Job Description

Android Developer (Contracting)
GautengWe are looking for an Android developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed towards Android. Your primary focus will be the development of such 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, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.Responsibilities

• Design and build applications for Android
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
• Understand Technical Design documentation when developing solutions
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization
• Exposure to DevOps principles and methodology and tools

Skills

• Proficient in Java, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems, also deep exposure to Kotlin
• Proficient in Android Studio IDE
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming
• Experience with Groovy
• Good knowledge of performance limits and characteristics
• Knowledge of memory management and multi-threading
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect to back-end services
• Comprehensive understanding and implementation of UI design and a user-oriented focus
• Implementation of automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Understanding of Apples design principles and interface guidelines
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (e.g. Git and/or AzureDevOps)

• Familiarity with continuous integration
• Exposure to working in Agile methodology and relevant tools (e.g. Jira)
• BSc Computer Science qualification or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years working experience

We appreciate your interest, however if you have not had any response within 2 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
We also invite you to contact us to discuss your next career move in IT.IT ConsultantFor more information please contact:Antoinette Rankoe

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