Senior Mobile Engineer

The Senior Mobile Engineer is responsible for developing high-quality user interfaces (UI) and user experiences (UX) by leveraging expertise in FrontEnd development, reactive frameworks, and server-side features. The role involves building and publishing mobile apps, shaping mobile technology direction, and owning feature development for an app with a large user base.

Responsibilities:

1. Development of App Interfaces and Features:
   • Develop robust, well-structured, and user-friendly app interfaces and features using Flutter and Dart.
   • Write clean, easy-to-understand, and maintainable code.
2. Collaboration and Best Practices:
   • Contribute to a culture of best practices and collaborate to maintain the technical quality and simplicity of our software.
   • Assist junior and intermediate developers with guidance and mentorship.
3. Quality Assurance and Testing:
   • Write automated tests to minimize bugs and ensure high-quality code and application performance.
   • Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve bugs promptly.
4. Continuous Integration and Deployment:
   • Assist with the setup and debugging of CI/CD pipelines to streamline development processes.
5. Documentation and Knowledge Sharing:
   • Write and maintain comprehensive documentation for development processes and application features.
6. Agile Teamwork:
   • Actively participate in an agile team environment to groom, prepare, and plan sprint work effectively.

Requirements:

1. Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes:
   • Ability to work toward release goals.
   • Strong teamwork skills.
   • Good verbal and written communication skills.
   • Excellent problem-solving abilities.
   • Inquisitive nature and drive to understand and solve problems.
   • Willingness to share knowledge and mentor peers.
   • Familiarity with web development concepts such as Web Security Vulnerabilities, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), and CORS.
   • Experience with web development architectures such as SPAs, PWAs, MVC, SSR, micro frontends, module federation, and resumability.
   • Extensive experience with build tools like Vite, Webpack, and Gulp.
   • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and processes.
   • Comfortable working in CLI and on remote hosts.
   • Proficiency in designing and delivering high-quality app user interfaces and experiences.
   • Experience in app performance optimization.
   • Experience with Test-Driven Development (Mockito).
   • Competent with version control and Git.
   • Experience with configuration and use of CI/CD pipelines.
   • Bonus: Experience with native Android and/or iOS app development, Riverpod, Linux.
2. Education and Training:
   • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related fields.
3. Experience:
   • At least 5 years in software development.
   • At least 3 years with Flutter and Dart, including API integration and app store publishing.
   • Experience with Firebase, breaking complex solutions into smaller modules, web performance optimization, TDD, reactive frameworks like React and NodeJS, API integration via HTTP/S, GraphQL, Websockets, and version control systems.

Additional Details:

• Mid-Level Position
• Permanent, Market Related
• Location: Cape Town CBD
• Required Experience: Manager

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