Senior Android Developer

Tait Communications; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Onsite parking

Gym access

Cafe on site

Long service benefits

Active social club

Job summary

Tait Communications is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for the Axiom platform team in Christchurch. You will develop device-level software for Embedded Android platforms and integrate multiple systems into cohesive solutions for the Axiom product range.

You will mentor others, drive SDLC best practices, and contribute to automated testing frameworks while collaborating with architects, hardware leads and stakeholders to deliver high-quality, impactful solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience developing device-level software for Android platforms.
• Strong familiarity with embedded Android development and deployment principles.
• Ability to integrate multiple systems into cohesive solutions.
• Experience contributing to automated testing strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop device-level software for Embedded Android platforms.
• Collaborate with architects, hardware leads, and stakeholders to align with product strategy.
• Drive SDLC best practices to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Integrate multiple systems into cohesive solutions with performance in mind.
• Contribute to testing strategies and automation frameworks for reliability.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and knowledge sharing to the team.
• Support product lifecycle and address customer feedback for improvements.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

Gradle

Git

Device-level software

Testing

SDLC

Mentoring

Android tooling

Tools

Gradle

Git

Android Studio

Job description

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Te Tūranga - The Role

As a Senior Software Engineer for the Axiom platform team, you will play a key role in developing innovative next generation Embedded Android platforms and applications while integrating multiple systems into cohesive solutions for the Axiom product range. This role emphasizes technical expertise, collaboration, and familiarity with embedded Android device development and deployment principles, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, impactful solutions.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Developing device-level software for Embedded Android platforms, ensuring they meet user needs and company standards.
• Collaborating with architects, hardware leads, stakeholders and fellow team members to align with the product development strategy.
• Driving best practice across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensuring high standards, efficiency, and quality.
• Integrating multiple systems into seamless solutions, addressing interoperability and performance challenges.
• Contributing to testing strategies, including the development of automated testing frameworks, to ensure product quality and reliability.
• Helping grow and strengthen the team’s Android development capability through technical leadership, mentoring, and knowledge sharing.
• Supporting the product lifecycle, ensuring solutions are well-supported in the market and addressing customer feedback to drive enhancements.

Ō pūkenga - About You

You combine deep technical expertise with a collaborative approach, building strong relationships across teams and contributing to shared outcomes. You enjoy mentoring others, sharing knowledge, and helping drive engineering excellence.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• A collaborative approach, with a focus on building strong relationships, contributing to team success, and supporting others through knowledge sharing and mentoring.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build alignment across technical and non-technical stakeholders and contribute positively to team and project outcomes.
• Extensive experience in developing device-level software for Android platforms.
• Strong experience with Android development tools and technologies, including Kotlin, Gradle, Git and modern Android development practices.
• Experience with programming languages and tool such as Kotlin, Gradle, Git or similar
• Proficiency in integrating multiple systems into cohesive solutions.
• Strong interest and experience in testing, with a focus on automated test development.
• A passion for delivering high-quality solutions and continuously improving the way we work.
• Interest in Broadband technologies, networking or embedded Linux would be an advantage.
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Ngā painga - What’s in it for you?

We are an employer that is committed to making a difference for families and communities and supporting people to build rewarding careers. We achieve this through employing people who connect with our Values (Commitment to listen. Courage to Act and Integrity to Deliver) that underpin our way of working together. We are committed to investing in our people, developing both individuals and teams to support a high-performance culture.

• We prioritise your wellbeing through health insurance, annual flu vaccinations and extra sick leave in your first year.
• We provide a comfortable work environment through modern office facilities with free onsite parking, gym, and café.
• We recognise your commitment through long service benefits.
• We balance work with fun through our active social club!

About Us

For more than 50 years, Tait Communications has been designing, delivering, and supporting critical communications networks for public safety, transportation and utility customers around the world. Founded in Christchurch by Sir Angus Tait, we now have a network of customers and offices that spans the globe.

Our employees value being part of a creative team committed to providing technological solutions that make a real difference to the communities we support. By joining Tait, you’ll be joining a community of people with a wealth of knowledge and expertise, who care deeply about their work and the genuine impact it has for our customers, and who support each other to grow and develop.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Tait Communications is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to succeed.
We are encourage applications from all backgrounds to apply.