Systems Developer at AA Kenya

The position holder will be responsible for gathering requirements around functionality and translating those requirements into robust and effective web and mobile solutions, designing mobile user interfaces, developing and maintaining mobile applications, enhancing web/mobile user experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver across the entire app life cycle –concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support.
• Developing application programming interfaces (APIs) to support mobile functionality 
• Working along with users to create and maintain a robust framework to support the apps/web. 
• Working with the users to build the interface with focus on usability features. 
• Create compelling mobile device specific user interfaces and experiences. 
• Optimizing performance for the apps /web. 
• Keep up to date on the latest industry trends in the mobile/web technologies. 

Qualification

• Required Bachelor’s degree or a Diploma in Business IT, Software Engineering or its Equivalent. 
• Proven development experience in desktop and mobile apps development minimum 3 years’ experience. 
• Excellent knowledge in information architecture, human computer interaction and mobile usability design principles. 
• A track record of delivering successful ICT innovations.

QualificationRequired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• iOS – 
• Strong OO design and programming skills in Objective-C 
• Familiar with iOS SDK (UIKit, Cocoa Touch, Core Data, Core Location, etc) 
• Familiar with xcode 
• Android – 
• Strong OO design and programming skills in Java (J2EE/ J2ME)  
• Familiar with the Android SDK 
• Knowledge of SQLite, MySQL or similar database management system 
• Familiar with Eclipse. ▪ Understanding of other compiled languages 
• Experience on web service integration (SOAP, REST, JSON, XML)