To apply, send your CV to rikus@kwena.net or apply directly at the link below.

Job purpose

Design and Development of leading-edge mobile applications within the telecommunications industry.

Expert level proficiency in Mobile Development – Android Native (Java) is essential to succeeding in this role.

Key Performance Area:

• Develop and design mobile applications – Android Native (Java or Kotlin)
• Consistently create well-designed and thoroughly tested code using best practices for mobile application development.
• Create applications, using industry standards, incorporating data from back-end databases and web services.
• Develop or validate unit-testing, addressing all devices to ensure cross device (phone and tablet) compatibility of applications.
• Partaking in Rapid development projects and prototyping
• Perform UI designs and coding, creating reusable objects and templates.
• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code using MVC patterns
• Have a solid understanding of resource management for proper app performance
• Support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release and support)
• Maintain updated knowledge of new and emerging industry trends and technology. (Material design etc)

Qualification, Knowledge and Experience

Qualifications

• BSC Degree / Diploma Computer Science OR
• Development Certification

Experience

• +5 years mobile development experience
• +3 years Android native development experience
• Expert with Android Studio, Android SDK, Java, Kotlin
• Additional frameworks/languages would be beneficial – Xamarin, Flutter, React, iOS, Angular etc.
• Experience with REST/SOAP/JSON web services and Swagger
• Worked within an Agile / SCRUM SDLC
• Follow MVC architecture
• Understanding of OOP
• Experience in development practices like test-driven development, continuous integration and deployment
• Source code management (GitHub)
• Published applications in Google Play Store

Behavioural Competencies

• Able to work alone (unsupervised) and/or within a large team
• Continuous learning / Self improvement
• Initiative, Persistence/ Follow through
• Well-spoken/ good written communication skills
• Conceptual thinking
• Ability to develop at a fast pace for POC’s
• Holistic Thinking
• Problem solving skills

Technical Competencies

• Android Studio
• Android Native Development (C++, Java or Kotlin)
• Solid understanding of UI design using XML in Android Studio
• Experience with animations
• Solid understanding of dependency management using gradle (choosing the right 3^rd party libs, etc)
• RESTful API’s / JSON integration
• Other frameworks/languages (added advantage):
  • Xamarin, Ionic, Flutter, Corona, React, iOS
  • JavaScript, Angular, HTML5, CSS, XML

Please note that if you have not received a response to your submission within 2 weeks, your application has been unsuccessful.