Posted:10 hours ago
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Banking
Description:
PesaKit is a fintech company headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya that enables mobile money agents in Africa to become last mile distribution points for digital financial services. We are on a mission to empower every mobile money agent in Africa to become the source of affordable and convenient digital and financial services, so they and their communities can better grow and prosper. PesaKit harnesses the power of cutting-edge technology, including artificial intelligence, combining it with human intelligence, a synergy that facilitates accuracy and consistency in delivering a variety of financial services to improve the financial health of the underserved communities across Africa.
Job Description
- We are seeking a skilled and motivated Mid-Level Flutter Engineer to join our team. You will work on developing cross-platform mobile applications, collaborating with the backend and product teams to deliver high-quality and scalable apps. You should have a strong understanding of mobile development, particularly in Flutter, along with a good grasp of modern development practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and deploy features of small to medium complexity for our cross-platform applications (iOS, Android, and/or Web) using Flutter and Dart.
- Write high-quality, efficient, and well-tested code, including unit and widget tests, to ensure reliability and maintainability.
- Work effectively with Product Managers and Designers to translate wireframes and specifications into pixel-perfect, highly responsive user interfaces.
- Proficiently integrate the front-end with back-end services using RESTful APIs and handle data flow using established state management solutions.
- Proactively identify and resolve bugs, application issues, and performance bottlenecks across different devices and OS versions.
- Understand and apply established software design patterns (e.g., MVVM, BLoC, Provider) and architectural standards within the codebase.
- Utilize Git and standard branching strategies (e.g., Gitflow) for collaborative development and version management.
- Participate in team discussions to help refine development processes, code standards, and technical documentation.
Required Qualifications
- 2 – 4 years of professional software development experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
- 2+ years of dedicated experience developing and shipping production-ready applications with Flutter and Dart.
- Strong command of Dart programming language fundamentals, including asynchronous programming (async/await, Future).
- Demonstrated experience with a modern Flutter state management solution (e.g., Riverpod, BLoC, Provider, GetX).
- Solid understanding of mobile application lifecycle, design patterns, and UI/UX principles.
- Hands-on experience with API integration (e.g., parsing JSON, handling network requests).
- Proven ability to write and maintain automated tests (unit and widget tests).
- Familiarity with the process of building and deploying apps to the App Store and Google Play Store.
- Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset. Preferred Skills (Nice to Have)
- Experience with Firebase services (Authentication, Firestore, Cloud Messaging).
- Familiarity with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines (e.g., Codemagic, GitHub Actions, Bitrise).
- Basic understanding of native mobile development concepts (e.g., platform channels).
- Experience contributing to code reviews and providing constructive feedback.
- Comfortable working within an Agile/Scrum development methodology.
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time