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Intermediate Android Developer - JHB

  • On-site, Hybrid
    • Gauteng, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Mobile Development Services (MOB)

Job description

DVT is looking for a passionate Intermediate Android Developer to join our Mobile Practice. You will work alongside experienced engineers, designers, and architects to build high-quality mobile solutions for leading organisations in South Africa and globally.

As part of a collaborative Agile team, you will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and enhancing Android applications using modern Android development practices, while continuously growing your technical expertise


Job requirements

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and enhance Android applications using Kotlin and modern Android technologies.

  • Collaborate with designers, developers, QA engineers, and product stakeholders to deliver high-quality solutions.

  • Build responsive and intuitive user interfaces using Jetpack Compose.

  • Integrate RESTful APIs and WebView-based journeys.

  • Apply mobile security best practices and secure coding principles.

  • Contribute to scalable, maintainable, and testable application architectures.

  • Implement state management and lifecycle-aware solutions.

  • Participate in code reviews and knowledge-sharing activities.

  • Write clean, reusable, and efficient code aligned with engineering standards.

  • Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application issues.

  • Stay current with Android development trends, tools, and best practices.

Technical Requirements

Android Development

  • Solid knowledge of the Android Native framework and common first-party Android APIs.

  • Good understanding of Android Architecture Components.

  • Experience implementing MVVM architecture.

  • Good understanding of Android application lifecycle management.

  • Experience consuming RESTful APIs within mobile applications.

  • Understanding of mobile application security principles and secure development practices.

Jetpack Compose

Practical experience with:

  • Material Design and custom composables.

  • Activity, View, and Fragment lifecycle management.

  • Composable lifecycle management.

  • State management.

  • Screen orientation handling.

  • Localization and internationalisation considerations.

  • Navigation and UI state handling.

Kotlin

Strong working knowledge of:

  • Collections and data structures.

  • Scope functions.

  • Coroutines and asynchronous programming.

  • Lambdas and higher-order functions.

  • Variables, visibility modifiers, and access control.

  • Object-oriented programming concepts.

Architecture & Engineering Practices

  • Understanding of SOLID principles and Clean Code practices.

  • Understanding of common software design patterns.

  • Experience with dependency injection frameworks such as Hilt, Dagger, or Koin.

  • Exposure to unit testing and automated testing practices.

  • Understanding of Git-based version control workflows.

Banking & Backbase

  • Experience with Backbase is advantageous.

  • Experience working on financial services or banking applications is beneficial.

Required Experience

  • 3–6 years of professional Android development experience.

  • 2+ years of commercial Kotlin development experience.

  • 1+ years of experience building applications with Jetpack Compose.

  • Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments.

  • Proven ability to deliver production-quality mobile applications.

  • Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to work effectively within a collaborative development team.

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