Kyosk Digital Services Senior Software Engineer - Back End Jobs in Kenya

Kyosk Digital Services Senior Software Engineer - Back End Jobs in Kenya

Role Profile:

Kyosk is looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer to help strengthen the development competency of a team of software engineers who are developing solutions on the leading edge of innovation in Africa. The successful candidate will play a leading role in the full SDLC of the team's output.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll join our growing team of Product and Technology professionals who share a passion for leveraging technology to empower informal retailers across the African continent. You’ll work with teams from multiple countries across the organization to imagine and build innovative solutions for Kyosk’s customers and internal teams.

To be successful in this role you will need to be a strong technologist, innovator and an analytical problem solver. You will need to develop high-quality, resilient, scalable software.

Key Responsibilities

Play a leading role in the design and development of software solutions

Triage, investigate and resolve errors

Adhere to, promote and help to improve Kyosk's development processes

Code reviews

Mentor less experienced software engineers

Experiment with new technologies/solutions and develop a PoC

Minimum Technical Requirements:

6 years of software development experience

2 years experience in the full SDLC (analysis, design, development, testing, integration, deployment, documentation, triage)

Experience working with Agile methodologies

Proficiency with administrative tools, e.g. Issue Tracking, Wikis, etc

An advanced level user of dev toolchain (e.g. IDE, CI/CD, version control)

Backend dev: Advanced knowledge of Java, SpringBoot, and Hibernate.

Frontend dev: Advanced knowledge of Angular

Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration

Experience implementing the microservices design pattern

Working knowledge of any cloud platform

Experience designing and implementing a system from scratch

Experience implementing complex automated tests (unit, integration, performance, etc)

Demonstrates a clear understanding of system non-functional requirements (e.g. code readability,

maintainability, scalability, extensibility, testability, etc), and can weigh the pros and cons of a solution w.r.t. non-functional requirements.

Minimum Behavioural and Soft Skills Requirements:

Strong work ethic

Focus on delivery

Punctual

Works independently

Expectation management

Passion for learning

Ability to lead a discussion with clients in a professional manner

Ability to give reasonably accurate time estimates

Proactively accommodates value chain outside of the sphere of responsibility

Ability to communicate technical information clearly and concisely

Can take the lead on small projects

Desired Technical Competencies

8+ years of software development experience

3+ years of experience in the full SDLC

Working knowledge of Kafka

Frontend dev: working knowledge of NestJS

Experience in e-commerce, payments, and/or distribution of FMCG products

Experience using GCP

Working knowledge of Docker containers and Kubernetes for orchestration

Practitioner of the shift-left approach

Experience introducing automated tests into a code base

Experience architecting, designing and implementing a software system

Desired Behavioural Competencies

Constantly seeks to improve tech and processes to streamline development

Ability to work under pressure, with tight timelines and ambitious deadlines

You have integrity: You do what you say you will do and make no excuses.

Promote psychological safety in the team, as well as across the entire organization.

How to Apply

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