Mobile App Developer

As an Application Developer you will lead IBM into the future by translating system requirements into the design and development of customized systems in an agile environment.  The success of IBM is in your hands as you transform vital business needs into code and drive innovation. Your work will power IBM and its clients globally collaborating and integrating code into enterprise systems. You will have access to the latest education tools and technology and a limitless career path with the world’s technology leader. Come to IBM and make a global impact!

Your Role and Responsibilities
* This is Fixed Term Hire for 1 Year *

In this role you’ll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centres (Delivery Centres) where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centres offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

As a Multiplatform Mobile App Developer you will design develop and deploy cross-platform mobile applications for various devices and operating systems. You will work collaboratively with the geographically dispersed development team to create high-quality user-friendly and scalable applications that meet the needs of our clients.

You will work closely with our cross-functional teams to deliver integrated releases that meet our business objectives.

Due to client requirements you must be an Australian citizen to be eligible.

Your roles & responsibilities:

• Design and develop high-quality mobile applications for iOS and Android platforms with experience working with Xamarin / .NET Multi-platform App UI (MAUI).
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to implement user-friendly designs.
• Collaborate with others to identify and progress improvements in software delivery and support a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure application performance quality and responsiveness.
• Identify and resolve application bottlenecks and bugs.
• Integrate mobile applications with back-end services via RESTful APIs.
• Test debug update and improve software to ensure quality security and value.
• Provide technical advice to solve problems
• Stay up-to-date with new technology trends in mobile development.
• Please note that you will be required to work on-site with our Melbourne CBD client up to 3 days a week for this role (Candidate location can be anywhere in Regional Victoria but not Melbourne Metro)

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Mobile User Interface design – Apple’s Human Interface guidelines and Android’s Material Design
• Strong experience with C# and .NET including
  • .NET MAUI / Xamarin.Forms .NET for Android / Xamarin.Android or .NET for iOS / Xamarin.iOS
  • modern language features and best practices e.g. async/await and MVVM patterns
• Collaboratively building and Integrating with RESTful APIs including RESTful design considerations
• Due to client requirements you must be an Australian citizen to be eligible.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• DevOps and CI/CD preferably with relevant experience using Azure DevOps
• Experience with app publishing on App Store and Google Play
• Experience with Firebase product suite (inc Remote Config) and Google Analytics
• Experience with push messaging