Android Mobile Developer at Appzone Limited

Appzone Limited is Africa’s leading provider of Integrated Banking and Payment software platforms and incidentally creator of BankOne; the world’s leading cloud infrastructure for Banking and Payment processing targeted at Small and Medium financial Institutions.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Android Mobile Developer

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time

Summary
Do you have a passion for complex problem solving and programming? Do you have the talent and drive required to build solutions that transform the way entire industries function? Is your time so valuable that managers are constantly debating which tasks to assign to you next, because you complete them with ease and speed? Then a career at AppZone is the dream job you’ve been searching for.

AppZone is Africa’s leading provider of home grown financial technology solutions. We expand the scope and competitiveness of financial institutions by delivering disruptive innovation on agile technology using best practices.

We recognize that our super-talented and highly motivated people are at the core of our unprecedented success so far. As such, we seek for more extraordinary individuals to join our high-performance teams and become part of making history. Your contributions have the potential to impact millions of people across Africa as we work together to provide technology that empowers people with unlimited access to financial services.

Expectations:

Develop, Implement, and Support software products and solutions that integrate with in-house and third-party systems
Provide support to business analysts in the conversion of individual client business requirements into software functionality
Provide assistance to relevant functional teams by identifying requirements and improvements to the architectural design of new/existing applications
Provide training to client end-users with relevant tools and technical documentation.
Lead a technical work stream as a component of a larger project
Provide subject-matter expertise, customer advocacy, and analysis through all phases of the development lifecycle
Communicate effectively well with internal / external parties.

Qualifications and Skills

Bachelor’s Degree or corresponding combination of education and work experience in software development.
2+ years of programming experience in native android development with Java or C#.
2+ years’ experience with Web API, JSON, and REST.
Experience with embedded databases like SQLite.
Strong knowledge of Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
Good communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal & analytic skills.
An aptitude for analytical problem-solving
Ease and ability to learn fast and solve complex problems
Proficiency in object-oriented design and development using software development best practices.
Experience working on Agile teams using Agile methodologies such as SCRUM
Ability to provide technical input for designs, functional specifications, and other project requirements
Ability to design, and build, high-quality unit tests.
Experience with continuous delivery tools like Jenkins and Team City
Sound knowledge of Version Control, code reviews and ability to achieve rapid development.