Junior Developer (Flutter/Dart) – Hybrid Cape Town Job at Datafin Recruitment

ENVIRONMENT:

• Our client is a leading international gaming, leisure, and entertainment group offering exciting and entertaining customer experiences, in venues or online. They are looking for a Junior Software Engineer (Flutter) who will help build and maintain their mobile applications for iOS and Android. You'll join the mobile squad, reporting to the Technical Lead. 
• You'll be mentored by senior and intermediate engineers. The role suits a developer with around 2 years' Flutter experience who wants to grow in a strong engineering team.

DUTIES:

• Build and maintain features in the mobile application using Flutter and Dart.
• Work with designers and product managers to deliver new features and improvements.
• Write clean, efficient and well-tested code.
• Fix bugs and resolve technical issues in existing code.
• Write unit and integration tests, with a test-driven mindset.
• Take part in code reviews and learn from team best practices.
• Work with front end and back end developers to integrate with APIs.
• Take part in agile planning meetings and stand-ups.
• Report progress and problems early to your Technical Lead.
• Keep learning new tools, frameworks and approaches in mobile development

REQUIREMENTS:

• Around 2 years' commercial mobile development experience.
• Hands-on Flutter and Dart.
• Experience building apps for both iOS and Android.
• Exposure to Bloc/Cubit or another state management library (e.g. Provider, Riverpod).
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and JSON.
• Familiarity with Git and the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Exposure to Agile ways of working.
• Advantageous: published apps on the App Store or Google Play.
• Advantageous: Firebase, CI/CD for mobile, or automated testing.
• Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Engineering or similar preferred.
• SA citizenship or permanent residency preferred.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Interest in gaming and the gaming community.
• Eagerness to learn, take feedback and grow.