Nine Hiring for Associate Software Engineer Job at North Sydney, Australia Full Time

Nine is Australia’s largest locally owned media company with investments spanning television, video on demand, print, digital, and radio. Nine’s assets include the Nine Television Network, video on demand platform 9Now, talkback radio stations 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR, major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Australian Financial Review, digital properties such as nine.com.au, 9Honey, Pedestrian.TV and CarAdvice, subscription video platform Stan, and majority investments in Domain and Future Women.

When it comes to connecting brands with the passions of Australians, there’s no other media company like Nine. Nine lives at the intersection of Australia’s best content, conversation and culture. We are a leading multi-platform media network, engaging an audience of 14 million users across news, business & finance, lifestyle, entertainment & sport.

The mobile apps team, part of the Nine Digital Video Technology Group, are building the next generation of online TV in Australia. Delivering apps across iOS, Android, phones & tablets for people to connect and engage with their favorite Channel Nine shows. To help deliver the next evolution of TV we’re looking for a Senior Mobile Developer with strong experience creating dynamic android apps.

In this role you’ll follow Agile methodologies and you can expect to develop, debug and review Android Native code as well as its integration with React Native. We’re predominantly React Native but you’ll work across many technologies.

Day to day you can expect to

• Collaborate with other developers and cross-functional teams to plan, design, develop and test mobile solutions.
• Passionately seek simplicity. Understanding that a developer’s job is to provide solutions to problems, not write code.
• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills to identify and address ‘root cause’ for systemic or regularly recurring issues

To secure an interview your application should demonstrate

• Understanding that there is no “Right Way” to build software, and that the only way to build good software is by adapting theory to fit the needs of the client, codebase, team, tools, and organisation.
• Advanced technical knowledge of Android Mobile Development.
• Strong grasp of OO/functional design, refactoring and similar techniques to create modular, testable and maintainable solutions.
• Understanding of service-oriented architecture and RESTful web services.
• Sound knowledge of defensive coding practices to address common security vulnerabilities.
• Understanding of working in agile environments such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD).
• Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) and test automation

Within the greater engineering team we have intentionally fostered a dynamic working environment and collaborative team culture. We support individual goals and personal growth through coaching, mentoring and ongoing training. As part of our commitment to inclusion we support flexible work schedules and locations. To discuss what this means for you please contact the Tech and Product Talent Acquisition Lead [email protected]

Additional Information

Corporate perks and benefits include:

• Career development and quality training
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave for primary carer
• Discounts on lifestyle, entertainment, and leisure memberships, including health insurance, dental and gym
• Access to Future Women – a movement to help women connect, learn and lead through unique content and events.
• Discounts on products and services with corporate partners including Samsung, Apple, JB HI-FI, HP, Hertz Car Hire and TFE Hotels

Nine embraces all aspects of diversity & inclusion and is committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of customers, audiences and communities we serve.

Media is a fast-changing environment that provides interesting engineering challenges working at scale. Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of this team.