Android Developer

SUMMARY:
Our client in the Banking industry is looking for an Android Developer to join their team in Johannesburg (remote work).

POSITION INFO:
Position: Android Developer
Industry: Banking
Sector: FinTech
Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng (Remote)
Closing date: Friday, 30 July 2021
 
Competencies – What are the specific competencies required? 

• BSc degree in Computer Science or relevant technical qualification 
• Min 5 years’ relevant experience 
• Good understanding of scrum and agile practices 
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools 
• Experience implementing software solutions using design patterns and understanding of SOLID principles 
• Good understanding of mobile security topics, e.g. code obfuscation, encryption, reverse engineering 
• Solid experience with the following: 
• o Building user interfaces based on Android UI standards 
• o Implementing mobile functionality with the Android SDK 
• o Kotlin 
• o MVVM Architecture 
• o Architecture components (ViewModel, LiveData, Navigation & Lifecycles) 
• o Data Binding 
• o Repository pattern 
• o Main third party libraries like RxJava, Retrofit, Dagger. 
• o Ability to work on and build Android libraries 
• o Writing unit and integration tests 
• o Working with design teams to define feasible user interface designs to achieve business goals 
• o Implementing high fidelity design for mobile platforms 
• o Building and deploying mobile applications to the Google Play Store 
• o Consuming web services (JSON, serialization, async networking) 
• o Debugging Android applications for leaks or CPU, memory, power and/or graphical rendering issues 
• o Optimising performance for mobile applications
• o Error handling 
• o Supporting existing mobile applications 
• Basic knowledge/experience of Azure DevOps pipelines 

• Build reusable front-end components and libraries for future use across multiple projects 
• Build highly interactive and functional mobile applications 
• Prepare mobile applications for release to app stores 
• Analyse, diagnose and resolve errors related to their applications
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with business stakeholders, design, QA and backend team members

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