Senior Mobile Engineer - Android

Employment TypePermanent

Closing Date16 May 2025 11:59pm

Job TitleSenior Mobile Engineer - Android

Job Summary

As a Senior Mobile Engineer, you thrive on understanding and translating customer needs into new products and capability. You apply deep technical expertise and experience in software application layer solutions, to develop and deliver scalable design blueprints across the end-to-end software development life cycle. Your continuous learning and improvement mindset, collaboration and influencing skills are critical to success in this role.Job Description

Who We Are

We're an iconic Aussie brand with a global footprint. Our purpose is to build a connected future so everyone can thrive. We're all about providing the best experience and delivering the best tech on the best network.

This includes making Telstra the place you want to work. For you, that means a having career that grows with you and working with a team powered by human connection that prioritises wellbeing and choice.

Focus of the Role
The Mobile Engineer's core focus is to translate software requirements into concise and robust programming code.

What We Offer

Performance-related pay
Access to thousands of learning programs so you can level-up
Global presence across 22 countries; opportunities to work where we do business.

Purchased annual leave scheme

Additional Telstra day off

Additional 30% off Telstra products and services

Toolkit provided (laptop + mobile phone + plan paid for)

What You’ll Do

Product & Technology - Software Engineering & IT develops and maintains Telstra's software and IT systems, working on some really cutting-edge technologies.

• Develop and maintain Android Mobile applications using Kotlin ensuring high performance and responsiveness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and backend developers, to deliver feature-rich applications.
• Translate design mock-ups and wireframes into functional components.
• Write clean, reusable, and efficient code while adhering to coding standards and best practices.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Perform code reviews and mentor junior developers to promote knowledge sharing and code quality.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues, identify performance bottlenecks, and implement solutions.
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends and best practices in front-end development.
• Participate in architectural discussions and help make informed decisions about technology stack and tools.
• Perform UI automation using industry standard tools
• Perform DevOps role with scheduled production support and making sure the application is available all the time.

About You

• 10+ years of Native Mobile Development and testing experience
• Experience in working with Android SDK & ADT environment
• Minimum 5 years of experience in developing mobile applications in Kotlin.
• Experience utilizing standard Android APIs
• Knowledge in Jetpack Compose
• Thorough knowledge of Object-oriented programming principles.
• Very good optimization and debugging skills
• Component Management
• UX Design
• Good knowledge in Android unit testing frameworks like Junit and Robolectric and mock frameworks.
• Experience in Automate Testing frameworks, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Business Driven Development (BDD) and maestro/Espresso/Kaspresso or similar tools knowledge to write automation test suites.

We're amongst the top 2% of companies globally in the CDP Global Climate Change Index 2023, being awarded an 'A' rating. If you want to work for a company that cares about sustainability, we want to hear from you.

As part of your application with Telstra, you may receive communications from us on +61 440 135 548 (for job applications in Australia) and +1 (623) 400-7726 (for job applications in the Philippines and India).
When you join our team, you become part of a welcoming and inclusive community where everyone is respected, valued and celebrated. We actively seek individuals from various backgrounds, ethnicities, genders and abilities because we know that diversity not only strengthens our team but also enriches our work. We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind, and we prioritise creating a workplace culture where everyone is safe and can thrive. 
As part of the hiring process, all identified candidates will undergo a background check, and the results will play a role in the final decision regarding your application.
We work flexibly at Telstra. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you. When you apply, you can share your pronouns and / or any reasonable adjustments needed to take part equitably during the recruitment process.