Mobile App Developer at BlueSlip Limited Nigeria

BlueSlip Limited Nigeria – Our client, a leading firm in the educational sector, is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Mobile App Developer

Location: Lagos

Job Overview

• We are looking to hire an experienced Mobile Developer to help develop mobile apps for the firm.
• The qualified candidate will collaborate with internal teams to develop functional mobile applications; application programming interfaces (APIs) to support mobile functionality while keeping up to date with terminology, concepts and best practices for coding mobile apps.
• The qualified candidate will also contribute to the design, testing, releasing and support of the application.
• If you’re hard-working and dedicated, we are looking to hire you.

Responsibilities

• Identify and plan for new features
• Write clean, readable, and testable code
• Translate code into user-friendly applications
• Develop application programming interfaces (APIs) to support mobile functionality
• Suggest and implement new mobile products, applications and protocols
• Remain up to date with the terminology, concepts and best practices for coding mobile apps
• Work closely with colleagues to constantly innovate app functionality and design
• Use and adapt existing web applications for apps
• Write unit and UI tests to identify malfunctions
• Communicate with users to understand their needs and experiences
• Fix bugs and performance problems
• Liaise with back-end developers, designers, and the rest of the team to deliver well-architected and high-quality solutions
• Perform other duties/tasks as assigned

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of demonstrable experience
• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or relevant field is required
• Demonstrable portfolio of released applications on the App store or the Android market
• Extensive knowledge of at least one programming language like Swift and Java
• Familiarity with OOP design principles
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Superior analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude
• Ability to perform in a team environment
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to interpret and follow technical plans

Skills:

• Extensive knowledge of mobile app development. This includes the whole process, from the first line of code to publishing in the store(s)
• Deep knowledge of Android, iOS, etc. platforms
• Proficiency with writing automated tests in JUnit, Espresso, Mocha, Jest, Enzyme, XCTest, etc.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and mobile libraries for networking, the JSON format, Git, push notifications
• Experience with profiling and debugging mobile applications
• Strong knowledge of architectural patterns – MVP, MVC, MVVM, and Clean Architecture – and the ability to choose the best solution for the app
• Understanding mobile app design guidelines on each platform and being aware of their differences
• Proficiency in Kotlin/Java/Swift/Objective-C/JavaScript/C# language

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2020.