At Trade Me, we're about connecting Kiwi to create the life they want. Whether it's the big things like finding a home, a job, a car or growing their business, or the smaller things, like finding that right bedside table or parting ways with some old stuff. At Trade Me our vision is to be the place where Kiwi's look first.

 

Our native Apps each have over 800,000 users who visit them every month and we are looking for a Senior Android Developer who is keen to contribute to the delivery of top quality mobile products and enhancements for Trade Me,  as well as grow their own skills and capabilities.  

 

You'll have the best time working at Trade Me, and this is why:

#Flexible
Flexibility means different things to different people and we support you to find what works, including a home office set up and utilities allowance.
#Wellness
Being your best self means caring for your physical and mental wellbeing, we offer lots of resources to help you along the way.
#Leave
We support you with leave when you need it, including 5 days wellness leave and 10 days sick leave from day 1.
#Social
Nothing beats getting together to have some fun and celebrate our success. Join us in the office on payday for company paid lunches. Friday drinks and nibbles every fortnight, annual Trade Me company awards, celebrations and more.
#Learning
Whether it's on the job, formal training, mentoring or something else, you'll grow with us from Day 1.

 

Here's what you can expect from this role:

*Build native applications for Android using the latest technologies to give our mobile users a world-class experience.
*Take innovative approaches to improving our native mobile platforms, providing the best tools and building blocks for our product teams to work with.
* Support and mentor our junior and intermediate engineers in their day to day work to ensure they’re successful in the role and personal development.
* Take part in research and development – you'll be investigating and contributing new ideas that keep us at the forefront of innovation.
*Be creative as part of a dynamic squad, developing exciting products for our internal customers. You'll contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle, from ideation and design, to user testing and more.
*As a member of the Trade Me mobile guilds, you'll learn from others around the company and share your knowledge.
*Conduct and implement functional and UI automated tests based on Trade Me quality standards.
*Constantly improve your barista skills making a coffee with your squad or your hand-eye coordination playing table tennis or pool with a colleague.

 

What you will bring to our team:

* You've got 5+ years' experience working in a fast-paced, results-oriented, native apps development environment 
*Native Android development experience using Kotlin, or Java.
* Ideally you will have experience with Agile software development methodologies.
* You want to ship code all the time and you get nervous if your code is sitting in a development branch for too long. You're happiest when your work is out in the wild.
* You love all things mobile and you're busting to be part of a team with a focus on the needs of the end-user.
* You're passionate, have bright ideas and a plan to bring them to life!

 

We know some candidates can be reluctant to apply for roles if they feel they don't 'tick all the boxes'. If you're excited about this opportunity, we'd still really like to hear from you.

 

Trade Me is an INZ accredited employer. We truly value diversity and embrace a flexible workplace where people are encouraged to achieve their potential.