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Programmer Analyst (Android Developer), Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health Aga Khan University

Entity

Medical College

Location

Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction

The Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health aims to support the introduction, scale-up and further piloting of high quality and high impact interventions to improve Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (MNCAH) in Pakistan by harnessing the potential of both public and private sectors, coupled with introduction of women and girls empowerment intervention.

Responsibilities

 Specific responsibilities include to:
  • develop cutting edge Android applications for various public health research projects
  • work in collaboration with other team members to meet project deadlines
  • create new features as required by various projects and improve the user experience
  • ensure that the development adheres to project requirements and specifications
  • work closely with quality assurance team to ensure that the codes are clean and bug-free
  • solve technical problems in existing and new applications.

Requirements

You should have:
  • a Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences or Computer Engineering, preferably with some additional relevant professional certifications in Android development 
  • at least three years’ experience in software development, preferably with at least 2 years’ experience in developing Android applications either independently or in teams 
  • excellent working knowledge of objective-oriented programming and SQL
  • thorough understanding of Java / Android SDK design patterns and API design
  • adequate experience with Android Studio, SQL and RDBMS
  • possess understanding of SQL  
  • knowledge of RESTful and JSON web services will be added advantage
  • candidates with good working knowledge of the technologies like HTML5, CSS3 or JavaScript will be preferred
  • excellent interpersonal skills, particularly communication and organizational skills
  • ability to work effectively in teams as well as independently
  • capability of meeting strict deadlines and working under-pressure.
This is a closed-ended position.

To Apply

​Please send your application and CV to human.resources@aku.edu and mark the subject line with the position applied for. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. 

Applications should be submitted latest by January 10, 2021