subject: Mobile App Developer [print this page] With the enquiries base for developing Mobile Apps increasing exponentially the Software vendors are finding it difficult to cope with handling them. Not in terms of understanding the scope or coming out with top class solutions but rather with finding/hiring mobile developers who can develop them.
I dare say that the software companies providing mobile app development and mobile app developers themselves knew that the trend pointed towards such a surge in demand but I guess they did not expect the demand to be this high. Some firms and developers have actually refused clients service as they did not have the man power to take on the mobile application development of those firms. You would agree if I said the clear solution to this problem would be to hire more developers. There are, however, some issues that exist to apply this solution effectively.
1.Finding developers of quality and experience who can start immediately on current projects and develop mobile projects and
2.Finding developers who can communicate effectively especially if you are an outsourcing firm that gets its business for the USA or UK.
Finding developers with the kind of quality who can start of immediately is difficult due to experience level of the mobile app developer. The mobile app industry being a fairly new industry finding an experienced mobile app developer can be difficult as compared to other software developers. One of the best ways to find out if the developer you plan to hire is good enough is to make them develop a few modules of an already existing app or get them to add or even remove features from the app.
If you are a vendor in a country whose primary language is not English, it would be wise for you to hire mobile app developers with proper or at least decent English speaking skills and can communicate with clients at a professional level. I have seen a number of relationships severed due to communication errors where there have not been any problems in the technical area and the software developer is technically very sound.
One of the best ways to avoid this problem would be that a mobile app solutions company should be able to take in fresh developers and train them to be able to deliver in 4-6 months of their training.
