Software Engineer

Description:

At SBS, we embrace difference, and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

We also acknowledge the unique contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples make to our society and our workplace through their enduring and continued connection to land, sea, sky and community.

Come and be part of the SBS On Demand team as we strive to deliver SBS’s distinctive and surprising content to more Australians through an awesome digital product. We passionately believe in our remit to showcase different perspectives with a shared humanity in a bid to make our society more cohesive.
About the role

The Software Engineer, Android will report to the Lead Software Engineer, Mobile and work with the Mobile development team to develop SBS On Demand’s Android and Android TV applications. You will do this by working closely with Product and Core Services teams to build rich experiences for On Demand users.

• Write secure, extensible, maintainable and testable code
• Work in an Agile Software Development environment to build SBS On Demand products
• Implement and contribute to the UX of the applications

It is a requirement of this role that incumbents are fully vaccinated with an approved Covid-19 vaccination in line with the ATAGI guidelines which include booster shots. We do however have a medical exemption process and we would be happy to discuss your application should this be applicable to you.

This position offers the option to work remotely on a full-time basis.

About you

You will have 3+ years of native Android application design and development experience with an emphasis on Kotlin, Java and Android SDK.

• High Proficiency with Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
• S.O.L.I.D. understanding of Software Engineering principles and be able to explain these to other team members
• Passion for delivering quality mobile applications with an emphasis on unit tests coupled with CI/CD
• Understand the importance of automation and build pipelines
• Strong understanding of the patterns and practices that revolve around the Android platform
• Demonstrated experience working with RESTful APIs
• Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills applied to implementation and UX challenges
• Demonstrated understanding of Google’s Android design principles and Material interface guidelines