Application Developer - Programmer

Position Summary:

Application Developer / Programmer will work in collaboration with the TUSOME IT Team and home office team to support RTI-developed software solutions and its users. S/he will work closely with IT specialist, IT assistants as well as the education technical team in support of these technology applications. This includes but not limited to the following:

Essential Duties:

• Troubleshooting and addressing user issues and defects both, at server side, as well as in the application’s code. 
• Responding promptly and professionally to bug reports.
• Review, update, repair, modify and develop existing software and generic applications; specifically abstracting out classes and functions in JavaScript code and analyzing and understanding program structure in JavaScript code.
• Design and develop programming systems making specific determinations about system performance.
• Document code consistently throughout the development process by listing a description of the program, special instructions, and any changes made in database tables on procedural, modular and database level.
• High skills sets will be required, this may also include feature design and development.
• The successful candidate should have outstanding programming skills and expertise, particularly for native Android applications and Java.

Minimum Required Education & Experience

• A Bachelor’s of Science or higher in Information Technology or other technical discipline, and at least five (5) years working as a software developer.
• S/he need to have deep experience developing in and for the Cloud, specifically with HTML5, CSS, JSON, and Javascript (CoffeeScript preferred).
• The candidate should have working experience with business intelligent platforms like Microsoft PowerBI
• This position requires the ability to work well in an international team environment, excellent communication and problem solving skills, and ability to work well under pressure.
• Troubleshooting skills on software, network and communication devices.
• Strong knowledge and skills in software design and development, including testing, test-driven development, and agile methodologies.
• The successful candidate need to be fluent in spoken and written Kiswahili and English.
• In addition s/he requires utmost reliability and ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines under pressure.

Preferred:

• Apache PhoneGap/Cordova
• CouchDB, PouchDB, SQLite
• Ruby
• Agile /Scrum Developer certification
• Experience building offline-first mobile applications using standard web technologies
• Experience working on international development projects funded by USAID, The World Bank, DfID or other funding agencies is an added advantage.