Mobile Engineer (Android)

Air New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted travel on Air New Zealand and partner airlines

FlexiLeave options

Development opportunities across modern technologies

Job summary

Air New Zealand is seeking an Android Mobile Engineer in Auckland to develop high-performing mobile experiences. This role involves building native apps using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose while collaborating with a skilled team. The position offers an opportunity to influence the mobile platform's evolution and long-term quality.

You'll enjoy benefits like discounted travel, FlexiLeave, and a strong learning culture. Join a company committed to diversity and continuous improvement in the digital travel space.

Qualifications

• At least 2+ years’ experience in software engineering, including native Android development.
• Understanding of mobile application architecture, engineering patterns, and release practices.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, mobile dependency management, observability, and crash analysis.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance native Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, QA and Engineers in an agile product environment.
• Help identify and reduce technical debt to improve long-term product quality and maintainability.

Skills

Kotlin

Jetpack Compose

Problem-solving skills

Collaboration

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems

Job description

Kia ora!

Help shape the future of digital travel experiences at Air New Zealand.

We’re looking for an Android Mobile Engineer to join our Customer Touchpoints team and help deliver seamless, high‑performing mobile experiences used by millions of customers across Aotearoa and around the world. This is a newly created role within our customer mobile app space, giving you the opportunity to influence how we build, evolve, and scale our Android capability from the ground up.

Air New Zealand is on an accelerated journey to become the world’s leading digital airline. You’ll work alongside talented product, design, and engineering specialists to create intuitive mobile experiences that make travel simpler, smarter, and more connected. With strong backing for innovation and modern engineering practices, this is a place where your ideas can have visible enterprise impact.

What you’ll be doing

• Build and enhance native Android applications using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
• Deliver high-quality mobile features from concept through to release and ongoing support
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, QA and Engineers in an agile product environment
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing practices, and app store deployment processes
• Support mobile solutions that meet performance, accessibility, security, and usability standards
• Help identify and reduce technical debt to improve long‑term product quality and maintainability
• Provide reliable application support and contribute to continuous improvement across the mobile platform.

What we’re looking for

• At least 2+ years’ experience in software engineering, including native Android development
• Strong experience with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose
• Understanding of mobile application architecture, engineering patterns, and release practices
• Experience working with testing frameworks, CI/CD tooling, and version control systems
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, mobile dependency management, observability, and crash analysis
• Knowledge of Agile or Lean delivery practices and collaborative product team environments
• Strong problem‑solving and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across disciplines
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience
• Exposure to backend‑for‑frontend patterns and cloud platforms such as AWS is an advantage, not essential.

If you bring most of this experience, along with transferable skills and the drive to grow, we’d love to hear from you.

What’s in it for you

We want our people to live their best lives and access great benefits that support their lives outside work.

• Discounted travel on Air New Zealand and partner airlines for you, your friends, and whānau
• FlexiLeave, giving you the option to purchase up to four extra weeks of leave each year
• A strong learning culture with development opportunities and hands‑on growth across modern technologies

At Air New Zealand, you’ll join a team that values curiosity, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Whether you’re looking to deepen your Android expertise, work on large‑scale customer products, or help shape the future of digital travel, this is your opportunity to make an impact.

Ready for take‑off?

Bring your passion for mobile engineering and help create digital experiences that customers love. Apply now and be part of a team building the future of travel at Air New Zealand.

Applications close 02/06/2026

Additional Information

At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles.

If you have encountered any accessibility barriers and require further information or reasonable accommodations to our recruitment process, please reach out to the recruiter listed on this job advert so they are able to support you to freely participate equitably in our recruitment and selection process.

Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.

“Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality.”