Mobile App Developer
2025-06-10T17:01:04+00:00
Umba
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FULL_TIME
Kenya
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Finance
Computer & IT
2025-06-24T17:00:00+00:00
Kenya
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We are seeking a skilled and motivated Mobile App Developer to join our digital banking team. You will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining secure and scalable mobile banking applications that deliver a seamless user experience. This role requires a solid understanding of mobile platforms and secure coding practices in the financial services industry. As a self-starter, you'll take ownership of the entire mobile development lifecycle, from architecture decisions to UI/UX implementation, working independently while collaborating with our product and backend teams.
What You'll Build
- Comprehensive fintech mobile app with loan origination, KYC verification, and payment processing
- Document management system with camera capture, scanning, and upload capabilities
- Real-time dashboards for business banking, payroll, and account management
- Multi-country platform supporting Kenya and Nigeria with localized features
- Secure financial transactions with biometric authentication and fraud prevention.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership
- Architect and develop the complete Android application using modern Android technologies
- Design intuitive user interfaces that translate complex financial workflows into simple, elegant experiences
- Integrate 100+ API endpoints for comprehensive platform functionality
- Implement security best practices including certificate pinning, data encryption
- Build offline-first architecture to handle poor connectivity across African markets
- Product Development
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions independently
- Collaborate with design and product teams to create pixel-perfect implementations
- Optimize performance for large datasets and complex financial operations
- Implement real-time features including notifications, messaging, and live updates
- Quality & Innovation
- Establish testing frameworks and maintain high code quality standards
- Drive technical decisions around architecture, libraries, and development practices
- Stay current with Android trends and introduce innovative solutions
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of Android development with proven track record of shipping production apps
- Expert-level Kotlin and modern Android SDK knowledge
- Jetpack Compose mastery for building complex, dynamic UIs
- Strong architecture skills (MVVM, Clean Architecture, dependency injection)
- API integration expertise (Retrofit, OkHttp, REST APIs, JWT authentication)
- Database proficiency (Room, SQLite) and offline data synchronization
- Fintech Experience
- 2+ years in financial services or fintech application development
- Security-focused development with understanding of financial regulations
- Payment integration experience (mobile money, bank transfers, transaction processing)
- Document management systems and KYC/AML compliance knowledge
- Design & UX Intuition
- Strong design sensibility with ability to implement pixel-perfect UIs
- Material Design expertise and understanding of modern design principles
- User experience focus with ability to simplify complex financial workflows
- Attention to detail in animations, transitions, and micro-interactions
- Self-Starter Qualities
- Independent problem-solving with minimal supervision required
- Proactive communication and ability to drive projects forward
- Technical decision-making skills and ownership mentality
- Adaptability to fast-paced startup environment
Preferred Qualifications
- African fintech market experience (Kenya, Nigeria, or similar markets)
- M-Pesa or mobile money integration experience
- Multi-country application development with localization
- React or TypeScript knowledge for cross-platform understanding
- CI/CD and DevOps experience with Android deployment
- Open-source contributions or technical writing experien
Technical Leadership Architect and develop the complete Android application using modern Android technologies Design intuitive user interfaces that translate complex financial workflows into simple, elegant experiences Integrate 100+ API endpoints for comprehensive platform functionality Implement security best practices including certificate pinning, data encryption Build offline-first architecture to handle poor connectivity across African markets Product Development Translate business requirements into technical solutions independently Collaborate with design and product teams to create pixel-perfect implementations Optimize performance for large datasets and complex financial operations Implement real-time features including notifications, messaging, and live updates Quality & Innovation Establish testing frameworks and maintain high code quality standards Drive technical decisions around architecture, libraries, and development practices Stay current with Android trends and introduce innovative solutions
5+ years of Android development with proven track record of shipping production apps Expert-level Kotlin and modern Android SDK knowledge Jetpack Compose mastery for building complex, dynamic UIs Strong architecture skills (MVVM, Clean Architecture, dependency injection) API integration expertise (Retrofit, OkHttp, REST APIs, JWT authentication) Database proficiency (Room, SQLite) and offline data synchronization Fintech Experience 2+ years in financial services or fintech application development Security-focused development with understanding of financial regulations Payment integration experience (mobile money, bank transfers, transaction processing) Document management systems and KYC/AML compliance knowledge Design & UX Intuition Strong design sensibility with ability to implement pixel-perfect UIs Material Design expertise and understanding of modern design principles User experience focus with ability to simplify complex financial workflows Attention to detail in animations, transitions, and micro-interactions Self-Starter Qualities Independent problem-solving with minimal supervision required Proactive communication and ability to drive projects forward Technical decision-making skills and ownership mentality Adaptability to fast-paced startup environment
JOB-684864d05fb0b
Vacancy title:
Mobile App Developer
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Finance, Category: Computer & IT]
Jobs at:
Umba
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, June 24 2025
Duty Station:
Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 10 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
We are seeking a skilled and motivated Mobile App Developer to join our digital banking team. You will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining secure and scalable mobile banking applications that deliver a seamless user experience. This role requires a solid understanding of mobile platforms and secure coding practices in the financial services industry. As a self-starter, you'll take ownership of the entire mobile development lifecycle, from architecture decisions to UI/UX implementation, working independently while collaborating with our product and backend teams.
What You'll Build
- Comprehensive fintech mobile app with loan origination, KYC verification, and payment processing
- Document management system with camera capture, scanning, and upload capabilities
- Real-time dashboards for business banking, payroll, and account management
- Multi-country platform supporting Kenya and Nigeria with localized features
- Secure financial transactions with biometric authentication and fraud prevention.
Key Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership
- Architect and develop the complete Android application using modern Android technologies
- Design intuitive user interfaces that translate complex financial workflows into simple, elegant experiences
- Integrate 100+ API endpoints for comprehensive platform functionality
- Implement security best practices including certificate pinning, data encryption
- Build offline-first architecture to handle poor connectivity across African markets
- Product Development
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions independently
- Collaborate with design and product teams to create pixel-perfect implementations
- Optimize performance for large datasets and complex financial operations
- Implement real-time features including notifications, messaging, and live updates
- Quality & Innovation
- Establish testing frameworks and maintain high code quality standards
- Drive technical decisions around architecture, libraries, and development practices
- Stay current with Android trends and introduce innovative solutions
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of Android development with proven track record of shipping production apps
- Expert-level Kotlin and modern Android SDK knowledge
- Jetpack Compose mastery for building complex, dynamic UIs
- Strong architecture skills (MVVM, Clean Architecture, dependency injection)
- API integration expertise (Retrofit, OkHttp, REST APIs, JWT authentication)
- Database proficiency (Room, SQLite) and offline data synchronization
- Fintech Experience
- 2+ years in financial services or fintech application development
- Security-focused development with understanding of financial regulations
- Payment integration experience (mobile money, bank transfers, transaction processing)
- Document management systems and KYC/AML compliance knowledge
- Design & UX Intuition
- Strong design sensibility with ability to implement pixel-perfect UIs
- Material Design expertise and understanding of modern design principles
- User experience focus with ability to simplify complex financial workflows
- Attention to detail in animations, transitions, and micro-interactions
- Self-Starter Qualities
- Independent problem-solving with minimal supervision required
- Proactive communication and ability to drive projects forward
- Technical decision-making skills and ownership mentality
- Adaptability to fast-paced startup environment
Preferred Qualifications
- African fintech market experience (Kenya, Nigeria, or similar markets)
- M-Pesa or mobile money integration experience
- Multi-country application development with localization
- React or TypeScript knowledge for cross-platform understanding
- CI/CD and DevOps experience with Android deployment
- Open-source contributions or technical writing experien
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 60
Level of Education: bachelor degree
Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to Umba on umba.applytojob.com to apply
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