Senior Mobile Android Engineer "Financial Service"

Team: Financial Services

Location: Cairo, Egypt, Alexandria, Egypt

Commitment: Full-time

Workplace Type: hybrid

About the role

In this role, you will be part of our engineering team, working with a high quality code base and the latest tools, where you will promote your skills to be an expert in complex frontend development in Android (kotlin) native platforms. Your primary focus will be development of mobile 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 a highly dynamic environment, where root cause analysis and rapid collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products are required.

About your role as “Senior Android Engineer”

Design and build mobile applications for Android.

Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications

Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features

Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas to our technology, algorithms and products.

Work with the engineering and design teams to understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and then translate that into a pragmatic and effective technical solution

Dive into difficult problems and successfully deliver results on schedule

About your experience

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Android app development.

• Proven track record of delivering high-quality, user-friendly Android applications.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. A master's degree is a plus.

• Expert proficiency in Kotlin with a deep understanding of its advanced features.

• Extensive experience with Jetpack Compose and building UI components in a declarative paradigm.

• Strong understanding of the Android SDK, including UI design principles, patterns, and best practices.

• Experience with asynchronous programming and multithreading in Android.

• Proficient in integrating RESTful APIs and working with JSON data format.

• Familiarity with dependency injection frameworks like Dagger/Hilt.

• Experience with Android Architecture Components (ViewModel, LiveData, Room, Navigation).

• Solid understanding of MVI and other architectural patterns.

• Proficient with version control systems, particularly Git, and experience with GitFlow workflow.

• Experience with unit testing (JUnit, Mockito) and UI testing (Espresso).

• Knowledge of Gradle build system and managing project dependencies.

• Understanding of material design principles and ability to implement them effectively.

• Familiarity with app performance optimization and tools like Android Profiler.

• Experience with Google Play Store deployment and app release management.

• Knowledge of backend technologies and experience with Firebase or other backend services.

• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Bitrise.

• Understanding of secure coding practices and experience with encryption and data protection on Android.

• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

• Experience with localization/internationalization to support multi-language apps.

• Knowledge of analytics tools like Google Analytics, or Firebase Analytics, for tracking app performance and user engagement.

Why you should join Yassir

😎 You will be part of one of the first Algerian startups to go through the Y Combinator program and one of the fastest-growing tech companies in North Africa. We are current in +60 cities (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Senegal)
💸 Attractive salary and you even get a stake in the company
🚉 Subsidized public transit pass
🤙🏽Have a lasting impact on our company's culture
🚀 Perfect timing with renowned investors to build something great
📈 Extremely steep learning curve with own responsibility and intensive guidance
💯 Make a real impact on the world by helping us bring affordable financial and on-demand services to millions of Africans