Mobile Development Lead - Pretoria, South Africa - Curiska (Pty) Ltd

Curiska (Pty) Ltd

Verified Company

Pretoria, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Job Purpose:

Manages the team and the sprints, being responsible for communication, team health and culture. Has authority over process, structure, scheduling, task assignment, documentation.

Develop and maintain our innovative hearing health platforms on the native Android platform (with a basic knowledge of iOS in order to manage the team), ensuring code is generated that is in accordance with specifications, and which is neat, accurate and scalable.

Responsible for motivating employees and bringing about win-win agreements within the team.

Efficiently structure sprints and teams to partner together, allowing for tasks to be completed faster; ultimately speeding up time to market.

Minimum education (essential):

BSc in Computer Science / Engineering or other applicable technical discipline

Minimum education (desirable):

Honors / MSc in computer science / engineering or other applicable technical discipline

Minimum applicable experience (years):
7+ years working experience
2+ years of managing a team

Required nature of experience:

Hands on Android software developer having been responsible for the development and maintenance of 1 or more projects.
Line management of iOS and Android developers
Team culture, coaching and development
System development coordination
Project management
Project implementation management.
Documentation
Use sound engineering practices to build a solid product while iterating quickly.

Skills and Knowledge (essential)**:

Android (Java / Kotlin)
Reactive programming
Modular code design principles, familiarity with different software architectures: MVP, MVVM, Clean Architecture
Restful API integration
GIT
Development architecture
MySQL
Git
Agile knowledge and experience
Knowledge of Atlassian Suite (Jira and Confluence)
Knowledge of development pipelines.

Other:

Main development language for role: Android
Experience with ISO, CE or FDA compliance for software would be advantageous.
Medical device software development experience would be advantageous.
Experience with BLE would be advantageous.
Experience with AWS would be advantageous.

Essential Competencies:

Examining Information
Developing Expertise
Adopting Practical Approaches
Providing Insights
Thinking Positively
Inviting Feedback
Upholding Standards
Taking Action

Important Competencies:

Interpreting Data
Generating Ideas
Exploring Possibilities
Convincing People
Articulating Information
Embracing Change
Valuing Individuals
Showing Composure
Meeting Timescales
Checking Things
Following Procedures
Pursuing Goals

Team Management 25%

Increase team's effectiveness with the following:
Recruitment, selection and orientation;
Training and development;
Assign accountabilities and plan;
Monitor and appraise job and project results.
Develop a climate for offering information and opinions.
Ensure conformity of products and documentation to product and company requirements in terms of the Quality Objectives.
Provide technical leadership to the team through coaching and mentorship where appropriate.
Develop the expertise within the team, ensuring continued development and bestpractice.
Package and support deployment of releases.
Assist with managing team priorities and development schedules.
Provide feedback to Line Manager regarding the efficiency and output of the team.
Build team morale and keep the team motivated to work at a high pace and at the desired quality.
Ensure the team meets specification and timescales as appropriate.
Drive documentation completion and quality within the team.
Ensure development is completed within the Quality Management framework.

Application Planning and Development 35%

Write and maintain efficient, reusable and reliable code to meet system requirements, system designs and technical specifications in accordance with quality accredited standards.
Identify issues, bugs, and bottlenecks and devise solutions to these problems.

Project Planning and Capacity Management 20%

Estimate accurate completion timelines for projects for use by the project lead in capacity planning.
Provide input into the requirements documentation and assist in work breakdown to draft a proper timeline to plan the schedule and what is required.
Manage time and tasks effectively in order to complete tasks in the correct order of priority.
Manage time and tasks effectively in order to complete tasks on time.
Track tasks and timing on JIRA.

Team Work 10%

Participate in peerreviews of solution designs and related code.
Communicate and collaborate with the team to solve problems and discuss best programming practices.
Communicate effectively with team members and internal stakeholders, using communications channels appropriately.

Quality Management and Compliance 10%