Senior Software Engineer – Android

Westpac New Zealand

Senior Software Engineer developing Android applications for Westpac New Zealand. Collaborating with teams to deliver mobile solutions and improve user experiences in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeHapori Pōneke • 🇳🇿 New ZealandSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AndroidCloudGradleJenkinsKotlin

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build and maintain mobile applications that deliver meaningful customer experiences in a fast-paced environment with evolving requirements and tight delivery timelines.
Collaborate with architecture and wider Payments team to align on and implement architectural changes while continuing to deliver new customer features.
Contribute to technical design and architecture decisions while supporting others in the team.
Work closely with product, platform and engineering partners to deliver end to end solutions.
Share knowledge, support others and help grow team capability.
Contribute to engineering practices across performance, security and reliability.
Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and delivery approaches.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of experience in mobile application development, with strong expertise in Android using Kotlin and modern frameworks such as Jetpack Compose.
Strong collaboration skill, with working across teams to align on shared goals, dependences and technical direction.
Experience working in complex environment where multiple initiatives are delivered in parallel.
Proven experience working within collaborative teams to build scalable and complex systems, with a strong understanding of mobile architecture and design principles.
Solid capability across testing, debugging and quality engineering practices, with exposure to mobile automation frameworks and testing tools.
Experience with DevOps practices and tools such as Fastlane, Gradle or Jenkins, with exposure to cloud based CI CD platforms.
Understanding of Material Design guidelines and accessibility principles, with a focus on creating inclusive and user friendly experiences.
Able to balance ideal engineering outcomes with delivery constraints and business outcomes.
Integrates AI effectively into engineering workflows to improve quality and efficiency, demonstrates strong judgement on appropriate use, and coaches others on responsible AI practices.

Benefits

Comp & perks

4 weeks standard holiday + 5 additional days of wellbeing leave to support you to be your best
Additional purchased leave options up to 4 weeks per year
Banking benefits, insurance discounts and superannuation scheme
Growth and development – we provide opportunities for development and promote internal mobility
Recognition - we recognise and reward our star performers
School holiday subsidy - help you balance work and family during school holiday
2 Volunteer days per year

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Hard Skills & Tools

mobile application developmentAndroidKotlinJetpack Composemobile architecturedesign principlestestingdebuggingquality engineeringmobile automation frameworks

Soft Skills

collaborationknowledge sharingteam supportproblem-solvingjudgmentcoaching