About us

Service Victoria is the one place to go for government services. It's our job to make things easy. Our customers give our services an overall 96% satisfaction score, and our app was the most downloaded in Australia for 2021.
The Service Victoria culture is dynamic and fast-paced, we're not what you'd expect from a government department. We work flexibly and remotely, using our workspace in Footscray. We have a mature digital services platform of contemporary cloud-based infrastructure, technical architecture and scalable and reusable common capabilities, with real-time integration into agency legacy systems.
The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government.
Service Victoria and DGS are bringing important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses.
We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.

About the role

Our organisation is seeking an experienced individual to fill the role of Senior Android Developer. This role is a high-level position in our organisation and comes with a lot of responsibilities. The selected candidate will be in a senior role in the mobile development team, architecting and developing a robust, scalable, and efficient Android version of the Service Victoria mobile app. The individual will also be expected to mentor junior developers, review codes, and ensure the overall quality of applications.

Key responsibilities

1. Helps to plan, design, build and support our products.
2. Contribute to product planning by providing authoritative and pragmatic advice balancing technical excellence, business objectives and quality requirements.
3. Develops high-quality solutions to challenging and complex product requirements.
4. Helps lead the technology strategy, including design patterns, library re-use, testing and deployment techniques
5. Provides guidance and technology leadership to the rest of the team, helping everyone. improve their skills and craft, contributing to the overall technical capability of the organisation.
6. Drives a culture of continual improvement and introspection and champions a desire to improve within the team constantly.
7. Proactively keeps up to date with relevant technology, trends, developments, and advancements.

Key selection criteria

1. Strong working knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes.
2. Experience with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services.
3. Excellent knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.
4. Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning.
5. Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.
6. A passion for keeping up to date with development trends.
7. A keen attention to detail and passion for great user experiences.
8. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
9. Great communication, influencing and coaching skills with the ability to explain complex ideas and solve problems..
10. Desire to assist team members to reach their potential.
11. A well-developed sense of empathy for your customers, both internal and external.

How to apply
Apply before the advertised closing date.
• a resume; and
• a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages)