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This is an exciting opportunity to work on innovative Point of Sale and payment solutions that empower merchants and small businesses across South Africa.\nWorking alongside experienced engineering leaders and a dedicated QA team, you will play a key role in designing, building, and scaling mobile solutions while influencing architecture decisions, mentoring developers, and driving engineering excellence.\n Purpose of the Role\nThe Senior Android Mobile Engineer (DevOps) will be responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and optimising Android applications deployed on custom Android devices.\nThe successful candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to build secure, scalable, and high-performing applications while contributing to software architecture, DevOps processes, and continuous improvement initiatives that support a world-class engineering environment.\nKey Responsibilities\nSoftware Development & Architecture\nDesign, build, and maintain 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