Computer Scientist at R4Kenya

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate exceptional analysis, planning, and coding skills
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle
• Software development and deployment
• Testing and bug fixing
• Embedded software development
• Web-based application development
• Help gather requirements and make recommendations for product development
• Work collaboratively with team and stakeholders to achieve shared goals
• Commit to delivering products on time and on budget
• Current product maintenance
• Run reports, groom backlogs
• Prioritize tasks to maximize resources and efficiency

Job Requirements & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
• Additional certifications that demonstrate a commitment to further education preferred
• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a computer scientist or other relevant role
• Exceptional coding skills, including SQL, HTML, Javascript
• Significant experience with databases
• Familiarity with Agile
• Experience gathering and decomposing requirements
• Proven record of solution development and deployment
• Familiarity with web based application development
• Experience with testing, use case, and user stories
• Outstanding communication skills, written and verbal
• Highly-organized and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Team-player mentality with a positive attitude
• Keen attention to detail and solid analytical skills
• Able to articulate complex, abstract concepts concisely and effectively