Mobile Engineer

Do you have experience creating and maintaining software that enables mobile apps to function?  Are you looking to utilize your skillset whilst having a positive impact with tech?  Read on to find out more about our Mobile Engineer position!

The Company

Tiko (previously known as Triggerise) believes in a world where all youth have the power to choose where, when, and how they meet their sexual reproductive health needs. Our digital platform delivers scalable and verifiable sexual reproductive health services for young people in 5 main markets in Sub Saharan Africa - Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Africa and Burkina Faso. We work together with local communities and use nudges like reminders, discounts, and reward points to encourage our users to access and use sexual and reproductive health services. We also support our users in becoming micro-entrepreneurs and adding value to their economies.

Tiko has offices in South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, the Netherlands and Portugal. Globally, our team consists of 160 enthusiastic, international colleagues. Whether you are working from our biggest office in Nairobi, the fast-growing office in South Africa, or from home, our people are young and our culture is global and dynamic. Our work environment is fast-paced, informal, and friendly. You can learn more about what being part of Tiko is like here.

We are open to remote work for this position and will happily accept applicants from Portugal, Kenya and South Africa.

The Job 

As a Mobile Engineer, you will be involved in the entire mobile app development lifecycle, applying software engineering principles to design, develop, maintain, test, and evaluate our mobile software. You will also collaborate with third-party developers to ensure they meet our high standards.

• You are responsible for the maintenance of our apps, as well as all necessary updates. You modify and tailor the apps based on feedback from the field or automated frameworks. 
  
• You make sure our mobile apps are secure and safe with regards to information security & personal data.
• You document your processes, app structure and organisation in a way that others can easily work with and find necessary information.
• Our team works in an agile way and you will be part of the rituals and practices. 
• You run, get involved with and help out colleagues on other projects as needed.

About you

Having experience with mobile development and the principles of design, development maintenance, and more, you're excited by technology and passionate about utilizing it for social impact.

• You have 4+ years industry experience building Android applications.
• You have proficiency in using:
  • Kotlin
  • MVVM architecture
  • Dagger/Hilt dependency injection
  • Retrofit
  • Firebase
  • Git
• You’re a natural problem solver and naturally logical - you are always pioneering for the best solution.
• You’ve experienced working in a team environment, as well as independently.
• You have excellent English Skills.

Recruitment Process

Introductory call with recruiter | First Interview with Tech Team | Technical Challenge | Final interview with the Tech Team

The Rewards

At Tiko we believe in being open, also when it comes to salaries. The monthly salary bracket for this position is €2,087 - €3,131 gross in Portugal, R40,451 - R60,677 gross in South Africa, Ksh216,053 - Ksh324,080 gross in Kenya, plus benefits. We will offer you a salary in this bracket depending on your level of experience and how it relates to your future colleagues.

In addition to your monthly salary, we offer you:

• Great secondary benefits.
• A personal development budget.
• Unlimited holidays, if you can make it work with your team you’re good to go.
• Growth opportunities.
• A product to help shape as we grow, to leave your mark on how we do things.
• A vision that we trust that you will do your job without us having to invent unnecessary rules and regulations.

The details

Interested? Click apply now below! Want more information? Check out our website or contact our Global Recruiter. We only accept applications through the apply links, not by email. 

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Tiko prioritizes integrity in our workplace and respects your privacy.

Tiko is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour by its employees at work, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct. This is why we will do reference and background screening checks on successful candidates before hiring. Tiko also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. As part of this scheme, we will request information from your previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during your employment, or incidents under investigation when you left employment. By applying for this position, you confirm you have read and understood these recruitment procedures.

We value your privacy and understand the importance of safeguarding your personal data. We invite you to review our privacy notice for the recruitment process to understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal data during the recruitment process. Click here to view the document. By applying for this position, you acknowledge that you have read and understood our privacy notice.