Nine Hiring for Software Engineer – React/React Native Job at North Sydney Full Time

Nine. Australia’s Media Company.

Underpinned by our people, our strategic focus is on content, connections and growth.

Driven by our purpose – Australia belongs here – and guided by our values – walk the talk, turn over every stone, keep it human – we are the home of Australia’s most loved content and trusted brands across News, Sport, and Entertainment.

We lead the total television market in Australia through our key brands of Channel 9, Gem, Go, Rush and Life, and of course you can consume all our content, live or on-demand, on Australia’s leading free streaming platform, 9Now. We also own Stan, the market leading local subscription streaming service.

Our total publishing business covers The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review and The Pedestrian Group.

In our total audio business we are building talk radio for the next generation across 2GB, 3AW, 4BC and 6PR.

Nine is also an active participant in Australian consumer marketplaces through our majority shareholding in Domain and our ownership of Drive.

In your role as Software Engineer you’ll be providing technical knowledge and expertise on an exciting greenfield project to deliver our audacious digital audio strategy.

You’ll play a central role in defining the application architecture and building a strong foundation to build upon as we deliver the product roadmap and key project milestones.

Working in a small autonomous Agile squad, you’ll be crafting world-class high performance mobile applications while actively providing coaching and guidance to lift the capability of both the engineering team and their standards and practices.

Our technology stack is predominantly web-based, particularly using React Native. You will have willingness to learn, use and deep dive into other areas including Swift and Kotlin.

Who are you?

You enjoy being challenged and take delight in overcoming technical obstacles. Your passion for quality engineering drives you to continually improve your craft and learn new and effective ways of doing things.

You take pride in working with others to build high-quality high-performance products that delight and are depended on by their audiences.

You genuinely care about those around you and take a natural stake in their professional development. Your positive and open customer-centred approach makes you approachable and a pleasure to work with.

Agile work & planning practices are second nature to how you operate.

Must Have:

• Strong commercial experience working with ReactJS

• Previous experience building high quality mobile applications using React Native

• Advanced knowledge of Javascript (ES6) or TypeScript

• Experience with JavaScript testing frameworks and libraries such as React Testing Library, Jest & Mocha

• Experience working in an Agile environment

• A self-starting, inquisitive nature

• A continuous improvement mindset

• A strong focus on quality

• Excellent problem solving skills

Bonus points:

• Experience in native iOS and Android development using Swift or Kotlin

• Experience building and deploying solutions on AWS or other cloud platforms

• Experience building APIs using microservice architecture

Additional Information

What you’ll get in return at Nine.

• Career development and quality training
• Up to 16 weeks paid primary carer’s parental leave
• Discounts on lifestyle, entertainment, and leisure memberships, including health insurance, dental and gym
• Access to Future Women – a movement to help women connect, learn and lead through unique content and events.
• Hybrid Working/Flexible working
• Discounts on products and services with corporate partners including Samsung, Apple, JB HI-FI, HP, Hertz Car Hire and TFE Hotels
• Nine Cares

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

At Nine, we are committed to fostering a workforce that embraces all aspects of diversity and inclusion and where practices are equitable to ensure our people experience a sense of belonging. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to bring your whole self to work and will be supported to perform at your best. Should you require any adjustments to the recruitment process in order to equitably participate, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, and of all ages, nationalities, backgrounds and cultures.

Nine is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy workplace and doing what is reasonably practical to protect our people, including visitors to all Nine sites and events.

Nine has introduced a Workplace Condition of Entry – COVID 19 Policy that requires all workplace attendees and participants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before entering a Nine workplace (unless you have a valid medical exemption). You will be asked to declare your vaccination status as part of the application process and provide evidence of this. This information will be treated in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes

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