Senior Mobile App Engineer – Government Projects

About the role

Join the Local Peoples team as a Senior Software Engineer focused on mobile app development for the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR). You will work in a high‑performing Agile environment delivering large‑scale digital solutions that improve access to skills, training, and employment services across Australia.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and deploy native iOS (Swift, SwiftUI) and Android (Kotlin, Jetpack Compose) applications.
• Gather and analyse requirements, contribute to solution design and architecture.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, testers, business analysts and stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable software.
• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and backend services using Microsoft Web API and SQL/Entity Framework.
• Maintain, enhance and optimise existing mobile applications.
• Produce and keep technical documentation throughout the SDLC.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, reviews and retrospectives.

Required profile

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or equivalent industry experience.
• Extensive experience developing enterprise‑grade mobile applications.
• Proven track record working in Agile software development environments.
• Experience delivering solutions in complex enterprise or government settings.
• Full‑cycle SDLC experience from design to deployment and maintenance.

Required skills

• Swift
• SwiftUI
• Kotlin
• Jetpack Compose
• Microsoft Web API / REST Architecture
• SQL
• Entity Framework