Android Developer at TabAds

Job Details

TabAds is seeking an Android Developer to implement our cutting edge Android applications. The candidate must possess a passion for mobile technology with strong Android development experience. Candidate must demonstrate ability to design, develop and test Android applications. You will create wireframes and mockups of mobile applications. You will support deployment and productions issues. You will test and verify that the application meet the initial  specifications.

• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code.
• Manage the full technical life-cycle of Android applications during each development phase
• Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable code
• Collaborate with team members to brainstorm about new products, provide each other with technical insight and review working drafts
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and deployment automation
• Working with business development and customer service teams to obtain and analyze project requirement and improve user experience
• Work with product managers, clients and sales teams to assess customer demand and usability of new applications
• Perform individual project components within the entire development lifecycle including implementation, testing, deployment and maintenance.
• Work from UI/UX requirements, APIs, mockups to build functional, high-performance Android phone and tablet apps
• Compiling and writing documentation for solutions developed
• Knowledge transfer to internal publics or clients
• Managing relevant code and asset repositories

Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science
• Proven, 3 years of overall software development as a core function with at least 2 years being focused on Android
• Deep competency in Android Development Studio, Android SDK, different versions of Android, how to deal with different screen sizes and available libraries;
• Deep competency in Mpesa APIs
• Deep understanding and implementation of material design, patterns, and best practices
• Extensive hands-on experience of creating custom UI controls, designing protocols, implementing interfaces
• Expert level with version control system Git
• Strong knowledge of Web Services & REST APIs
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Comfortable working with huge data sets and massively high user load
• Working knowledge of the general web and mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle