Mobile Application Developer
Create apps for mobile devices.
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- What's it like to be a Mobile Application Developer?
- How to become a Mobile Application Developer
- Latest Mobile Application Developer jobs
- Top skills and experience for Mobile Application Developers
- Mobile Application Developer role reviews
What's it like to be a Mobile Application Developer?
Mobile Application Developers are Software Developers who specialise in creating apps for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. They interpret design features and write programming code to turn designs into usable apps.
Tasks and duties
- Liaising with stakeholders to understand user requirements and determine project scope.
- Developing wireframes to demonstrate new features and user interfaces.
- Writing and testing code.
- Finding and fixing bugs and removing bottlenecks to improve application performance.
- Collaborating with designers and other software development professionals to create new products.
- Creating innovative solutions to common user problems.
How to become a Mobile Application Developer
You can work as a Mobile Application Developer without a formal qualification, but coding skills and knowledge of relevant programming languages are essential. A relevant degree is often required by employers.
- Complete a relevant degree, such as a Bachelor of Computer Science or Bachelor of Software Engineering. This usually takes three to four years of full-time study.
- Look for internship opportunities while studying to gain workplace experience and mentorship from experienced Software Developers.
- Consider enhancing your skills with a postgraduate degree, such as a Master of Computer Science or Master of Information Technology. This usually takes one to two years of full-time study.
- Consider completing short courses to build your specialisation in one or more coding languages used in mobile application development, such as C#, C++, JavaScript, Python or Java.
- After gaining some experience, you could start your own software company or freelance consultancy.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Mobile Application Developer employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Mobile App
Mobile App Development
Xamarin
React Native
UI
Kotlin Programming Language
Rest API
Flutter
UX
Debugging
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Latest Mobile Application Developer reviews
Oct 2024
Building apps to shape the future
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Science (Computer Science)
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationInformation & Communication Technology
The good thingsSolving problems and creating software that helps people in their day to day lives
The challengesProgramming can be frustrating and stressful and it’s often mentally exhausting
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Aug 2024
up and downs
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Computer Science
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationInformation & Communication Technology
The good thingsIt's exceptionally rewarding if you do take the ownership of the task and complete it on time,.
The challengesI need to deliver in short amount of time without testing
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