Senior Android Developer

 About Carbon

We are a digital Tier 1 Unit microfinance bank. Our mission is to provide accessible and affordable financial services to individuals and businesses across Nigeria. We leverage technology to meet the evolving needs of individual customers and SMEs, driving financial inclusion and economic growth. We offer a wide range of banking services, including savings, loans, and payment solutions, all designed to simplify banking for modern Nigerian customers.

At Carbon, we are:

 Passionate: We love what we do and have an ownership mentality.

Resourceful: We make do with what we have. Not wasteful

Intelligent: We are forever learning to better ourselves, constantly experiencing & testing to understand the problem space better

Maverick: We try the unconventional, question widely held assumptions.

Executor: We get shit done. No excuses

Data-Driven: Rigorous in using data for decisions, experiments to test assumptions and hypothesis 

About the role 

We are seeking a dedicated Senior Android Developer to join our team and gain valuable experience in the finance sector.

Responsibilities

• Drive the direction of the mobile applications in the company to deliver robust, secure, and efficient experiences to make our customers happy.


• Design, develop, and improve our Android applications across all popular devices.


• Produce technical designs and lead developers during development.


• Build up best practices around Android development, code reviews, and training.


• Work with the Quality Assurance team to troubleshoot and resolve issues.

Requirements

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject


• Experience building native apps in Android using Java (mandatory) and Kotlin


• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


• At least 4 years of  software development experience and Android skills development


• Must have published at least one original Android app to the Play Store


• Experience with Android and Firebase SDKs


• Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON


• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies


• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.


• Sound knowledge of Android components (Content providers, Broadcast receivers, services, activities, fragments, UI layouts, Intents ..)


• Fast-paced and able to work to deadlines.

The following are optional but will enhance your chances of being selected:

• Knowledge of at least one backend programming language


• Ability to work with UX prototyping tools like Figma, Adobe XD, InvisionApp, etc


• Knowledge of GIT


• Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and/or other automated testing skills.


• Overall software development experience of 5+ years


• Agile Development experience.


• Prior experience working with financial applications

Recruitment process

• Call with People team


• Case Study ( Assessment)


• Interview

Benefits:

• A great and upbeat work environment populated by a multinational team.


• Health Insurance


• Life Insurance


• Career Development & Growth