Mobile Developer

What are you looking for in your next position? Commitment to code quality? An environment that actually wants open discussion, different perspectives and input from people as curious and passionate about coding as you are? Somewhere you can keep growing and learning?  Oh, and you probably want to ship your code, preferably often, right? If so, we might be the right place for you.

Skynamo is a field sales app with a growing international customer base serving thousands of daily active users. Our growth strategy is focused on expansion in the US and European market, which requires an increased focus on the iOS app. We are looking for a native mobile developer to support us in perfecting the Apple app.

We are currently building the Skynamo native Android and iOS apps using Java, Swift, Objective-C and ORM Frameworks such as Core Data and ORMLite. However, we are open to change and would value someone with different experience to bring fresh arguments for other ways of thinking and building to improve our problem solving approach.

What you will be doing

  • Work closely with the Skynamo product team to add features that delight our customers
  • Develop, maintain and expand Skynamo’s mobile app functionality
  • Address performance problems at scale
  • Find and fix software defects
  • Work with the UX team to continually improve the user experience
  • Design, implement and test in an Agile environment
  • Investigate problem areas and provide innovative recommendations for improvement
  • Work with the rest of the R&D team to keep improving how we develop, what we develop and why we do so

What we need

We are looking for someone with 2-4 years of experience who has a BSc, BEng or similar degree with computer science as a primary focus and who has:

  • Hands-on experience in working with mobile technologies like Java, Swift, Objective-C and ORM platforms
  • Experience with Agile development methodologies like Scrum or Kanban
  • Good communications skills (Yes. We know…. but we do need people who can speak up when they think we are doing the wrong thing and help us understand their perspective.)
  • Can work in a team (Again. We know… but this is a team kinda business and we work together.)
  • Grit, drive and a let’s-get-this-done attitude

What’s in it for you?

  • Competitive salary and benefits package
  • Being respected as part of a team that has a measurable and direct impact on Skynamo’s success across the globe
  • A challenging and fun work environment that prioritizes learning and development, as well as action
  • A comfortable WFH policy and equally comfortable office in Stellenbosch that offers in-house barista, daily lunches, daily Team Fortress gaming with colleagues
Skynamo is a B2B Field Sales / Outside Sales management and productivity platform used by manufacturers, distributors and wholesalers with sales teams in the field visiting customers on a regular basis. Key features include remote submission of orders, automation of administrative tasks, and capturing of customer interactions on mobile devices. GPS technology enables sales managers to gain an overview of sales activity in the field in real-time or via an automatically generated timeline of customer visits and order submissions. Management dashboards and survey features provide valuable customer and sales productivity insights. Field sales teams using Skynamo typically double – and in some cases triple – the number of customers they visit per week and increase revenue by up to 20% in the first year. Skynamo integrates with ERP and accounting software such as Sage, Acumatica, SAP, Xero and Quickbooks to provide field sales reps with the latest product and customer information and order history while on the road or onsite at a customer. Skynamo’s integration capability streamlines the ordering process and improves order accuracy, order fulfillment and time to invoice for field sales teams on the road.