SaaS Senior Android Software Engineer at Angaza

Role Summary
We are looking for a Senior Android Software Engineer to join our engineering team. Using Angaza's Android app, a sales agent in rural Kenya can seamlessly onboard dozens of new clients in a day, record their loan details, and collect cash payments. We recently migrated the code base to Kotlin and redesigned the UI to have a cleaner and more modem appearance. Our team has an exciting roadmap, including building a new mobile app for thousands of consumers who purchase a smartphone on a payment plan.
Angaza is a fully remote team, with hubs in Kenya and US. We hold in-office team meetings once every month. This role reports to the Engineering Manager with preference to Kenyan candidates. Please note that while this is a remote role, we require this person to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Play a key role in driving technical decisions, leading architectural design, and ensuring that best practices are followed in software development and systems design.
• Code Quality: Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code. Conduct and participate in code reviews to uphold the highest standards of code quality.
• System Design: Lead technical design efforts for key software components and collaborate with product managers and other engineers to ensure smooth implementation of new features.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, data scientists, and external partners, to align on software requirements and deliver robust solutions.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement, optimizing development processes and exploring new technologies that can enhance the platform.
• Security and Compliance: Ensure that all software adheres to security best practices and complies with relevant regulatory requirements, particularly in financial services and emerging markets.
• Exemplify Angaza's core values of empathy, teamwork, courage, innovation, and impact.

Required Skills, Attributes & Experience

• You have 5+ years of experience building intuitive mobile apps and deploying and running them in production environments.
• Experience with Android with Kotlin
• Experience with Python and SQL
• You have experience with AWS Cloud infrastructure (or similar)
• You have experience designing and implementing applications at scale
• You have a passion for writing clean, maintainable code.
• You have a growth-oriented attitude, motivated to learn & grow while sharing knowledge with others.
• You demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills.