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IT Jobs, Tezza Business Solutions Jobs. Looking for an IT job in Kenya? Tezza Business Solutions is hiring a Mid Level Android Developer skilled in Android SDK, Kotlin, RESTful API integration, and mobile app architecture.

Responsibilities or duties

Perform full stack hands-on mobile development for native mobile app design and implementation on Android, including system analysis, test-driven application development, unit test, test automation, code review and application maintenance support.

Code and ship complex new mobile features and apps.

Establish and maintain strong partnerships with the project manager and technical product owners.

Work with owners and system leads, including Vendor Solutions, to logically design and negotiate solutions and participate in long-term product planning.

Ensure commitments are met while providing high-quality and cost-effective systems that meet client expectations.

Keep up to date on new technology, standards, protocols and tools in areas relevant to the rapidly changing digital mobile environment.

Work with the application support teams and external vendors as necessary to ensure all applications are supported according to their Service Level Agreements.

Troubleshoot and fix issues in production and non-production environments.

Collaborate and work with external teams to design API specs.

Propose and implement process improvements to make our engineering team even better

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (preferred), Math, Physics, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience

Min 5 years of software development experience

3+ years of Android development

Experience in coding new Android mobile apps from scratch as well as refactoring, transitioning, and revising existing apps

Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices including Custom UI or views.

Strong knowledge of 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.

Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices

Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning

Ability to design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch.”

Familiarity with the use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers

Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks

Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements.

Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications.

A knack for benchmarking and optimization

Understanding of Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines

Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git

Familiarity with continuous integration

Min 4 years hands on GIT source code control experience

• Perform full stack hands-on mobile development for native mobile app design and implementation on Android, including system analysis, test-driven application development, unit test, test automation, code review and application maintenance support.
• Code and ship complex new mobile features and apps.
• Establish and maintain strong partnerships with the project manager and technical product owners.
• Work with owners and system leads, including Vendor Solutions, to logically design and negotiate solutions and participate in long-term product planning.
• Ensure commitments are met while providing high-quality and cost-effective systems that meet client expectations.
• Keep up to date on new technology, standards, protocols and tools in areas relevant to the rapidly changing digital mobile environment.
• Work with the application support teams and external vendors as necessary to ensure all applications are supported according to their Service Level Agreements.
• Troubleshoot and fix issues in production and non-production environments.
• Collaborate and work with external teams to design API specs.
• Propose and implement process improvements to make our engineering team even better

• Android SDK
• Kotlin
• RESTful API integration
• Mobile app architecture
• Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices
• Custom UI or views
• Android SDK, different versions of Android, and how to deal with different screen sizes
• RESTful APIs
• Offline storage
• Threading
• Performance tuning
• Design applications around natural user interfaces, such as “touch.”
• Use of additional sensors, such as gyroscopes and accelerometers
• Open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks
• Understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Benchmarking and optimization
• Google’s Android design principles and interface guidelines
• Code versioning tools, such as Git
• Continuous integration
• GIT source code control

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (preferred), Math, Physics, or Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience
• Min 5 years of software development experience
• 3+ years of Android development
• Experience in coding new Android mobile apps from scratch as well as refactoring, transitioning, and revising existing apps