The term "Number 8 Wire" came to represent the ingenuity and resourcefulness of New Zealanders; in the same spirit, Eight Development solves human challenges by creating useful, usable user interfaces.
Founded in 2013, Eight Development is a New Zealand company that designs, engineers, customises, and maintains user interfaces Io T solutions for large companies seeking a faultless interface with touchscreens, mobile devices, digital signage, or other emerging interface devices.
We are looking for two Software Engineers (Android Specialist) to join our industry-leading Team. The roles will be responsible for the planning design, development & implementation of software solutions as per the development roadmap. The Software Engineer needs to think outside of the box and work independently without direct supervision.
Main Tasks:

• Get hands-on with the code to develop high-quality software.
• Work across multiple projects to lead development and embed quality throughout the software development process.
• Analyse, design, coordinate, and supervise development to specification, and create work breakdowns to make sure the delivery is properly estimated.
• Maintain legacy code, improve its quality including refactoring the code and performing technology upgrades when necessary.
• Constantly improve the quality and maintainability of the implemented solution.
• Improve and contribute to product knowledge by documenting key design aspects in the company wiki.
• Ensure code that is committed to the repository is properly tested according to the best security practices.
• Implement appropriate unit and automated tests for development and bug fixes of new code and legacy code.
• Inform the management about any security or penetration-related vulnerabilities in the code. Work closely with the quality assurance team on raising and solving bug reports in the most effective manner possible
• Provide guidance on non-functional design elements including security, scalability and performance, monitoring, analytics, documentation, and quality.
• Provide technical coaching and mentoring to less experienced engineering team members.
• Actively participate in the agile process, including daily stand-up meetings and development sprints. Ensure the JIRA board is kept up to date and managed in accordance with company guidelines.

We are looking for an ambitious, conscientious, person with initiative and a passion for technology.
Mandatory Skills and Experience:

• You must have a minimum of 5 years of commercial experience with Java (legacy applications), Kotlin, Hilt/Dagger, Data binding, Kotlin Coroutins, REST + Retrofit, Eventbus, Android services, MVVM, and MVI patterns.
• Recent commercial experience in native Android development with Kotlin (preferably) or Java.
• Demonstrated proficient understanding of concurrency.
• Competent in working with threads and managing background processes.
• A strong familiarity with Android OS, Android views, and the ability to construct efficient adaptive layouts is highly desirable.

We are offering:

• A supportive team with a fantastic culture and work environment
• A competitive and innovative salary structure that rewards you for continuous learning
• Opportunities for career growth in an exciting industry

These positions are office-based in Morningside Auckland, with a hybrid option to be reviewed after the first twelve months. Your availability will need to be flexible at times as the majority of our development team is currently based in NZ, Vietnam, and China, while there will also on occasion be work with customers based in the USA and/or Europe.
Eight Development has a flat management structure and a fantastic culture, we believe the success of our team lies in our ability to work closely together toward our vision, mission, and values. If this sounds like you, please apply now!
You must be eligible to work in New Zealand to be considered for this position.