Senior Mobile Application Engineers

Recruitment Hive; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment Hive is seeking 4 x Senior Mobile Application Engineers to join our Federal Government client’s team in October, located in Australia. You will design, build, deploy, and support mobile applications and integrations while adhering to agency architectural principles and documentation standards.

You will bridge React Native to native layers (Kotlin/Java/Swift/Obj-C) with Expo modules, implement accessibility per WCAG 2.1, and integrate with REST/GraphQL APIs, collaborating with

Qualifications

• Extensive experience developing and releasing mobile apps on Android and iOS using React Native (TypeScript).
• Bridging React Native to native layers (Kotlin, Java, Swift, Objective-C), preferably with Expo modules.
• Experience implementing accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) for mobile apps.
• Experience integrating with REST and GraphQL back-end APIs.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, deploying, and supporting the Agency’s mobile applications, systems, and integrations.
• Ensuring that all solutions adhere to integration best practices and Agency architectural principles and are well documented.
• Collaborating with business stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.
• Actively participate in code reviews – both as the reviewer and the reviewee to ensure coding quality and standards are maintained.

Skills

React Native

TypeScript

Expo

Kotlin

Java

Swift

Objective-C

WCAG 2.1

REST APIs

GraphQL

UI/UX collaboration

Job description

• NV1 security clearance preferred

Our client, a Federal Government Department focused on helping the disability community is seeking 4 x Senior Mobile Application Engineers to join their team in October.

Duties:

• Designing, building, deploying, and supporting the Agency’s mobile applications, systems, and integrations.
• Ensuring that all solutions adhere to integration best practices and Agency architectural principles and are well documented.
• Collaborating with business stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.
• Actively participate in code reviews – both as the reviewer and the reviewee to ensure coding quality and standards are maintained.

Skills & Experience:

• Extensive experience developing and releasing mobile applications on both Android and iOS using React Native (Typescript), with a strong preference for Expo experience. Also, a proven track record of bridging React Native to the native layer (Kotlin, Java, Swift and Objective‑C) ideally utilising Expo modules.
• Proficient developing mobile apps to meet high accessibility standards, such as Apple’s and Google’s accessibility guidelines and WCAG 2.1.
• Experience integrating with various back‑end APIs (using REST and GraphQL) and services. Including internal APIs, as well as services for authentication and performance/metric tracking.
• Experience converting UI designs into Mobile app components and working with UI/UX designers to achieve a unified vision.

We Value Diversity

The Recruitment Hive is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience and are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. We encourage people with disability, indigenous, veterans and people of all backgrounds and abilities to express their interest in this role.