Android Developer at Safaricom Kenya

Reporting to the Software Engineering Lead - Apps, the position holder will be required to develop and publish enterprise mobile applications in Android. They will collaborate with internal teams to develop functional mobile applications while working in a fast-paced environment, keeping up to date with new concepts and best practices for developing mobile applications, adopting Agile in DevOps and, team delivery.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build and maintain excellent mobile applications with clean code
• Release applications to Google Play and Huawei App stores
• Design and implement user interface components for mobile applications using from prototypes and wireframes
• Write unit, UI, integration and automated tests to ensure error-free code, performance and quality
• Integration to RESTful APIs
• Work with Coroutines to improve performance of the mobile apps
• Identify, plan and implement new mobile products, applications and protocols
• Creating efficient data queries and communicating to back-end developers on API issues
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Implement clean, modern, smooth animations and transitions that provide an excellent user experience
• Work with modern tools including Confluence, Jira, Slack, GitHub etc
• Reviewing application requirements and interface designs
• Documenting application changes and developing updates
• Collecting user feedback and optimization of operational experience
• On-going app support, debug and enhancement
• Remain up to date with the technologies, concepts, best practices and news of mobile applications development
• Work closely with colleagues to constantly innovate app functionality and design
• Communicate with users to understand their needs and experiences

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years of professional experience working with Android
• 4+ years of professional software development experience
• A very good understanding about mobile applications and programming languages such as Kotlin, Java, SqlLite, XML together with their mainstream IDEs such as Android Studio. 
• Knowledge in Swift, React Native, Flutter, Kotlin Multiplatform and Xcode is an added advantage
• A strong understanding on Single Activity and MVVM architecture patterns and Jetpack components like Navigation
• Experience in RESTful API integrations, Version Control (Git) and DevOps
• An understanding on Security Principles with regard to mobile applications and tech platforms
• Experience in developing Android applications
• A strong desire to learn and figure out how to create market leading user-friendly mobile applications
• Quick to adopt and willingness to work/deliver in a short period
• Ability to quickly absorb technical concepts and communicate them to a non-technical audience
• Passionate about robust code design
• Knowledge of UI/UX designs and wireframes
• Ability to create and maintain continuous integration and delivery of Android applications