Senior Mobile Android Engineer - SuperApp

Job description

**Yassir** is the leading super App in the Maghreb region set to changing the way daily services are provided. It currently operates in **45 cities across Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with recent expansions into France, Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa**. It is backed (~**$200M in funding**) by VCs from Silicon Valley, Europe and other parts of the world. We offer on-demand services such as ride-hailing and last-mile delivery. Building on this infrastructure, we are now introducing financial services to help our users pay, save and borrow digitally. Helping usher the continent into a digital economy era. We’re not just about serving people - we’re about creating a marketplace to bring people what they need while infusing social values. ABOUT THE ROLE In this role, you will be part of our engineering team, working with a high quality code base and the latest tools, where you will promote your skills to be an expert in complex frontend development in Android (kotlin) native platforms. Your primary focus will be development of mobile applications and their integration with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to a highly dynamic environment, where root cause analysis and rapid collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products are required. ### TASKS - Design and build mobile applications for Android. - Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications - Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features - Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs - Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization - Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas to our technology, algorithms and products. - Work with the engineering and design teams to understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and then translate that into a pragmatic and effective technical solution - Dive into difficult problems and successfully deliver results on schedule ### REQUIREMENTS - **Must have technical skills** - A minimum of 5 years of experience - Language: Android, Kotlin - Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notification - Web architecture: Rest and restful APIs, micro-services - Version control: GIT - **Nice to have technical skills (Strongly advised)** - Containers: Docker, Kubernetes - Caching, Redis server - Scaling, Web load balancing - Experience in a rapidly growing company in the **fintech space is a plus.** - BSc/MSc in Engineering, Computer Science or relevant field ### WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN YASSIR - 😎 You will be part of one of the first Algerian startups to go through the Y Combinator program and one of the fastest-growing tech companies in North Africa. We are current in +50 cities (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Senegal & France). - 💸 Attractive salary and you even get a stake in the company. - 🤙🏽Have a lasting impact on our company's culture. - 🚀 Perfect timing with renowned investors to build something great. - 📈 Extremely steep learning curve with own responsibility and intensive guidance. - 💯 Make a real impact on the world by helping us bring affordable financial and on-demand services to millions of Africans