Mobile App Developer
Explore how mobile app developers build and improve applications for phones, tablets and connected devices.
Roles vary across organisations and change over time. Use this profile to identify questions, then investigate current role and course information.
What does this career involve?
Common kinds of work to investigate when learning about this area.
Work you might explore
- Designing flows for small screens and touch interaction
- Writing platform-specific or cross-platform code
- Connecting apps to data and device capabilities
- Testing across devices, conditions and accessibility needs
What skills can help?
- Programming
- Mobile interface patterns
- API integration
- Performance testing
Courses to explore
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Projects students can try
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