manage dependencies.
• Resolve complex production issues focusing on performance and security.
• Mentor engineers and evolve engineering standards.
• Maintain technical and project documentation.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Automated testing

CI/CD

Technical leadership

Education

Tertiary qualification

Tools

Android Studio

JUnit

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

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 an exciting opportunity to join ABC Digital Product as a Senior Android Engineer and help shape the mobile applications Australians use to access ABC content.

Working under the broad direction of the Mobile Lead, you'll combine highly advanced Android development skills with technical leadership across major product features. You'll help define the long-term technical roadmap, guide design and delivery and create scalable, secure, accessible and high-performing mobile experiences.

You'll also tackle complex production challenges, contribute to engineering standards and support other engineers through technical guidance and mentoring.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead the development, maintenance and support of ABC Android applications, delivering high-quality features and reusable components across mobile products.
• Help define the long-term technical roadmap and contribute to product planning, solution design and engineering strategy with colleagues across Digital Product.
• Coordinate major feature delivery in your area, managing dependencies, timeframes and expectations while keeping technical and non-technical stakeholders informed.
• Identify, triage and resolve complex production issues, driving improvements in performance, security, accessibility and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance and mentoring to other engineers, while helping evolve engineering standards and development practices.
• Maintain clear technical and project documentation to support sustainable development and ongoing product improvements.

What You'll Bring

• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent significant skills, knowledge and experience.
• Significant experience developing complex, scalable, secure, accessible and high-performing applications across mobile platforms and devices.
• Highly advanced Android development skills, ideally demonstrated through public-facing applications written in Kotlin, along with deep knowledge of modern frameworks and tools.
• Extensive experience with automated testing, including unit, integration and end-to-end testing and a strong focus on building quality into delivery.
• Extensive mobile release experience, including CI/CD, automation pipelines, production monitoring and post-release stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, with experience providing guidance and mentoring across engineering teams.
• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to build productive relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with experience coordinating multi-person delivery, managing dependencies and communicating progress and challenges.

What's In It For You?

Come and join the vibrant Digital Product department in the ABC. Our mission is to enable ABC's digital future, where ABC transitions from a traditional broadcaster to Australia's most trusted and valued digital media organisation. Through harnessing our talents in digital, collaborating with our partners and delivering beyond expectations, we ensure the ABC not just remains relevant but thrives.

As a group of product and platform teams, we develop and maintain the ABC's audience-facing digital products across mobile, connected TV, desktop and smart speakers. Whether it is staying informed of the latest breaking news, bringing some great TV on ABC iview, streaming the Hottest 100 on the triple j app and website or entertaining the kids with our ABC Kids app, the ABC's Digital Product offerings are some of Australia's most loved and most used platforms.

You’ll have the opportunity to shape the technical direction of major ABC Android applications, mentor fellow engineers and contribute to products used by audiences across Australia.

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 [e-mail] For more information on working at the ABC visit ABC Careers .

Launched in 1932, the ABC has become a much loved part of the Australian society and its cultural fabric. From a single radio service, the ABC has developed into a multi-platform media operation and a public broadcaster of international renown, delivering Australian stories and conversations across the nation and to the region.

The ABC Charter, set down by Parliament, requires the Corporation to provide informative, entertaining and educational services that reflect the breadth of our nation. Below you can explore notable milestones along the ABC’s path from its origins to its transformation today into a modern day broadcaster. Source: this is an extract from the company's own website.

Launched in 1932, the ABC has become a much loved part of the Australian society and its cultural fabric. From a single radio service, the ABC has developed into a multi-platform media operation and a public broadcaster of international renown, delivering Australian stories and conversations across the nation and to the region.

The ABC Charter, set down by Parliament, requires the Corporation to provide informative, entertaining and educational services that reflect the breadth of our nation. Below you can explore notable milestones along the ABC’s path from its origins to its transformation today into a modern day broadcaster. Source: this is an extract from the company's own website.