Xero is hiring a
Senior Engineer - Mobile (Android) in Australia, New Zealand

Summary

The job description is for an Android developer position at Xero. In this role, the employee will develop software for mobile products on the Android platform, work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, identify opportunities to improve technology and architecture, provide technical guidance to other engineers, and stay up-to-date with Android mobile development technologies. The candidate should have experience with Kotlin and Java, MVVM and Jetpack Compose, unit and instrumented testing, mentoring other engineers, leading collaboration in a cross-functional product environment, and strong knowledge of mobile application design & development best practices.

Requirements

• Exposure to building high-quality mobile apps using Kotlin and Java
• Knowledge of MVVM and Jetpack Compose
• Experience with Unit and Instrumented testing
• Proven experience with mentoring other Engineers and providing guidance on best practice
• Proven experience leading collaboration with others in a cross functional product environment
• Strong knowledge of mobile application design & development best practices, coupled with previous experience delivering software in a modern agile environment. Including an advocacy for software testing

Responsibilities

• Develop software for mobile products on the Android platform, continually driving delivery and continuous product improvement
• Working in a cross-functional fast paced environment, you’ll work with Product, Design & Data peers designing, prototyping and implementing product features
• Identify opportunities in current technology/architecture and recommend solutions; providing constructive input into architectural decisions for new features
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other engineers, helping them grow to be the best version of themselves!
• Keep an ear to the ground in an effort to stay up to date with Android mobile development technologies; identify and promote opportunities to make use of these technologies within the mobile team

Benefits

Offering very generous paid leave to use however you’d like (plus statutory holidays!), dedicated paid leave to care for your physical and mental wellbeing as well as an Employee Assistance Program to access mental health care for you and your family, free medical insurance, wellbeing and sports programmes, employee resource groups, 26 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers, an Employee Share Plan, beautiful offices, flexible working, career development, and many other benefits