Android Developer at Flutterwave

About the Role

• We are looking for driven, passionate and committed individuals to join the team as we grow and expand across Africa and beyond.
• As the Android Developer, you will be responsible for developing applications for devices powered by the Android operating system as well as the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services.

What Your Day to Day Activities Will Be Like
Design and development of professional business applications for the Android platform.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features in a dynamic work environment.
• Work with external data sources/ APIs, unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
• Work on fixing bugs and improving application responsiveness, quality and performance.
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to improve development efficiency.
• Translate designs and wireframes into high quality code
• Design, build, and maintain high performance, reusable, and reliable Java code
• Ensure the best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of the application
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

Required Competency and Skillset to be a Waver

• Senior Developer: Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience
• Junior Developer: Minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience
• Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch”
• Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• A knack for benchmarking and optimization
• Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Familiarity with continuous integration.