Senior Android Developer Job in Nairobi (200K)

Senior Android Developer – Westlands, Nairobi
 
This client based in the heart of the Nairobi Tech Community has had massive growth year-on-year since their inception and are looking to continue their growth in 2017. 

As part of their in-house development team, you will be working in startup mode with the latest technology to deploy a state-of-the-art service.
 
We are looking for experienced, curious, and enthusiastic individuals with design and coding experience, who can carry ideas/concepts through the analyzes and evaluation then develop, test, deploy and support complex software systems. 
 


Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform
  • Collaborate with server teams to define, design and ship new services.
  • Work with outside data sources and APIs test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
  • Work on Bug fixing and improving application performance
  • Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximise development efficiency.
Qualifications:
  • A bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
  • Three or more years of relevant experience
  • Experience with agile software development methodology
  • Proved software development experience
  • Experience in Android Development
  • Experience with scaling systems and cloud technology to support services in the mobile environment.
You will also have:
  • A self starter ability to gather requirements and provide solutions.
  • Experience with Android SDK
  • Published at least one original Android app
  • Experience working with remote data via Network Connection to servers over TCP.
  • Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle
  • The ability to provide high level verbal and written communications such as design documents, presentation, decision documents, or research papers
Monthly gross salary: Ksh. 150,000 - 200,000/= (Approx. 1,500 – 2,000 USD) plus potential future share options.
 
Deadline: 4th January 2017
 
Applications:
 
To apply, please follow the link: 

Summit Recruitment & Search, 
Blixen Court, Karen Road, 
Karen
 
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