Android Software Engineer

Job Description

About the Role takealot.com , a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Software Engineer (Android Storefront) to join our team. Candidates must reside in South Africa.

Responsibilities

• This position reports to the Mobile Engineering Manager
• Help design, develop and refine new features
• Locate and resolve bugs and crashes
• Brainstorm new ideas and concepts
• Work with teammates on design, code reviews, and estimation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering and a minimum of 3 years experience in a software/technology environment is required.
• In the event that you do not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma (Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 6 years’ of Software Development experience
• 3+ years professional mobile development experience with at least 2 years experience in native Android
• Strong Computer Science and programming fundamentals.
• Full understanding of the Android application and activity lifecycles.
• Proficient in building modern, responsive Android interfaces using Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and core Android architecture components..
• Appreciation of Android-specific asynchronous processing techniques.
• Knowledge of strategies to handle issues related to platform fragmentation, differing screen sizes and multiple OS versions.
• Knowledge and Appreciation of Android user experience design patterns.

Be accountable

Creative

Solution oriented

Flexible

• Take pride in your work
• Android Java experience is a bonus.
• Any iOS native development experience is a bonus.
• Experience with network requests to RESTful APIs and using industry-standard libraries.
• Experience working with unit test frameworks
• Experience with writing UI Automation scripts using Robot Framework.
• Experience developing eCommerce apps for retail
• Experience working with software development tools including GitLab, Jira and Confluence.