Senior Android Engineer

About the opportunity

Join our Education and Childcare vertical as Senior Android Engineer to make a real impact every day. We say that because we know that every conversation we have every code line we write and every interface we design is another opportunity for us to enrich our customers experiences. Youll be instrumental in developing and maintaining high-performance mobile applications that help educators across multiple countries deliver exceptional educational experiences. Working closely with cross-functional teams youll craft intuitive secure and scalable solutions that make a real difference in the education sector.

Reporting into Engineering Manager youll create visually stunning high-performance mobile experiences that educators and parents rely on every day: Some of the other responsibilities youll have: 

What youll be doing:

• Build and ship production-ready features across Android (and iOS) with our dedicated mobile team
• Own the full lifecycle from concept and architecture through to delivery and post-launch support
• Champion quality through code reviews unit testing and best practice standards that keep our apps secure fast and reliable
• Collaborate across locations with designers product managers and stakeholders to solve real problems for real users
• Lead and mentor other engineers influencing technical direction and elevating the entire team
• Move with focus and speed  taking a proactive hands-on approach in every sprint

Location: Remote within Australia with a preference for Melbourne-based candidates and full Australian working rights.

Qualifications :

What would make me a good candidate

Senior iOS Engineers who care deeply about craft and impact and who are passionate about building experiences educators genuinely love not just writing code. A strong balance of technical excellence and empathy with an understanding that behind every feature is a teacher trying to spend more time with children and less time on paperwork. Youre motivated by seeing your work make a real difference in peoples daily lives.

Youll need:

• Expert-level proficiency in Kotlin including concurrency memory management Room Database and performance optimization
• Production experience with Jetpack Compose and integrating it into XML-based codebases
• Strong knowledge of Android frameworks and architectural patterns (MVVM Coroutines Clean Architecture)
• End-to-end mobile development experience from architecture and design through to Google Play deployment
• Proven experience with testing practices and CI/CD pipelines (Bitrise Jenkins or GitHub Actions)
• Cross-platform knowledge (Kotlin Multiplatform Mobile Flutter).
• Hands on Flutter development experience.
• Track record of mentoring engineers performing code reviews and contributing to technical strategy
• Experience delivering large-scale Android applications with strong understanding of UI/UX principles
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills - comfortable working with distributed teams across locations and time zones

It would be great if you also have:

• GraphQL and modern API integration expertise
• Experience with monitoring tools (Firebase Sentry New Relic)

At Xplor we believe that the best innovation and ideas happen at the intersections of our differences - people of diverse cultures generations disciplines and lived experiences. So even if you think you do not tick all the boxes we still encourage you to apply.

Additional Information :

Values and Life at Xplor

Our four core values guide us from how we hire and recognise our team members to how we interact with our customers day to day:

• Make life simple
• Build for people
• Move with purpose
• Create lasting communities.

If these values sound like you and describe people you want to work with you will thrive at Xplor.

As an Xplorer you will be part of a global network of talented colleagues who will support your success. We look for commonalities and shared passions and give people the tools they need to deliver great work and grow at speed.

Some of our perks and benefits are:

• Paid Parental Leave benefit programs
• #GiveBackDays/Commitment to social impact 3 extra days off to volunteer and give back to your local community
• Ongoing dedication to Diversity & Inclusion initiatives such as D&I Council Global Mentorship Program
• Access to free mental health support
• Flexible working arrangements

Ready to apply

To start your application please submit your resume and we will be in touch as soon as we can. Please include the word moonshot at the top of your message to the Hiring Manager so that we know you took the time to read our job ad.

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More about us 

We are the first global platform combining SaaS with embedded payments and tools to help businesses grow and succeed. We offer software solutions in fast-growing everyday life verticals: Education Fitness & Wellbeing Field Services and Personal Services and a global cloud-based payment processing platform. With operations in North America Australasia Asia Europe and the UK we serve over 106000 customers that processed over $38 billion in payments across 20 markets in 2024.

Good to know

To be considered for employment you must be legally authorised to work in the location (country) youre applying for. Xplor does not sponsor visas either at the time of hire or at any later time. 

We kindly ask you to apply through our careers portal or external job boards only. Please dont send your application via email. 

To learn more about us and our products please visit  also invite you to check out our Candidate FAQs for more information about our recruitment process and Artificial Intelligence

We believe in transparent hiring. We use an applicant tracking system that includes artificial intelligence enabled features to assist with the screening and assessment of job applications such as candidate scoring or ranking. These tools support our recruitment process but all hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team following human review. We do not rely on artificial intelligence to make final hiring decisions.

Xplor is dedicated to attracting retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity ethnicity sexual orientation disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

We make it a priority to respond to each person who applies.

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time