Mid-Level React Native Mobile Developer

Come shape the future of education with us.

At Compass, we love working with schools and strive to deliver new innovations, functions, and process improvements as new technology becomes available. Our services are specifically designed to improve not only the school process but also community culture and student learning outcomes.

Compass is a product that genuinely provides students, teachers, and parents with an improved educational experience. You can leave at the end of each day knowing you made a difference to a student's education or helped make a staff member’s day just that little bit better.

Our school management ecosystem is now used in more than 3,000 schools across Australia and beyond. We’re joined by over 200 members of the Compass team, delivering smart school management solutions around the world.

About the Role & Team

Our Mobile Application team is a small agile team of passionate engineers working with both our iOS and Android Applications. This team owns the mobile version of most of our modules, meaning there is a lot of variation in the day to day responsibilities and delivery.

What you’ll do:

• Design, develop and maintain secure, scalable software that’s used by thousands of students, parents and teachers throughout the world.
• Inspire quality and best practices by championing software craftsmanship, clean code and pair programming.
• Build great relationships with your team, be generous with your thoughts and feedback (and open to receiving it!).
• Grow, learn and thrive in a team of humans who are committed to supporting you and helping you succeed.
• Learn from your fellow colleagues and help drive the architectural strategy by employing industry best practices and following Compass software engineering guidelines.
• Communicate with internal teams to understand customer needs, and collaborate with Product Owners and Designers to shape products to solve their problems.
• Contribute to our diverse and inclusive culture and take pride in doing work that makes a real difference for school communities.

What you'll bring:

• A minimum of 2 years of proven experience and a strong understanding in C#, React, Typescript, MVC and WCF.
• Experience in developing mobile applications with React Native.
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs and web services.
• Familiarity of micro-frontend architecture, with awareness of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• A keen attitude to develop a high-quality product with other talented developers.
• A passion for software development - actively keeping up to date with new tech.
• Proven experience working with SQL/NoSQL and MongoDB databases.
• Proficiency in integration and unit testing.
• An understanding of native Android/iOS development is advantageous.

What’s in it for you?

• We come together with our unique strengths to work towards a common purpose - shaping the future of education. When you join our team, you will collaborate with individuals who are passionate, driven, and open to embracing change in a fast-paced environment.
• A flexible working culture.
• Learning & Development opportunities - we want you to grow and get the most out of your role!
• Parental Leave Program for both primary and secondary carers.
• 24/7 access to our Employment Assistance Program (EAP) through the means of face-to-face, livechat and phone support.

It is a really exciting time to join Compass. We are growing and need people who want to grow with us. 

We value individuals who are self-motivated, adaptable, and eager to contribute to the success of our company. Compass is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Prior To Commencing Employment, You Require:

• A valid Employee Working With Children Check & National Police Check.
• Verification of unrestricted work rights in Australia, e.g. citizenship, passport, or birth certificate.