Sanergy - Software Engineer - Jobs in Kenya
Sanergy - Software Engineer - Jobs in Kenya
Sanergy is an award-winning social venture that builds healthy, prosperous communities by making hygienic sanitation accessible and affordable in Africa’s urban informal settlements.
Our systems-based approach to solving the sanitation crisis involves five key steps: we build a dense network of low-cost, high-quality waterless sanitation facilities – called Fresh Life Toilets.
We franchise the toilets to community residents, who run them as commercial toilets; landlords, who offer them as a value-added service to their tenants; and schools, to ensure children always have access to a safe sanitation option.
About the role:
The purpose of the team is to provide Frontline ICT and software development services for the company and to assist in the continued reliability and enhancement of the Company’s ICT Systems.
Duties and Responsibilities
Leading the development of custom enterprise software to power and improve the efficiency of our rigorous processes across the network.
Designing innovative new systems, tools and processes that significantly improve operations throughout the organization; ensuring that IT solutions developed provide optimal solutions to the problems they solve.
Reviewing existing systems and processes and recommend and design new solutions including running prototypes and pilot tests to evaluate new ideas and reviewing workflows, user interaction and user interfaces for new software solutions before they are developed and recommend improvements.
Leading of software development resources (in-house and contracted) on architecture improvement projects; customizing internal systems with off the shelf software.
Own the software release process including planning and coordinating the timing, schedule and deployment of software releases being done by the different teams
Maintain and improve software configuration management practices and tools including bug tracking, version control, software builds, and deployment.
Project management for software projects; ensuring milestones and deliverables are satisfactorily met.
Supporting in-house users of our custom software and problem solving.
Provide mentorship and general knowledge transfer in matters IT related to members of the IT team.
Any other duties as assigned by your supervisor
Skills and qualifications you’ll need
Degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering/ Computing, Certification in software development is a plus
Demonstrable experience of
not less than 2 years in software development and QA and Testing
Demonstrable experience in agile development
Working experience in a social enterprise is desirable
Ability to design creative solutions given significant constraints such as very low cost, lack of power, and a non-technical user base
Experience leading teams through brainstorms / innovation sessions / workshops
Knowledge and experience of C#/.NET, PHP, Java and Android.
Experience taking software projects through the entire software lifecycle (requirements analysis, design, implementation, deployment, post deployment support)
Demonstrable experience integrating off-the-shelf and custom built technologies
Development and support of systems that are critical to the day to day operations of medium and large organizations (ERP, financial systems, CRM, MRP etc)
Demonstrable experience in database design and advanced SQL.
Knowledge and experience with professional software development practices and tools including source code control, defect tracking, unit testing and code reviews.
A team Player
A people person, one who will interacts with others learn their needs and develop software solutions to meet those needs.
Qualities you’ll need to fit in well among the Sanergy-Stars
A collaborative spirit that compels you to work beyond your team
A desire to understand and serve customers
A willingness to embrace diversity, integrity and empathy
An innovative approach to assessing and testing new ideas
An enthusiasm to achieve set targets and improve yourself professionally
How to Apply
Interested applicants are invited to send their applications and detailed CV with contact details of three referees on the company job portal by 30th June, 2019.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
For more information and job application details, see; Sanergy - Software Engineer - Jobs in Kenya
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