Lead Mobile Developer

Our Team & Opportunity

Are youa passionate mobile app lead Doyou want to be able to drive innovation and excellence in mobile app development for our direct investment and superannuation application

Vanguard is heavily investing and committing to build a world-class mobile experience for our clientsand we are hiring top talent to provide best in class technology services that are designed to scale with our growing business. 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.

The technical lead will partner with stakeholders to provide expert level IT technical lead services including the direction evaluation selection configuration implementation and integration of new and existing technologies and tools for the Vanguard Australia mobile application bringing best of class experience to our clients across investments and Superannuation.

What you will do

• Partner with architects to implement high-performance mobile applications.

• Research and summarize adjacent technology trends to provideguidance.

• Evaluate appropriate existing and emerging technologies to introduce to Vanguard.

• Mentor the team on the how of better use of existing platform components and performance best practices.

• Collaborate with global partners to plan and implement our global technology strategy.

• Stays up to date with platform requirements from vendors and partners.

• Highly collaborative a fast learner and willing to work wherever youreneeded on the team.

• Demonstratedexperience with software engineering fundamentals including object-oriented design data structures dependency injection testable code and algorithms.

• Able to effectively communicate technical issues in a manner all can understand.

• Able to work with Scrum Masters and Product Owners to prioritize work relativeto both delivering business value and addressing technical debt.

• Leads system analysis design development and implementation for our existing React Native mobile application.

• Translates stories into design & code. Develops well-engineered code and test artifacts backed by automated tests.

• Research and employs contemporary software development techniques to ensure quality and improve velocity of the team.

• Elevates code into the development test and production environments on schedule. Providesfollow-upProduction support. Submits change control requests and documents.

• Leads in design code and test inspections throughout life cycle to identifyissues.

• Participatesin other meetings such as those for use case creation.

• Contributes to develop and maintainan inclusive and highly collaborativeenvironment for the team.

What we are looking for

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent preferred or relevant experience

• 10 years of software development experience

• 5 years of experience as a mobile developer

To be successful in this role you should have:

• Extensive experience in mobile application development using the React Native stack.

• Proficiencyin one or more relevant programming languages( TypeScript)

• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and demonstrate a hands-on understanding.

• Strong understanding of design patterns integration patterns/practice Data modelling principles and best practices.

• A good track record of project delivery for large cross-team projects.

• Strong communicationskills and the ability to connect with engineers managers Product Managers customers.

• Experience with Cloud Development Platforms Mobile/Web development frameworks and micro-service architecture.

• Experience supporting live apps.

• Knowledge of authn/z techniques and best practices for consumer facing apps

Preferred Skills

• React Native (TypeScript)

• iOS development (Swift / Objective C)

• Android development (Kotlin / Java)

• CI/CD Pipeline (GitHub Actions / Fastlane)

• Git (GitHub)

• Honeycomb

• Splunk

• Sentry

• Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineer concepts.

• Familiarity with Accessibility requirements (WCAG 2.1 Level AA).

• Basic understanding of IaaS platforms specifically AWS.

• Familiarity with DevSecOps concepts tools and continuous delivery pipelines.

• Understanding unit tests and automation test frameworks.

Inclusion Statement

Vanguards continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients crew (internally employees are referred to as crew) and communities is guided by one simple statement: Do the right thing.

We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse inclusive and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguards core purpose through our values.

When all crew members feel valued and included our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified and we are united in delivering on Vanguards core purpose.

Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors to treat them fairly and to give them the best chance for investment success.