Mobile App Developer (Contract Staff)



Our Client is an integrated Digital Marketing Agency based in Nigeria. They provide wide range of digital marketing solutions for branding and advertising purposes to help their clients’ businesses leverage on the power of digital platforms for growth and profitability. Our client is looking for a senior mobile app developer to lead the design, development and maintenance of Android and iPhone apps. The developer will lead the entire app lifecycle right from concept stage until delivery and post launch support. Apps will be mainly content based and integrated closely with the web sites. In addition to delivering the product the successful candidate will be heavily involved in driving the mobile strategy globally.


Compensation: To be discussed

Location: Lagos, Nigeria



Reporting line: Digital Business Director



Main tasks and responsibilities:

Acting as lead iOS and/ or Android developer. Depending on the skills set can be lead on one platform and play a supporting role across the other

Working closely with another mobile app developer leading the other platform development

Deliver across the entire app life cycle –concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support

Working directly with developers and product managers to conceptualize, build, test and realize products

Gather requirements around functionality and translate those requirements into elegant functional solutions

Build prototypes at tech scoping stage of projects

Working along the web developers to create and maintain a robust framework to support the apps Working with the front end developers to build the interface with focus on usability features

Create compelling device specific user interfaces and experiences

Standardizing the platform and in some cases apps to deliver across multiple brands with minimal duplication of effort

Optimizing performance for the apps

Keep up to date on the latest industry trends in the mobile technologies

Explain technologies and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Attend industry events/ conference – both attending and presenting



Person specification:

Proven commercial software development experience – desktop and mobile Published examples of mobile applications on the App store or the Android market

Excellent knowledge in information architecture, human computer interaction and usability design principles

A track record of delivering successful consumer and or business products

Ability to use analytic data and user testing to inform design decision

A passion for new consumer technology and the emerging media landscape

Ability to multi task and good time management skills

Ability to work on their own and as a part of the team

Excellent scoping and estimation skills

Excellent testing/ QA skills

Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) to liaise with various departments locally and internationally



Essential skills:

iOS –

Strong OO design and programming skills in Objective-C

Familiar with iOS SDK (UIKit, Cocoa Touch, Core Data, Core Location, etc)

Familiar with xcode



Android –

Strong OO design and programming skills in Java (J2EE/ J2ME)

Familiar with the Android SDK

Knowledge of SQLite, MySQL or similar database management system

Familiar with Eclipse



Common –

Proficient in ASP.Net

Understanding of other compiled languages

Experience on web service integration (SOAP, REST, JSON, XML)

Experience of development using web technologies

Good understanding of OO programming and design patterns

Good understanding of HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax and PHP

Experience building web and native apps

Experience using social media APIs

Ads integration using a 3rd party ad server (DART) Using version control (e.g. SVN)

Excellent debugging and optimization skills



Desirable skills:

LAMP development experience PHP frameworks (e.g. Zend)

PHP template engines (e.g. Smarty)

Creative design skills

Working with a content management system

Working in a media/ publishing environment



Competencies for success:

Creativity

Learning on the Fly

Technical Learning

Action Orientated

Dealing with Ambiguity

Presentation Skills

Peer Relationships

Time Management

Written Communications

Problem Solving

*Salary to be discussed

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