About the job:
As an App Developer, you are basically a software developer that specialises in mobile technology such as building apps for Google.
As an App Developer, you may have to:
- Work under stress
- Meet tight deadlines
- Spend hours in front of a computer every day
As an App Developer, you will get to:
- See your app go live, and sometimes, even get thousands of downloads!
- Create apps that improve other peoples' lives
- 40-50 hours per week
- 10-20% nights and weekends
As an App Developer, you may work extra hours on evenings and weekends when deadlines are near. If you work on your own, you can work from home and have a flexible schedule - as long as you meet deadlines.
Are you the right fit?
- Math
- IT
- Psychology
- General Sciences
- Problem Sensitivity
- Originality
- Fluency of ideas
- Reasoning & Problem Solving
Will you make money?
Education stuff:
In most cases to get a job as an App Developer, you need a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. But you can start programming before you get a degree by using online resources to learn programming.
There is a small fee of $75 for participating in this activity, which also includes a meal, a take home certificate, and more.
For questions, please email [email protected].
Video Description
As each year goes on, more and more people are starting to move parts of their lives onto their phones. For many of us, even our grandparents are starting to get smartphones. In this video, Ali shares how he uses his creativity and coding skills to develop apps that are fun, useful and easy to use. App developers are needed now more than ever; and if you have an idea to make life easier for thousands of people, Ali might have a job for you.
Biography
After highschool, Ali Ayyad traveled to study medicine. Then one day, after two years, Ali left everything behind and decided to pursue what really meant to him, his passion; writing code. Now he is working as a software engineer and developing mobile apps.