Android Engineer
d.light
Software Engineering
Nairobi, Kenya
Posted on Oct 3, 2025
Job Description
As Android engineer you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices. Your primary focus will be the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
- Work with outside data sources and APIs
- Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
- Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
- Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
Requirements
The Person:
As Android engineer you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices. Your primary focus will be the development of Android 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, commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Show us why you are suited for this position, rather than just tell us
- Deeply experienced in Java and object oriented programming including design patterns
- Significant work experience and/or relevant educational background
- Experience with unit testing and continuous integration
- Proven working experience in Android app development
- Experience publishing Android apps on the Play Store
- Experience with Android SDK
- Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON
- Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
- Working knowledge of Firebase, Retrofit, Butterknife is an added advantage
- Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
- Good understanding of popular programming paradigms (e.g. object oriented, functional programming)
- Experience with product management tools and software, prior experience with Atlassian is an advantage
- An ability to describe technical details to both engineering and non-engineering audiences
- Business driven, people focused, with exceptional influencing skills; excellent organizational, multi-tasking, presentation and time-management skills
- Passion for social enterprise, development of people and environmental benefits
