Software Engineer at Andela

Employment Nigeria 28-Jun-2017 LAGOS , Engineering IT and Telecoms

At Andela, we find the brightest young people in Africa, train them to be world-class developers, and connect them with employers around the world looking for top technical talent. Passion, excellence, entrepreneurial spirit, and rejecting the status quo are just a few of the things that Andela team members have in common.

POSITION : Senior Software Engineer

Description

You will primarily work as a Senior Software Engineer within the Technology department building world-class internal products to support Andela’s business needs.
As the Senior Software Engineer, you will take on complex tasks and complete them despite roadblocks, grabbing others for help or insight as necessary. You will require very little oversight beyond high-level direction; you can take a complex user story, break it down into sub-tasks, and complete their sub-tasks with relative ease.
You will show initiative beyond knocking tasks off a list; you are able to identify and suggest areas of future work for yourself or your team.
You will drive product velocity and deliver products with confidence. You will take pride in building products that are key to helping Andela grow and scale as an organization.

You’re the kind of person who:

Believes that building great software is more than just delivering working code, that other aspects such as reusability, testability, maintainability, security, and performance are just as important.
Is constantly learning and expanding your skillsets on and off the job.
Can mentor entry-level developers willing to become world-class.

Responsibilities

Promote and nurture good team practices such as TDD, code reviews, and pair programming
Bring vision to the team in the form of new technology recommendations, ideas and approaches
Mentor entry-level developers willing to become world-class
Work closely with Product Owner and Stakeholders to understand the business needs
Deliver complex software solutions that meet those needs
Share responsibility for strategically scaling Andela’s internal systems

We are interested in a candidate from any background as long as you have a solid understanding of core computer science principles. Here’s an abbreviated list of interesting technologies we currently use:

Javascript/Node.js
Ruby/Ruby on Rails
Golang, Python
AngularJS, React
Postgres, MongoDB, Redis
Heroku, AWS, Google Cloud, Docker, Kafka

Requirements

TDD and pair programming experience
Experience or strong interest in microservices architectures and distributed systems
Solid written and verbal communication
A Bachelor's or advanced degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
Ability to be located in Lagos, Nigeria or Nairobi, Kenya.
3-5 years of software development experience
Strong understanding of computer science principles
Experience working in an agile environment (standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc)

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Software Engineer at Andela

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