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REA Group Developer - Mobile in Richmond, Australia
Mobile Developer
Join a collaborative team and see your impact delivering great employee experiences!
W e are certified carbon neutral and committed to reducing our impact on the environment.
We have long-term partnerships with charities working to address homelessness.
We're REA
REA Group (https://www.rea-group.com/about-us/about-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
Join our Construct Kit team—a dynamic group of talented, enthusiastic professionals passionate about UI. We take pride in delivering top-notch quality, cutting-edge, and sustainable code while championing essential aspects of modern experiences such as responsive design, accessibility, and performance. As the stewards of REA’s Design System, our team powers multiple brands, including realestate.com.au, proptrack.com, and flatmates.com.au. With us, you'll make a meaningful impact.
In Construct Kit our purpose is enabling developers and designers to deliver great experiences faster. This is backed by our mission to grow a system that will reduce the time spent on routine and provide an opportunity for creativity and innovation.
What the role is all about
This role sits within Consumer Channels & Search. The Construct Kit team create comprehensive design systems featuring pre-built code to support and enhance user experiences, design assets, detailed documentation. This enables teams to seamlessly contribute to platform codebases, ensuring a consistent and familiar experience across the various screens users encounter throughout their journey with the product.
We are seeking an Android Developer to join our team and collaborate on delivering versatile Android UI capabilities that can be utilized across our native experiences. Your role will be crucial in accelerating feature development for REA apps, enhancing both efficiency and consistency.
The Android Developer supports the team in the following ways:
Design and implement versatile Android UI capabilities that can be seamlessly integrated across our native experiences
Contribute to delivery planning and technical design by evaluating options, effort, and quality considerations
Stay updated with the latest technological advancements to guide product and technical design
Actively participate in the continuous improvement of products, technology, processes, and team development
Support the Lead Developer / Staff Developer in maintaining high code quality and fostering effective teamwork
Collaborate with stakeholders to design high-quality solutions that effectively address user needs
Who we’re looking for
Minimum 2 years experience as an android developer
Passionate about UI development with a meticulous attention to detail
Proficient in native programming with Kotlin
Familiarity with Java & any experience, self learning or willingness to learn Jetpack Compose is ideal
Strong understanding of Android development and its lifecycle
Skilled in software development practices, including object-oriented programming, functional programming, and continuous delivery
Proven ability to thrive in collaborative environments
Approaches complex problems with a solutions-oriented mindset
Capable of working efficiently in a fast-paced, agile setting
An appetite to work on different platforms: Android, iOS, and Web UI from time to time
Innovative thinker with a knack for creative problem-solving and thinking outside the box.
A strong and creative communicator
Committed advocate of our inclusive culture, celebrating diversity and ensuring that everyone feels they belong
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.
Join our Talent Neighbourhood
Keen to be part of REA but didn't find a perfect match with this opportunity? Perhaps the timing isn't right? You should join our Talent Neighbourhood!
By joining, you will receive information about our working culture and life at REA, industry updates from various areas of our business, invites to our events or materials to help you succeed in interviews at REA. In addition, our recruiters will reach out to you if there’s a role that matches your interests, skills and aspirations.
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