Android Technical Lead

Are you a passionate Android Lead
? Do you want to work on a state-of-the-art application with modern design, architecture and tools in a truly agile environment?

Come join our growing, enthusiastic and talented Mobile development team! Vanguard is heavily investing and committing to build a world-class mobile experience for our clients, and we are hiring top talent to build our new iOS and Android native apps. You will be joining a fun, collaborative and inclusive cross-functional team where individuals strong on aptitude and attitude have an opportunity to grow their professional careers through working with some of the most advanced technology, development practices.

• Demonstrated experience with software engineering fundamentals including object-oriented design, data structures, dependency injection, and testable code.
• Able to effectively communicate technical issues in a manner all can understand.
• Effective at laying out a technical vision for your product.
• Able to work with scrum masters and product owners to prioritize work relative to both delivering business value and addressing technical debt.
• Participate in system analysis, design, development, and implementation for our existing mobile native applications.
• Translate stories into design and code. Develop well-engineered code and test artifacts backed by automated tests.
• Elevate code into the test, and production environments on schedule. Provide follow-up production support. Submit change control requests and documents.
• Follow Agile software development methodology.

• Experience with Native mobile application development
• Proficiency in one or more relevant programming languages (e.g. Kotlin / Java)
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and demonstrate a hands‑on understanding
• Understanding of design patterns, integration patterns/practice, Data modeling principles and best practices
• A good track record of project delivery for large cross-team projects
• Strong communication skills and the ability to connect with engineers, managers, PMs, customers

• Experience with latest Android SDK / Android Studio
• Dagger
• RXJava
• Retrofit / OKHttp
• Jetpack Compose
• MVVM
• Git
• Coroutines
• Hilt
• Espresso

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent preferred or relevant experience
• 8+ years of software development experience
• 5+ years as a mobile developer

Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.

At Vanguard, we don't just have a mission—we're on a mission. To work for the long-term financial wellbeing of our clients. To lead through product and services that transform our clients' lives. To learn and develop our skills as individuals and as a team. From Malvern to Melbourne, our mission drives us forward and inspires us to be our best.

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.