Job Opportunities at d.light

Position Description:  
As a Senior Android engineer you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices. Your primary focus will be the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure.  

R&Rs:

• Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Work with outside data sources and APIs
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

The Person:
As a Senior Android engineer you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices. Your primary focus will be the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.
 
Desired Skills and Experience: 

• Show us why you are suited for this position, rather than just tell us
• Deeply experienced in Java and object oriented programming including design patterns
• Significant work experience and/or relevant educational background
• Experience with unit testing and continuous integration
• Proven working experience in Android app development
• Experience publishing Android apps on the Play Store
• Experience with Android SDK
• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON 
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Working knowledge of Firebase, Retrofit, Butterknife is an added advantage

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Job Summary

searching for an experienced Product Manager to own the userexperience for our d.light teams on Atlas, our proprietary PAYG softwareplatform, in our vertically-integrated markets. You will work with a team thatis hungry to achieve our goal of impacting 100M lives by 2020, and you will bedirectly involved in providing our customers with modern, renewable energysolutions, many for the first time.

Responsibilities

• Gather and prioritize direct product feedback from d.lightteams to enable the distribution of PAYG products in their markets, includingregular travel to our country HQs
• Assess the product landscape as related to new software needs, feeding ourroadmap and backlog for continuing product development and enhancements
• Lead cross-departmentalinitiatives on key feature developments and rollouts, providing project oversightSpec out new features fordevelopment, including basic UI elements, for communication to engineering andother business stakeholders
• Provide release communication and marketing materials for new releases to ourinternal staff
• Whennecessary, administer initial and ongoing training with our teams to ensureAtlas functionality is being utilized properly
• Provide guidance to our expansion teams in best practice for setting up localinfrastructure implementing PAYG
• At the discretion of the executive team, recruit and develop junior teammembers who support a growing d.light infrastructure in Africa