The Product & Technology department is composed of Product Managers, Engineers, Designers and User Researchers. Ownership, meritocracy and collaboration are at our core. We are not afraid to think differently, embrace new ideas and dream big. We empower ownership and share responsibility. We support each other to achieve and grow. Our goal is simple - to create products that delight our customers and readers.
Purpose of the Role
We are looking for a mobile engineer to join our product team, which will be responsible for building and maintaining a world-class digital news product on mobile platforms. This role will design mobile solution architecture and support feature development on an agile scrum team, delivering key features to a global audience to support SCMP’s initiatives.
In this role, you will be:
- Develop and maintain SCMP’s suite
- Execute and deliver native app product development to align with product specification
- Participate in technical and design discussion with system architects and strategic partners to ensure best practices during implementation.
- Work closely with team (app developers, product managers & user interface designers) to conceptualise, build, test and deliver products
- Implement Unit Test to make sure code quality and sustain development
- Translate requirements into functional solutions
- Deliver across the app lifecycle including development, testing & deployment, app store release, maintenance, documentation as well as ongoing enhancement and support.
- Ongoing performance optimisation for apps
- Keep up to date on the latest industry trends in the mobile technologies
Skills and Experience that will lead to success:
- Diploma or degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field
- At least 3 years of application development experience; proficient in applications development either Android or iOS or other major mobile platforms
- Proficiency in Swift with more than 1 year of relevant experience. Experience in C/C++, Java or Objective-C preferred.
- Experience with design patterns, ReactiveX, Flutter, React Native, Unit Test and App Architectures(MVVM) is a plus.
- Contribution in open-source projects is a plus
- Open-minded team player with scrum experience is a plus
- Development experience in multiple languages or platforms preferred e.g. experience in other programming/ formatting language e.g. HTML5, Javascript, CSS is a plus
- Strong sense of responsibility and self motivated team player; can independently complete design and coding
- Strong passion in developing quality mobile applications and strong sense of responsibility and self motivated team player
- Excellent communication skills in Chinese (Cantonese or Mandarin) and English required.
Work location will be at Causeway Bay office.
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What We Do
The South China Morning Post is a leading news media company that has reported on China and Asia for more than a century with global impact. Founded in 1903, SCMP is headquartered in Hong Kong, where it is the city’s newspaper of record, with a growing correspondent staff across Asia and the United States. Our vision is to “Elevate Thought”, and our mission is to “Lead the global conversation about China”. The South China Morning Post is a global digital news leader with a unique role in championing the plurality of voices in Asia through its breadth and depth of news coverage. SCMP is committed to informing and inspiring through journalism of the highest standards. Apart from its flagship newspaper, SCMP also publishes news 24/7 on SCMP.com. In 2020, SCMP became the first news organisation in Asia to join the Trust Project, a consortium of top news companies developing global transparency standards for credible journalism.
Additionally, SCMP publishes a portfolio of premium lifestyle and fashion titles in Hong Kong including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and, Harper’s BAZAAR. SCMP is also home to Abacus, a digital news brand focused on China's tech industry; Inkstone, a daily news brief for those curious about China's growing impact around the world; and Goldthread, a content platform with a focus on food, travel and culture in China.
For more information, please visit us at www.scmp.com.
Our Privacy Notice aims to comply with all relevant data privacy and protection laws. You should read the Privacy Notice in full at http://corp.scmp.com/privacy-policy
