Senior Android Engineer

Australian Broadcasting Corporation; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is seeking a Senior Android Engineer to join the Digital Product team. You will shape mobile applications used by Australians to access ABC content, defining long-term technical roadmaps and guiding design and delivery across major features.

You will mentor engineers and set engineering standards. You will collaborate with the Mobile Lead and cross-functional partners, tackle complex production challenges, and ensure scalable, secure, accessible,

Qualifications

• Experience building complex, scalable Android apps with Kotlin.
• Ability to lead technical direction and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, maintenance and support of ABC Android apps, delivering features and reusable components.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Testing (unit/integration/e2e)

CI/CD

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Requirements gathering & planning

Education

Tertiary qualification in CS or related field

Tools

Android Studio

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.

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.

You can get a sneak peek into our product engineering world through our blog: ABC Digital Product Blog

For further information on this position please contact Jamie Nedved, Digital Talent Acquisition 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

For more information on inclusive employee networks within the ABC please refer to the ABC Life page on LinkedIn.

For more information on working at the ABC visit ABC Careers.