Android Developer

Job Title: Android Developer
Job Location: Gaza
Duration of contract: three Months

Introduction:

Palestine Information and Communications Technology Incubator (PICTI), is an independent Palestinian organization based in Ramallah with a branch in Gaza. PICTI has been created through the initiative and support of the Palestinian Information Technology Community. PICTI’s mission is to support Palestinian ICT entrepreneurs in developing their innovative business ideas and contributing towards the revitalization and sustainable growth of the ICT sector in Palestine.

Warehouse for Information & Communication Technology Ltd, well known as ICT-Warehouse is a turnkey software and business solution provider. Established in 2011 to steer customers through the next generation of business innovation powered by technology with state-of-the-art business automation, software development and consultation services. it delivers high-end IT services in thearea of Mobile and Application Development, Cloud Computing & Big Data solutions as well as Knowledge Management tools like ERP, CRM and CMS.

PICTI with Warehouse for Information & Communication Technology Ltd,are seeking talented individual/ freelancerto work with Warehouse as an early stage company incubated by PICTI under a Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) funded project entitled: "Economic Recovery in the Gaza Strip: Promoting Choice, Resilience and Dignity- Phase II". This project aims to increase participation in user-driven market systems for female and male small and medium-scale producers, processors and entrepreneurs in the Gaza Strip.

The Early Stage companies’ competition is a new competition targeting ICT firms (5 firms) and aims to support them by incubation services to develop their startup products.
Assignment Objective:
PICTI is considering the selection ofA highly qualified  Android developer responsible for the development and maintenance of applications aimed at a vast number of diverse Android devices. Hisher primary focus will be the development of Android applications and their integration with back-end services. He/she will be working along-side other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.

Key responsibilities :

-Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform
-Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
-Work with outside data sources and API’s
-Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
-Work on bug fixing and improving application performance.
-Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency.

Qualifications & Skills :

-Proven software development experience
-Proven working experience in Android development
-Have published at least one original Android app
-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.
 

How to apply :

Candidates with experience in the following field are encouraged to apply for this position, Cover letter and curriculum vitae in English are to be submitted by email to:

[email protected] AND [email protected]

Please ensure that you state the title of the post that you are applying for as subject of your email [Android Developer // PICTI Project].Submission must be to the 2 e-mails as an acceptance condition.

Deadline for submission:  Must be delivered before 04:00PM on Thursday,25th August 2016.

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