Software Engineer (Mobile) at Klasha

About the role

• As a Mobile Engineer at Klasha, you'll be joining a high-performing team that is the bedrock of our offering. This role would suit a resourceful, high-performance IC with experience in greenfield projects.  
• We're a Seed-stage startup, so ideally you'd be comfortable wearing multiple hats. We're learning quickly, shipping regularly, and working cross-functionally to build the future of commerce in Africa. You'll join a mission-led team that cares deeply about connecting Africa with the global economy. 
• You'll be working with our candid and collaborative team, where your knowledge and advice about application architecture and the newest mobile technologies will be highly appreciated.
• The code you write will need to be cleanly organized and of the highest quality. You’ll also help ensure solid application performance and an excellent user experience.

Responsibilities

• Developing new features and user interfaces from wireframe models. 
• Cooperating with back-end developers, designers, and the rest of the team to deliver well-architected and high-quality solutions.
• Writing clean, readable, and testable code.
• Fixing bugs and performance problems.
• Ensuring the best performance and user experience of the application.
• Developing and building an app for use by Klasha as discussed with our lead developer.

Requirements

• Have two or more iOS/Android apps developed with Flutter. 
• Familiarity with Dart and Firebase.
• 7+ years in mobile software development.
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs.
• Understanding of the Agile development life-cycle.
• Experience with automated testing and building.
• Experience with Git, Jenkins, or other version control tools.
• Ability to write readable code, create extensive documentation for existing code, and refactor the previously written code into readable state.

Key Competencies

• Good understanding of Git. 
• Understanding of Computer Science.
• Understanding of software development life cycle.
• Strong knowledge of different architecture approaches.
• Experience with GoF patterns.
• Knowledge of SQL.
• Strong knowledge of networking.
• Strong knowledge of Flutter framework.
• Experience in Android or iOS. 

Benefits

People are the heart of our business, so we prioritise welfare and offer a wide range of competitive benefits including but not limited to:

• Fully Remote (+/- 5 hours WAT) 
• All the latest technology you need to do your role.
• Employee stock option scheme.
• Private health insurance.
• Mental health wellness benefits; Headspace app subscription and Spill mental health support.
• Budget for French language classes.
• One-time home office set-up allowance.
• Work-from-anywhere weeks; work from anywhere for three weeks in a year.
• Paid birthday day off.
• Team building events.
• Paid parental leave.
• Learning and development budget