Part-Time Flutter and Backend Developer

About the role

Mindgaze is a mental health platform connecting individuals with African therapists through its app, offering individual therapy, couple counseling and teen wellness counseling. It is hiring a part-time, on-site Flutter and Backend Developer based in Gaborone to build, maintain and optimise the Mindgaze mobile application, working closely with product and design teams.

Key responsibilities

• Implement new features and fix bugs in the mobile app.
• Integrate backend APIs and ensure secure handling of user data and therapy session information.
• Collaborate on backend architecture and improve app performance.
• Contribute to technical documentation and code reviews.
• Help align technical solutions with Mindgaze's mission of accessible mental health support.

Required profile

• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail and ability to work in an on-site, multidisciplinary team.
• Relevant academic background in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in health-tech, telehealth or apps handling sensitive user information is an advantage; an interest in mental health and wellness is also noted.

Required skills

• Flutter and Dart, including UI design and state management.
• Backend development (e.g. Node.js, Python), RESTful APIs and SQL or NoSQL databases.
• Secure authentication, user data privacy and cloud services such as Firebase or AWS.
• Git, collaborative workflows and basic CI/CD practices.
• Troubleshooting and debugging mobile and backend performance in production.