Android Developer at the People Practice

The People Practice - Our client, an all-in-one financial services platform for businesses in the supply chain is recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Android Developer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Description 

• Our client is looking to hire an Android Developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices.
• Your primary focus will be the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services.
• You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure.
• Therefore, commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.

Responsibilities

• 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 and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs.
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or related field
• 3-8 years of Basic Android Application development in a financial institution is preferred.
• Has an understanding on Android system and OS.

Requirements:

• Knowledge Programming & Scripting Languages Core Java, Java, Shell Scripting
• Knowledge of Operating Systems Linux, Windows, Android
• Development Tools and Databases Android Studio, SQLite
• SCM and Issue Tracking tools Perforce, GIT, JIRA.
• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services.
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch”.
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.'
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Kotlin, Java
• Important libraries include Dagger and Realm.
• MVP Clean Architecture
• Must be a critical and analytical problem solver.
• Must be self-driven, self-motivated, and result oriented.
• Must have excellent spoken and written communication.
• Must have excellent time skills – showing an ability to organize, prioritize, and balance multiple projects.
• Must be a great team-player.
• Must have knowledge of internal and "best practice" principles of software engineering/SDLC.
• Must have good Analytical, Communication and Negotiation skills for interacting with 3rd Party Vendors, Other R&D teams, Testers, and stakeholders across the globe.
• Must have a good understanding of Web & its technologies

Application Closing Date
20th May, 2023.