Job Description

Trade Me Role Description

At Trade Me, we're about connecting Kiwi to create the life they want. Whether it's the big things like finding a home, a job, a car or growing their business, or the smaller things, like finding that right bedside table or parting ways with some old stuff. At Trade Me our vision is to be the place where Kiwi look first.

Trade Me Motors is on a mission to be New Zealand’s most trusted and easiest place to buy and sell vehicles. As a Senior Android Developer, you’ll play a key role in building and refining high-quality native mobile experiences for millions of Kiwis. You will ensure our apps are delivered with quality, at pace, and with care. We are committed to technical innovation through AI acceleration - here, every Trade Me employee uses AI daily to remove toil, streamline workflows, and reinvent how we work.

Here is what you can expect from this role:

• Build native Android applications using modern technologies (Kotlin/Java) to give mobile users a world-class experience
• Mentor and coach less experienced members of the team (Senior level)
• Take innovative approaches and lead research to keep our mobile platforms at the forefront
• Contribute across all phases of the development lifecycle, from ideation to testing
• Uphold quality standards by implementing manual, functional, and UI automated tests
• Collaborate within mobile guilds to learn, share knowledge, and support squad goals

What you will bring to our team:

• Proven experience in native Android development using Kotlin or Java
• 3+ years (Intermediate) or 5+ years (Senior) experience in mobile development roles
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies
• Strong architecture design awareness and ability to deliver large, complex features
• An eye for detail to make our Android experience faster, reliable, and maintainable
• A collaborative mindset with strong initiative, organisation, and adaptability

You'll have the best time working at Trade Me, and this is why:

#AI and Tech: We live and breathe AI in our daily tasks. We value curiosity and an open mind towards new tech, offering dedicated AI skilling to help you grow and thrive in a fast-changing landscape.

#Flexibility: Flexibility means different things to different people and we support you to find what works, including a home office set up and utilities allowance. We value team connection and come together in person on Monday and at least one other day a week.

#Wellness: Being your best self means caring for your physical and mental wellbeing, we offer lots of resources to help you along the way.

#Leave: We support you with leave when you need it, including 5 days of wellness leave each year and 10 days of sick leave from day 1.

#Social: Nothing beats getting together to have some fun and celebrate our success. Join us in the office on payday for company paid lunches. Regular Friday drinks and nibbles, annual Trade Me company awards, celebrations and more.

#Learning: Whether it's on the job, formal training, or mentoring, you'll grow with us from Day 1. We're big on internal mobility and look to our own talent first for new opportunities.

We know some candidates can be reluctant to apply for roles if they feel they don't 'tick all the boxes'. If you're excited about this opportunity, we'd still really like to hear from you so please send us your resume and a short cover note outlining the “Why”.

Trade Me is an INZ accredited employer. We truly value diversity and embrace a flexible workplace where people are encouraged to achieve their potential.

Check out the job description for the Senior role here and the Intermediate role here.