Position Overview:
Food for Education (F4E) is seeking a passionate and skilled Mobile Engineer to join our dynamic technology team in Nairobi. Reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining innovative cross-platform mobile applications using Flutter. These solutions are key to enabling F4E’s mission to improve access to affordable, high-quality school meals for public primary school children in Kenya.
The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, has a strong grasp of mobile application development and deployment, and is eager to contribute to a purpose-driven organization that is scaling rapidly. You’ll be a part of a collaborative and innovative team that values ownership, curiosity, and continuous improvement as we aim to serve 1,000,000 meals daily by 2027.
Our Values
At Food for Education, our values are guiding principles that provide us with purpose and direction and set the tone for our interactions with all stakeholders:
- Build with excellence and curiosity - We’re not afraid to try new things and iterate as much as we can to find the best and most efficient way to get results;
- Be the change you seek - We acknowledge that continuous improvement is a shared responsibility;
- We do what we say; and say what we do - We embrace an ownership mentality;
- Ask why; and commit- Share openly and question respectfully and commit fully. When we understand the why, we are able to work with a purpose.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and deploy cross-platform mobile applications using Flutter.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
- Optimize applications for maximum performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Integrate mobile applications with cloud infrastructure (GCP, Azure, AWS
- Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code while adhering to best practices.
- Debug and resolve technical issues to ensure smooth user experiences.
- Participate in code reviews, contribute to architecture discussions, and mentor junior engineers.
Desired Candidate Profile
- 5 years hands on experience.
- Strong proficiency with Flutter and Dart for cross-platform mobile development.
- Experience with JavaScript and familiarity with modern frameworks (e.g.,React, Vue, or Angular).
- Hands-on experience with at least one cloud provider (GCP, Azure, oAWS)
- Understanding of mobile development lifecycle, architecture patterns (e.g.,MVVM, Bloc), and best practices.
- Familiarity with mobile CI/CD pipelines and tools for automated testing and deployment.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
Preferred Skills
- Basic experience with Java for Android development (nice to have).
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, or WebSockets for backend integration.
- Knowledge of app performance optimization techniques.
- Experience with database technologies (e.g Relational and Nonrelational databases).
- Samples of your work in app stores.
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