Associate Software Engineer

MeshPower is a Rwandan company developing and implementing innovative solutions in the field of rural electrification. We develop and operate smart, remotely-monitored, solar-powered mini-grids. Through these mini-grids MeshPower provides electricity services for businesses and households as well as internet access. Our current R&D projects include adding pay-as-you-go cooking gas into our service offerings, as well as water, all managed through our smart cloud based IOT platform. We are currently looking for a software developer to join our technical development team full time in Kigali. The successful candidate will work alongside our hardware and software engineers.

Responsibilities:

  • As a software developer, you will contribute to a variety of software and programming projects related to MeshPower's different service offerings.
  • Contributing to the development of the MeshPower software platform, responsible for metering and controlling customer accounts.
  • Document, oversee and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.
  • Monitoring system performance of MeshPower’s cloud based platform and edge computing systems.
  • Communicating key project data to team members and management
  • Developing and executing project plans.
  • Creating innovative solutions to meet our company’s technical needs.

Minimum required skills:

  • Highly proficient in both verbal and written English.
  • Knowledge of Python, backend web development and Linux.
  • Experience in designing practical software applications.
  • Organized and conscientious.

Additional skills:

Are good to have, but not mandatory:

  • Experience in using Linux as a primary development platform and knowledge of low level UNIX
  • file I/O and networking interfaces.
  • Experience with HTML, JavaScript and CSS.
  • Knowledge and experience of Docker.
  • An interest in electronics and / or embedded systems would be a distinctive quality.
  • High interest in the Internet of Things
  • Maximum 2 years' working experience
MeshPower Rwanda operate solar-powered microgrids that use innovative electrical and mobile technology to provide clean and affordable electricity services to low-income, off-grid communities in Rwanda.