Mobile (Android) Developer

at  REA Group

Android Developer – Flatmates.com.au

• Join a collaborative, agile and innovative team working on flatmates.com!
• Work flexibly up to 3 days a week from home!
• We have long-term partnerships with charities working to address homelessness.

We’re REA
REA Group
is not your average digital business. From humble beginnings in a garage in Melbourne’s east in 1995, we have grown into a leading global digital business, specialising in property.
With bold and ambitious goals, we are changing the way the world experiences property. No matter where you’re at on your property journey, we’re here to help with every step - whether that’s finding or financing your next home.
Our people are the key to our success. At the heart of everything we do, is a thriving culture centred around high performance and care. We are purpose driven and collaborative, which drives innovation and our ability to make a real impact. As such, we’re proud to be named in Australia’s “Top 5” Best Workplaces two years in a row, as well as being recognised as a Best Workplace for Women.
Where the team fits in
Flatmates.com.au
sits within the Consumer line of business, as part of the Marketplaces Tribe and is Australia’s leading share accommodation platform. At
Flatmates.com.au
we want to provide our community with the advice, inspiration, hot data insights and know-how to make their share house shine as well as helping our members find their next home or their next flatmate to move in. Shared accommodation is the collection of different demographics, people, homes, relationships, building styles, suburbs and pre-loved furniture that all can be found behind the front door of a share house.

What the role is all about

• Designing, coding, testing, deploying, and maintaining high quality mobile application that meet the needs of our users.
• Keeping our production application stable and healthy.
• Performing code reviews.
• Providing technical mentoring and guidance to less experienced members of the team.
• Contributing to technical design & discussions.
• Engaging with the wider native mobile community across the organisation, identifying opportunities to share and learn.
• An appreciation of software engineering principles and a can-do attitude with an ability to own problems and see things through.

Who we’re looking for

• Demonstrated experience in building Android apps using Kotlin. (Swift is a plus)
• Demonstrated experience with Declarative UI on Android using JetPack + Compose
• A passion for Android and an intrigue in iOS
• Sound knowledge of software design patterns and best practices for software development
• Demonstrated experience using common testing practices
• Demonstrated understanding of common mobile application architectures
• Active contribution to technical decision-making process
• Looks at tricky situations through a solutions-focused lens

The REA experience
The physical, mental, emotional and financial health of our people is something we’ll never stop caring about. This is a place to learn and grow. We’re committed to your development – both professionally and personally. Your experience with us is something we take seriously.

We offer:

• A hybrid and flexible approach to working
• Flexible parental leave offering for primary and secondary carers
• Programs to support mental, emotional, financial and physical health & wellbeing
• Our Because We Care program offers employees volunteering leave, community grants, matched payroll giving and our Community Café donates 100% of revenue to charity.
• Hack Days so you can bring your big ideas to life
• Performance recognition programs because hard work should never go unnoticed

Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity, equity and inclusion. We believe teams with diverse ideas and experiences are more creative, more effective and fuel disruptive thinking - be it cultural and ethnic backgrounds, gender identity, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other identity or lived experience. We know diverse teams are critical to maintaining our success and driving new business opportunities. If you’ve got the skills, dedication and enthusiasm to learn but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please still get in touch.
If you like the sound of us, then we think you should apply today. We’re proud to be Circle Back Initiative Employer and we commit to respond to every applicant. While we’re looking at your application, and preparing to come back to you with an update, why not get to know us a bit more through our various social channels?

• Designing, coding, testing, deploying, and maintaining high quality mobile application that meet the needs of our users.
• Keeping our production application stable and healthy.
• Performing code reviews.
• Providing technical mentoring and guidance to less experienced members of the team.
• Contributing to technical design & discussions.
• Engaging with the wider native mobile community across the organisation, identifying opportunities to share and learn.
• An appreciation of software engineering principles and a can-do attitude with an ability to own problems and see things through