Android Developer at Nairagram

Nairagram is a digital remittance company dedicated to offering payment solutions to the African community across the globe. With our in-depth knowledge of African culture and diversity within the continent, Nairagram has been able to grow its payment network across 15 countries offering the following services: Cash pickup, Bank Deposit and Mobile Wallet.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Android Developer

Location: Lagos

Job Purpose

• As an Android developer, you are responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices, primary focus will be the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services.

Main Responsibilities

• Participate in the installation, de-installation, and configuration of software, required for the standard work of other software applications.
• Prepare the installation wizard (package) and documentation (installation manual and user manual) for the software products he created and to keep them in actual condition.
• Periodically review the condition of software programs and the accuracy of the database developed and passed for exploitation.
• Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Develop application programming interfaces (APIs) to support mobile functionality.
• 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
• Maintain the information data library regarding the state of the developed software products within the Company.
• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code.
• Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code.
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application.
• Identify, correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.
• Convert mock-ups and wireframes into actual Android app.
• Publish applications to Google Play Store,implement Google Services – Geolocation Service
• Design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch”
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers, Near Field Communication (NFC)
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• Maintain the information data library regarding the state of the developed software products within the Company.

Skills And Qualifications

• BSc. Degree in Computer Science or related discipline
• 5+ years experience in Fintech or Payment Solution Company
• Experience in both Java and Kotlin and any of Xamarin, React native, Swift, or Flutter.
• Experience with Android SDK-Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect mobile applications to back-end services.
• Strong knowledge of Android native programming tools (e.g. Java, android studio, react-native), patterns, and best practices
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.