Android Developer

ENVIRONMENT:

An established customer-centric Digital Studio in Umhlanga seeks a highly experienced Android Developer with more than three years’ experience to?be involved in every aspect of building?and maintaining native Android?apps for their broad and diverse range of clients.
DUTIES:
Be directly involved in creating native apps for our clients and partners in the fields of media, communications and education.
Actively contribute to ideation, strategy, implementation and iteration of features and functionality for Fabrik.
Be responsible for upholding code quality and testing practices for our fleet of Android apps.
Take ownership of re-architecting the existing Android codebase into a modular architecture.
Manage the transition from Java to Kotlin.
Uphold values of service, quality, maintainability, design and iteration in a teaching and learning environment.
Be accountable for creating and maintaining world class applications.
REQUIREMENTS:
3+ Years’ experience working as an Intermediate Android App developer, having filled the primary role on a shipped Android app developed natively.
More than 1 year experience using Kotlin.
Well-versed in Unit & Automated testing techniques for Android apps.
Strong competency in Git.
Have recently published and/or maintained live app(s) in the App Store.
Some experience in a leadership/team lead role.
Experience in UI design.
An awareness of Agile/Scrum methodologies or have worked in an Agile / Scrum team.
You are used to an in-flight teaching and mentoring atmosphere.
Advantageous –
You have successfully completed the Android NanoDegree.
Comfortable working with wireframing tools and prototyping proof of concepts.
AppCenter and Microsoft’s Azure DevOps.
Experience writing Bash Scripts.
ATTRIBUTES:
A professional who understands that best results are achieved through collaborating with others, and not just in working alone.
A natural-born teacher who will do what it takes to up-skill the people around you and has an opinion on what constitutes great work.
Career-focused with the motivation to forge one’s own path to success within a high-performing team.
The diligence and discipline to get things done, no matter the level or perceived cachet of the task.