Mobile App Developer at First Ally

About the Job

• Our company is looking for skilled Mobile Developers who are passionate about continuously improving our customers’ Mobile experience.
• You will design, develop and prototype, iOS and Android native customer applications for phones and tablets for internal and external use.
• You will participate in full app life-cycle: concept, design, build, deploy, test and release to the app store.
• You will work with other teams on new product ideas, designs, prototypes and estimates.
• You will keep up-to-date on current and upcoming features in relevant products and platforms.
• Drive a best practices approach to the continuous improvement of our products, processes, and tools.
• Write and maintain documentation for all features in development.

Responsibilities

• Experience working with Apple and Android Mobile Application technologies.
• Expertise in software development using Objective-C or Swift, along with a willingness to work on both languages.
• Experience working on UI using MVP and MVVM patterns.
• Solid understanding of Apple Security Standards and data protection on devices.
• A rock-solid understanding of object-oriented design patterns and Java.
• Developer tools: Maven, Gradle, Git, Android Studio / Eclipse, JSON/XML, Web services, Continuous Delivery and Continuous Integration, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Jenkins, Network layer like Volley, Retrofit
• Expertise in Android development using Java or Kotlin, along with a willingness to work on both languages.
• Work as part of a team - which may be established purely for a particular project to write a specific section of the program
• Test sample data-sets to check that output from the program works as intended
• Install programs into production, once testing is complete
• Devise possible solutions to anticipated problems
• React to problems and correct programs as necessary
• Evaluate and increase the program's effectiveness
• Adapt programs to new requirements, as necessary
• Conduct user acceptance testing, to ensure programs can be used easily, quickly and accurately
• Write detailed documentation for the operation of programs by users and computer operators
• Consult manuals, periodicals and technical reports to learn new ways to develop programs and maintain existing skills and knowledge
• Update, repair, modify and develop existing software and generic applications.

Skills and Requirements

• Demonstrated interest in technology, technology-related issues and analytical analysis.
• High performance and standards as demonstrated by academic or previous job experience.
• Effective collaborator with both non-technical and technical team members.
• Motivated self-starter with high attention to detail.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-based environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong focus on troubleshooting and issue resolution.