Palladium Group Recruitment for Mobile App Developer Intern

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Mobile App Developer Intern

Job ID: req19281
Job Location: Abuja, Nigeria
 

Project Overview and Role

• Data.FI is a five-year global project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to support the HIV and COVID-19 response. Data.FI partners with programs to accelerate and sustain access to high-quality data to expedite HIV and COVID-19 epidemic control and maintenance.
• By improving global, regional, national, and community/local in-depth analyses of HIV and COVID-19 epidemiologic and programmatic data, Data.FI expedites program achievements to improve client services and attain and sustain control of the epidemics.
• Data.FI supports host country governments to enhance existing health information systems (HIS), informing management responses to gaps in programming and sustaining impact by supporting local partner transition.

Purpose of Position

• We are seeking a Mobile App Developer Intern for the health informatics unit to support the design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation of the mobile applications being developed.
• The intern will work with the mobile application developer to optimize mobile applications and work with users and implementing partners.
• He/she will report to Senior DevOps Manager in the Health Informatics Department.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, testing, maintaining, and deploying software on the Flutter or React Native framework and Dart language.
• Developing and implementing user interface components following well-known Flutter / Dart workflows and practices.
• Design, develop, and test mobile applications for the iOS & Andriod platform
• Participate in the entire mobile application development life cycle.
• Works to keep informed on the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in mobile software development.
• Write clean, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code.
• Works on project teams or individually to develop new mobile applications.
• Support the development, testing, and documentation of the mobile application for NOMIS and LAMISPlus
• Write unit and UI tests to identify malfunctions in the applications.
• Troubleshoot and debug to optimize the performance of the mobile applications.
• Follows best practices for development, testing, and change management procedures.
• Works with project stakeholders to develop an enhanced user experience.
• Ensure codes comply with standards.
• Undertake any ad-hoc duties assigned by the supervisor.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Health Informatics, or its recognized equivalent with 1-3 years post National Youth Service relevant experience.
• Experience in developing Android/iOS applications and have deployed them on Google Play/App Store.
• 1+ years of knowledge in mobile app development.
• Strong problem-solving capacity.
• Familiarity using version control tools like Git, Subversion etc., and IDEs like Android Studio, VS Code, etc.
• Understanding of the Agile Software Development Life Cycle and knowledge of Scrum projects.
• Knowledge of Dart programming language, Rest APIs, and integration of various APIs from third parties.
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.