Android Developer

Job Description

Bizibuddy™ is an award winning project originating from KTH, with support from KTH Innovation.

Bizibuddy™ is a community platform for bringing micro businesses and customers together in emerging economies.

These micro businesses are more than 400 million and also the main class of businesses driving and building the economies of over 50 countries globally. As both internet penetration and mobile subscribers rise in these countries, we are building Bizibuddy™ to empower these micro businesses with the same advantages as the larger businesses.

Some of the problems facing these micro businesses are:

• No web presence which leads to
• No advertising/customer relation
• No brand building opportunities
• No fixed addresses

As a customer or end user:

• Bizibuddy™ is a search engine where you can get or find those small businesses/products and prices that are missing in Google or Bing.
• When you visit any of these countries, you can move around and shop just like the locals do.
• Bizibuddy™ is a social platform to where you can find or even see your friend’s favourite plumber or street vendor.

We are currently looking for two developers who want to make a difference in the world. You are a great team player, you take responsibility, initiative and always eager to grow both personally and professionally.

What We Offer:

• During the first months, the role will be structured as a part time which will lead to a full time position
• This is a great opportunity for you to be part of a start-up targeting emerging markets right from its infancy and take a key role in taking it from start-up to a sustainable business.
• Flexibility
• Sweat equity (shares), and additional (small) cash compensation

Skills & Requirement

Required Skills:

• Android Java
• Git
• Working knowledge of Google Maps and related Google APIs.
• Comfortable working within a small but agile team.
• Data caching techniques

Desired Skills:

• Amazon Web Service.
• Agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban etc..
• In app purchases and third party APIs.
• Web Development and RESTful web services.
• UI/UX
• Any project on github or similar will be desirable

About the company

Bizibuddy™ is a community platform for bringing micro businesses and customers together in emerging economies.

Our vision is that Bizibuddy™ will help bring technology to the non-formal sectors in emerging economies and thereby become one of the key solutions to improving lives in these markets.

Bizibuddy™ beta is currently been tested in Africa and is receiving very good feedback from both micro businesses and users alike.

This a unique opportunity for you to be part of a start up targeting several millions of micro businesses globally right in its infancy.