Mobile Application Engineer (Isidore)

Isidore is enabling higher quality food production and security in Africa.

Our Jinja platform is an all-in-one marketplace for Agric. We offer agile technology, access to capital, and valuable extension services for all in the value chain to achieve exponential growth. Ultimately, we aim to democratise access to the food value chain to crowd in more value and achieve self-sufficiency in food production across the continent. Our products and services benefit farmers, aggregators, food processors, logistics providers, and all across the food value chain.

Job Description

We are looking for a strong mobile app developer who welcomes both engineering and maintenance tasks. The primary focus will be to implement new user interfaces and features together with automated unit and integration tests. You will be working with our candid and collaborative team, where your knowledge and advice about application architecture and the newest mobile technologies will be highly appreciated. The code you write will need to be cleanly organized and of the highest quality. You’ll also help ensure solid application performance and an excellent user experience.

Responsibilities

Developing new features and user interfaces from wireframe models Ensuring the best performance and user experience of the application Fixing bugs and performance problems Writing clean, readable, and testable code Cooperating with back-end developers, designers, and the rest of the team to deliver well-architected and high-quality solutions

Requirements

Extensive knowledge about mobile app development. This includes the whole process, from the first line of code to publishing in the store(s) Deep knowledge of Flutter and GraphQL Must have proficient knowledge of Provider for State Management Proficiency with writing automated tests Familiarity with RESTful APIs Familiarity with the JSON format Experience with profiling and debugging mobile applications Strong knowledge of architectural patterns—MVP, MVC, MVVM, and Clean Architecture—and the ability to choose the best solution for the app Familiarity with Git Familiarity with push notifications Understanding mobile app design guidelines on each platform and being aware of their differences Minimum 5 years of experience in mobile app development

Working on a Founders Factory venture provides a rare opportunity for you to team up with world-class thinkers, entrepreneurs, and creators in building and launching a successful tech start-up. This role offers the freedom and excitement of working in a nippy early-stage start-up coupled with a large organisation's financial stability and resource access. 

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to lead a game-changing start-up with global growth aspirations and to help shape the future of Africa's start-up ecosystem.