Tiko is currently hiring a Mobile Engineer
About The Company
Tiko (previously known as Triggerise) believes in a world where all youth have the power to choose where, when, and how they meet their sexual reproductive health needs. Their digital platform delivers scalable and verifiable sexual reproductive health services for young people in 5 main markets in Sub-Saharan Africa - Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Africa, and Burkina Faso. They work together with local communities and use nudges like reminders, discounts, and reward points to encourage their users to access and use sexual and reproductive health services. They also support their users in becoming micro-entrepreneurs and adding value to their economies.
Tiko has offices in South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, the Netherlands and Portugal. Globally, their team consists of 160 enthusiastic, international colleagues. Whether you are working from their biggest office in Nairobi, the fast-growing office in South Africa, or from home, their people are young and their culture is global and dynamic. Their work environment is fast-paced, informal, and friendly.
About the role: As a Mobile Engineer, you will be involved in the entire mobile app development lifecycle, applying software engineering principles to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate our mobile software. You will also collaborate with third-party developers to ensure they meet their high standards.
- You are responsible for the maintenance of their apps, as well as all necessary updates.
- You modify and tailor the apps based on feedback from the field or automated frameworks.
- You make sure their mobile apps are secure and safe with regards to information security & personal data.
- You document your processes, app structure and organisation in a way that others can easily work with and find necessary information.
- Their team works in an agile way and you will be part of the rituals and practices.
- You run, get involved with and help out colleagues on other projects as needed.
About you: Having experience with mobile development and the principles of design, development maintenance, and more, you're excited by technology and passionate about utilizing it for social impact.
Requirements
- You have 4+ years industry experience building Android applications.
- You have proficiency in using: Kotlin; MVVM architecture; Dagger/Hilt dependency injection; View-based / XML-based layouts; Jetpack Compose; Room; Retrofit; Firebase; Git.
- You’re a natural problem solver and naturally logical - you are always pioneering for the best solution.
- You’ve experienced working in a team environment, as well as independently.
- You have excellent English Skills.
The rewards: At Tiko, they believe in being open, also when it comes to salaries. The monthly salary bracket for this position is €2,087 - €3,131 gross in Portugal, R40,451 - R60,677 gross in South Africa, Ksh216,053 - Ksh324,080 gross in Kenya, plus benefits. They will offer you a salary in this bracket depending on your level of experience and how it relates to your future colleagues.
In Addition To The Salary, They Offer
- Great secondary benefits.
- A personal development budget.
- Unlimited holidays, if you can make it work with your team you're good to go.
- Growth opportunities.
- A product to help shape as they grow, to leave your mark on how Tiko does things.
- A vision that they trust that you will do your job without them having to invent unnecessary rules and regulations.
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