Junior - Intermediate Android Developer - Hybrid JHB

Android Developer

Company: DVT

Description:

As an Android Developer at DVT, you will collaborate with a team of talented individuals who share your passion for technology and innovation. You will work on exciting projects that challenge your skills and encourage out-of-the-box thinking, making a real impact on the millions of users of our clients' applications. We offer a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters creativity, initiative, growth, and learning, providing the tools and resources needed to stay at the forefront of Android development. Our engineering leadership team is dedicated to your professional growth through various collaborative and innovative initiatives, including internal speaking, training, and sponsoring technical events.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside established developers using the latest technologies. As a people-first company, we prioritize a healthy work-life balance, believing that a happy and fulfilled team is a productive team. We are committed to enabling your success and personal growth.

Responsibilities:

• Develop mobile applications using the Android Native framework.
• Collaborate with other developers to provide industry-leading solutions.
• Collaborate with designers to implement components, screens, and user journeys.
• Integrate Restful APIs and Webview journeys.
• Ensure application security by following security guidelines.
• Ensure application stability, scalability, and testability by implementing best practices.
• Implement state management solutions to efficiently manage application state and lifecycle.
• Create custom widgets to enhance application functionality and user experience.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
• Troubleshoot and debug application issues.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of the Android Native framework and common first-party APIs.
• Practical understanding of clean code principles.
• Solid Backbase knowledge and experience.
• Solid understanding of architectural components.
• Solid understanding of MVVM architecture.
• Advanced-level and proven experience with Jetpack Compose, including:
• Material and Custom Components.
• Activity, View, and Fragment lifecycles.
• Composable lifecycle.
• Screen orientation handling.
• Localization considerations.
• State management.
• Practical understanding of SOLID and OOP principles.
• Solid understanding of common design patterns.
• Advanced-level experience with Kotlin, including:
• Data structures.
• Scope functions.
• Coroutines and executors.
• Lambdas and high-order functions.
• Variable lifecycle and access control.
• Experience with common dependency injection practices and frameworks: Hilt, Dagger, and Koin.
• Good understanding of localization and internationalization mechanisms in Android.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and experience integrating them into mobile applications.
• Knowledge of mobile application security practices and techniques.
• Problem-solving skills and rationalization of solution decisions.
• Awareness of the latest trends in the Kotlin and Android ecosystems.