Android Software Engineer

CowrywiseLagos, NigeriaOnsite

About Cowrywise

Cowrywise is building the dominant, digital-first wealth management platform for the young generation of Nigerians. For over 6 years, we have helped over 1 million customers grow wealth through our savings and diverse investment products. Sprout, our business platform is helping thousands of businesses turbo charge their revenue.

About the position:

We are looking for an experienced Android Developer to assist our team of talented engineers to design and build the next generation of our mobile applications. You will work closely with the backend team, designers and the product managers.You should be able to write clean code and ensure your applications run properly. We also expect you to be passionate about pushing mobile technologies to the limits and perform well working in a dynamic environment. We prefer engineers that love beautiful products and can pay attention to details.

What you will do:

As an Android Software engineer, you will:

Contribute to and maintain our Android mobile application with over 1M downloads.
Work together with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
Interact with our backend APIs as well as 3rd party interfaces, frameworks and libraries.
Create and execute unit tests on your code, to ensure its robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
Troubleshoot issues, fix bugs and improve application performance
Explore and utilize new technologies to maximize development efficiency

Preferred Qualifications:

3+ years' experience of working on an Android Developer position
At least one original Android app published
Solid understanding of Android design patterns, material design, Java, Kotlin, Jetpack Compose etc
Good experience of working with remote data via REST and JSON
Excellent knowledge of Android SDK
Good familiarity with third-party libraries and APIs
Good knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies
Understanding of the full mobile development life cycle.

Life at Cowrywise

Cowrywise is a financial technology company digitizing the investment management industry in Africa and democratizing access to savings and investment products for the growing population of the underserved African middle class and millennials. Our mission is to empower our customers with powerful wealth-building tools to enable them to improve their financial health. With over 200,000 personal accounts, our growth demonstrates the rapid adoption of digital alternatives to traditional wealth management products. Cowrywise is backed by venture capital firms who share our vision. Our existing investors include Quona Capital, Y Combinator, Venture Souq, SHL Capital and Kairos 50 Ventures. Cowrywise is also the first Nigerian company to be accepted into the Catalyst Fund program, backed by JP Morgan and UKAID. Cowrywise is being built by people with a shared vision that easy access to powerful wealth-building tools is a fundamental financial right everyone deserves.

Thrive Here & What We Value1. Digital wealth management platform for young Nigerians2. Wealth growth through savings & diverse investments3. Business revenue acceleration via Sprout platform4. Inclusive, diverse work environment5. Culture of innovation, creativity, collaboration6. Competitive compensation packages (health insurance, retirement plans)

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