Senior Android Engineer Recruitment at Sparkle Nigeria

Sparkle Nigeria is a bank and then more. Licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), we are what most people would refer to as a digital bank. We offer financial, lifestyle and business support services to Nigerians across the globe.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Senior Android Engineer

Job Location: Nigeria
Category: Technology

About the Role


  • We are looking for an Android Developer who possesses a passion for pushing mobile technologies to the limits.
  • This Android App Developer will work with our team of talented engineers to design and build the next generation of our mobile applications.

What you'll be doing

  • Deliver across the entire app life cycle –concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app and support.
  • Work with senior developers on the work package effort estimation.
  • Build prototypes at tech scoping stage of projects.
  • Work with the web developers to create and maintain a robust framework to support the apps.
  • Develop customized Mobile App.
  • Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform.
  • Work closely with another mobile app developer leading the other platform development.
  • Work 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.
  • Work with the front-end developers to build the interface with focus on usability features.
  • Create compelling device specific user interfaces and experiences.
  • Standardize the platform and in some cases apps to deliver across multiple brands with minimal duplication of effort.
  • Optimize 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.
  • Reverse engineer for debugging errors in code.

What you should have

  • BS / MS Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
  • Proven software development experience and Android skills development
  • Proven working experience in Android app development and
  • Have published at least one original Android app in production
  • Experience with Android SDK
  • Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON
  • Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
  • Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
  • Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.