Software Engineering

Senior Android Developer

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Employment typeContractor
Location listedSouth Africa
WorkplaceRemote
Originally postedOctober 4, 2026
Application deadlineDecember 3, 2026

Job description

Job Description:

We are looking for a Senior Android developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at Android.

Your primary focus will be the development of such applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure.

Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem-solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and build applications for Android
  • Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
  • Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
  • Understand Technical Design documentation when developing solutions
  • Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
  • Help maintain code quality, organization and automatization
  • Exposure to DevOps principles and methodology and tools

Skills:

  • Proficient in Java, with a good knowledge of its ecosystems, also deep exposure to Kotlin

•Proficient in Android Studio IDE

  • Solid understanding of object-oriented programming

•Experience with Groovy

  • Good knowledge of performance limits and characteristics
  • Knowledge of memory management and multi-threading
  • Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect to back-end services
  • Comprehensive understanding and implementation of UI design and a user-oriented focus
  • Implementation of automated testing platforms and unit tests

•Knack for benchmarking and optimization

  • Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines
  • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (e.g. Git and/or AzureDevOps)

•Familiarity with continuous integration

  • Exposure to working in Agile methodology and relevant tools (e.g. Jira)
  • BSc Computer Science qualification or equivalent

•Minimum of 5 years of work experience

Originally posted on Himalayas

Remote eligibility

This listing accepts applicants from: South Africa.