Job Description

Manages the team and the sprints, being responsible for communication, team health and culture. Has authority over process, structure, scheduling, task assignment, documentation. Develop and maintain platforms on the native Android platform ,ensuring code is written in accordance with specifications, is neat, accurate, well architected and scalable.

Responsible for motivating employees and bringing about win-win agreements within the team. Efficiently structure sprints and teams to partner together, allowing for tasks to be completed faster; ultimately speeding up time to market.

Minimum education (essential): BSc in Computer Science / Engineering or other applicable technical discipline

Minimum applicable experience (years): 7+ years working experience 2+ years of managing a team

Required nature of experience:
Hands on Android software developer having been responsible for the development and maintenance of 1 or more projects
Line management of Android developers (and iOS devs a plus)
Team culture, coaching and development
System development coordination
Project management
Project implementation management.
Documentation
Use sound engineering practices to build a solid product while iterating quickly.
Experience with using Firebase

Skills and Knowledge (essential):
Development of mobile software for a hardware product
Android (Java / Kotlin)
Reactive programming
Modular code design principles, familiarity with different software architectures: MVP, MVVM, Clean Architecture
Restful API integration
GIT
Development architecture
MySQL
Git
Agile knowledge and experience
Knowledge of Atlassian Suite (Jira and Confluence)
Knowledge of development pipelines

Team Management 25%
Increase teams effectiveness with the following:
o Recruitment, selection and orientation
o Training and development
o Assign accountabilities and plan
o Monitor and appraise job and project results
Develop a climate for offering information and opinions
Ensure conformity of products and documentation to product and company requirements in terms of the Quality Objectives
Provide technical leadership to the team through coaching and mentorship where appropriate
Develop the expertise within the team, ensuring continued development and best-practice
Package and support deployment of releases
Assist with managing team priorities and development schedules
Provide feedback to Line Manager regarding the efficiency and output of the team
Build team morale and keep the team motivated to work at a high pace and at the desired quality.
Ensure the team meets specification and timescales as appropriate
Drive documentation completion and quality within the team
Ensure development is completed within the Quality Management framework

Application Planning and Development 35%
Be involved in the planning, design and development of assigned applications
Research, consult, analyse and evaluate application needs and designs
Write and maintain efficient, reusable and reliable code to meet system requirements, system designs and technical specifications in accordance with quality accredited standards
Work from wireframes and/or designs to develop high quality applications
Following best practice design and development methodologies in sustaining a high quality, clean, auditable and manageable applications
Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
Identify issues, bugs, and bottlenecks and devise solutions to these problems
Identifying technology limitations and deficiencies in applications and associated processes, procedures and methods
Testing, debugging, diagnosing and correcting errors and faults in an application within established testing protocols, guidelines and quality standards to ensure programs and applications perform to specification

Project Planning and Capacity Management 20%
Estimate accurate completion timelines for projects for use by the project lead in capacity planning
Provide input into the requirements documentation and assist in work breakdown to draft a proper timeline to plan the schedule and what is required
Manage time and tasks effectively in order to complete tasks in the correct order of priority
Manage time and tasks effectively in order to complete tasks on time

Team Work 10%
Lead peer-reviews of solution designs and related code
Communicate and collaborate with the team to solve problems and discuss best programming practices
Contribute to team development efforts towards successful project delivery
Communicate effectively with team members and internal stakeholders, using communications channels appropriately
Take personal ownership of projects and products

Quality Management and Compliance 10%
Ensure continued improvement and upkeep on existing applications
Ensure compliance with QMS frameworks for CE certification
Ensure products are developed accurately (i.e. according to specifications and end user requirements)
Ensure products are developed efficiently (i.e. according to best practice and on time)

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