Mobile Developer

Summary

Join People in Need as a remote Mobile Developer to design, build, and maintain Android applications using Kotlin. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features, ensuring performance, quality, and responsiveness of the applications.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in Android app development
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and Java
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle
• Experience with Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect Android applications to back-end services
• Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and libraries
• Strong understanding of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Understanding of Google's Material Design principles
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Experience with Firebase
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Knowledge of object-oriented programming (OOP) concepts
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Full working proficiency in English

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Android applications using Kotlin
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Design data structures, algorithms, and overall system architecture
• Write high-quality, efficient, and maintainable code
• Create documentation for code and other technical aspects
• Deploy applications to different environments (development, testing, production)
• Provide ongoing technical support and maintenance for deployed applications
• Implement software, locally in the field as needed
• Participate in relevant Scrum ceremonies
• Work closely with project / product team members (tech lead, designers, testers, project / product managers) to ensure seamless project development

Benefits

• 25 days of paid leave annually; 3 sick days
• Laptop for work (also for personal use)
• PIN covers costs related to travelling abroad such as flights, accommodation, medical check-ups, vaccinations, travel insurance etc
• Reimbursement of costs of visas and vaccinations; assistance with visa application procedure
• Free medical helpdesk and psychological consultation available online; travel health insurance
• Relatively flexible working hours
• Access to internal e-learning and webinars
• Language courses
• International online induction for all the new staff (HQ + country programmes of RDD)