Senior Mobile Developer - Android

Full job description
We’re a workplace that truly values people and everything they bring to the table. We strive for industry-leading thinking and we’re well on our way to creating financial empowerment for everyone with over 800,000 people across Aotearoa and Australia choosing Sharesies to invest, save and work toward their long-term wealth with KiwiSaver. Want to join us?


We're thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for an Android Developer in our Mobile team. You'll enjoy working within a close knit, mostly remote team, dedicated to improving the experience of Sharesies’ mobile app users - we’re very proud of our 4.8 star Play Store rating and that we consistently feature in the top 10 Finance apps in NZ! The majority of development teams across Sharesies are full stack (Python/Typescript), so our goal within the Mobile team is to really intentionally focus our native development in the areas where it can have the most impact.


This position is one of two Android developers on the team (and is a fixed term contract for 12 months to cover a parental leave). The Sharesies Android App is built using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose for native UI, and utilising WebViews to ensure feature parity with the web application. If you’ve got full stack skills we will put those to use as well, building out better APIs to support the Mobile App and improve performance overall.


We’re looking for people who love the idea of working in a dynamic, innovative environment and who are as excited about our vision as we are. For the Senior Mobile Developer we are specifically looking for someone who:

is a capable mobile developer with experience in Android (Kotlin)
has some full stack experience or a good understanding of APIs and API design, and would be keen to support work that will enable our teams to deliver quality software efficiently
has good communication and people skills, including code review
is adaptable to change, and is motivated by our vision and purpose
Find out more in the Job Description.


While these are important, we know that every role at Sharesies is so much more than just a list of qualifications. If you’re super keen but not sure you fit the bill, we’d love to hear from you anyway.


This job closes at 5pm on Monday 23 June and is based in New Zealand - our main office is in Wellington, but we’re open to remote applications for the right candidate. Please send through a cover letter with some info about yourself and what excites you about this opportunity, along with your CV. We’ll be in touch!


At Sharesies, we believe in the power of belonging and we're committed to a culture of inclusion. We are building a diversity program to increase the diversity of underrepresented groups in our talent pipeline. As part of this diversity program, we've included some optional questions in this application to better understand candidate experiences and keep improving our equitable outcomes. If you decide to participate, we'll only use the information you provide for the purposes of our diversity program. If you choose not to participate, it won't affect your application. If you have any questions about how we'll manage and store your data, please email pxteam@sharesies.co.nz.


The successful person will be required to obtain a Ministry of Justice Criminal Convictions check and all applicants must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand.