Android Engineer at an Indigenous Fin Tech Startup - Dunn And Braxton Limited

Dunn and Braxton Limited - Our client is an Indigenous Fin Tech Startup providing innovative payment gateway solutions to service various businesses in Africa.

They are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Android Engineer

Location: Lekki, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The company is seeking to hire a skilled Android engineer to join our Engineering team. Our ideal candidate is a great collaborator with the technical skills to oversee complex projects with several moving parts.
• Ideal candidate should understand the business that their code supports and work to identify risks (in code, features, and design) and communicate these to the appropriate parties.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop advanced software applications on the Android platform.
• Ability to build on other platforms like iOS is a plus.
• Communicate regularly and write clean code. Review, analyze and resolve application issues as needed.
• Evaluate strategies and make recommendations on changes and improvements.
• Collaborate with team members on the design and implementation of new functionalities on the different platforms.
• Consult with other team members and implement solutions in-line with the product vision.
• Continuously learn and keep up to date with emerging technologies to evaluate impact to business and member value

Key Requirements

• A Degree in Computer Science or its equivalent from a reputable institution.
• Deep knowledge and understanding of the core Android APIs
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs specifically optimized for mobile clients
• Significant experience in Java and Kotlin. Proficiency in Kotlin required
• Experience with Gradle and build management
• Broad exposure to common libraries like Retrofit, Dagger, Guava, Picasso, RxAndroid, Glide
• Experience with Clean, MVC, MVP, and/or MVVM
• Extensive knowledge in Android SDK’s accessibility frameworks
• Experience with automated testing and taking the lead on debugging mobile related issues
• Effective communication on both technical and non-technical subjects
• Strong understanding of multi-tier architectures, design patterns and good engineering practices.
• Strong knowledge on how to implement and manage RESTful API’s.
• Experience in TDD or BDD a plus.
• Experience in writing Unit/Functional/End-to-End tests
• Proficiency with Git and continuous integration/continuous delivery
• Experience with Docker, microservice architectures
• Strong team player who inspires, innovates, and delivers results to add value and make a difference.
• User-centric /customer-centric focused, embrace Agile practices, and possess a learning mindset.
• Constant monitoring and learning of new technologies and the market landscape.
• Have existing portfolio of apps built in the Play Store.

Compensation
Highly Competitive Salary plus other benefits.

Application Closing Date
27th January, 2022.