Android Developer

SUMMARY:
We are seeking a skilled Android Developer to join our team in a hybrid role based in Pretoria. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience in Kotlin and native Android development using Kotlin and Java, with strong expertise in Reactive Programming and modern design patterns such as MVP, MVVM, and Clean Architecture. You should be proficient in UI development, RESTful API integration, and lifecycle management, with a solid understanding of threading, storage mechanisms, and Git.
Experience with RxAndroid, RxJava, RxKotlin, and Bluetooth development on Android is beneficial, along with familiarity with Agile environments and Atlassian JIRA. I

POSITION INFO:
Requirements
Minimum education (essential): National Senior Certificate

Minimum education (desirable): Diploma and/or degree in IT / Engineering / Programming

Minimum applicable experience (years): 5 years as an Android Developer

Required nature of experience:
Hands on software developer having been responsible for the development and maintenance of 1 or more projects.



Skills and Knowledge (essential):

• Experience in native Android (Kotlin and Java) development specifically.
• Reactive programming
• Strong knowledge of Android development and its supporting systems
• Proficient in Kotlin (Minimum 2 years experience)
• Good development practices utilising modern design patterns using software architectures: MVP, MVVM, Clean Architecture
• A good understanding of storage mechanisms, threading, lifecycles
• Knowledge of common 3rd party frameworks/libraries available and integration experience
• Strong UI development experience and developing for dynamic screen support
• Experience with RESTful API integration
• Well versed in Git
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle within an Agile environment
• Atlassian JIRA software experience is beneficial
• Good understanding of Bluetooth on Android is beneficial