Android Developer

Our client, a well-established *Information Technology* company, based in Umhlanga, is looking to fill the position of *Android Developer.* *Key Responsibilities:* * Be directly involved in creating native apps for our clients and partners in the fields of media, communications and education. * Actively contribute to ideation, strategy, implementation and iteration of features and functionality for Fabrik. * Be responsible for upholding code quality and testing practices for our fleet of Android apps. * Take ownership of re-architecting the existing Android codebase into a modular architecture. * Manage the transition from Java to Kotlin. * Uphold our values of service, quality, maintainability, design and iteration in a teaching and learning environment. * Be accountable for creating and maintaining world class applications. *Experiences / Attributes:* * More than three years’ experience working as a senior Android App developer, having filled the primary role on a shipped Android app developed natively. * More than one year experience using Kotlin. * Well-versed in Unit & Automated testing techniques for Android apps. * Have strong competency in Git. * Have recently published and/or maintained live app(s) in the App Store. * Have some experience in a leadership/team lead role. * Experience in UI design. * Have an awareness of Agile / Scrum methodologies or have worked in an Agile / Scrum team. * Used to an in-flight teaching and mentoring atmosphere. * Have successfully completed the Android NanoDegree. * Comfortable working with wireframing tools and prototyping proof of concepts. * Comfortable using AppCenter and Microsoft’s Azure DevOps. * Have experience writing Bash Scripts.