Junior Mobile Applications Developer

We are looking for a qualified Mobile Applications developer to join our Software Engineering team. You will be working with our engineers to develop and maintain high quality mobile applications.

If you’re passionate about mobile platforms and translating code into user-friendly apps, we would like to meet you. As a Mobile Application developer, you’ll collaborate with internal teams to develop functional mobile applications, while working in a fast-paced agile environment.

Responsibilities

Understanding of Android''s best practices for application development
Understanding of available framework(s) for application development on Android
Support the entire application lifecycle

Produce fully functional mobile applications writing clean code
Write unit and UI tests to identify malfunctions
Troubleshoot, debug and optimize performance
Design interfaces to improve user experience
Stay up-to-date with new technology trends

Required Education

• Must have Matric / Gr. 12
• Diploma (minimum 3 years) or B.Sc. IT or equivalent

Required Experience

• Minimum of 2+ years of Android applications development
• Experience with Android Studio and SDK Tools
• Experience with publishing application to the Google Play store
• Solid understanding OOP design principles
• Proven work experience as a mobile developer
• Business knowledge: mobile applications development
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
• Java, SQLite, Web Services & RESTful APIs
• Good understanding of JSON and XML

Other Skills / Experience to candidate’s advantage

• Cross-platform Mobile application development
• Xamarin
• HTML5, CSS, JSON, AJAX, jQuery, MVC, REST, JavaScript
• Querying Microsoft SQL Server (T-SQL)
• C#, Kotlin, Objective-C, Swift

Essential Skills

• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• A natural curiosity
• A good understanding of the software development process
• Good communications skills
• Problem-solving skills
• The ability to work in a team and as an individual
• Good presentation skills
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Familiar with development methodologies
• Worked with Team Foundation Server or similar ALM systems
• Working in an AGILE environment

Other work activities likely to be included are:

• Working with software developers and project support teams
• Monitoring applications and software systems
• Presenting findings to software development and project support teams
• Working on multiple projects at one time
• Research and suggest new mobile products, applications and protocols