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  • Posted: Mar 23, 2022
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Our mission is to provide youths, in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and beyond, with evidence-based tools to improve their life outcomes. We believe in a world where youth, anywhere, can actualize their life outcomes. Founded at Harvard and launched in Kenya in 2018, we combine rigorous social science research with deep contextual knowledge of the education and mental healthcare space in SSA and beyond.
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    Back End Engineer

    The Role-

    Because our team is small, you’ll be given lots of responsibility and the opportunity to have true ownership as we build out the product. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your coding powers to make a direct impact in people's lives. We need a front-end engineer who can pick up and understand complex technical and design areas quickly, is enthusiastic about building new products, and can write scalable/high-performance code in multiple areas of our application. This role will initially report to the Head of Product.

    What You’ll Do-

    • Build and maintain APIs powered by Python services (Django, Flask)
    • Engineer efficient and reusable systems that drive complex mobile applications
    • Deploy and distribute mobile applications
    • Build and maintain backend database
    • Maintain HIPAA and GDPR compliance and general security through best practice implementation
    • Tackle tough design and product problems
    • Work collaboratively with design and product to deliver delightful user experiences
    • Write and maintain technical documentation, unit tests, and integration tests

    Who You Are-

    • 2+ years of relevant software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages
    • 2+ years of production experience in Python and Django strongly preferred
    • Experience building and maintaining GraphQL and/or REST APIs
    • Experience in deployment and distribution of production level mobile apps
    • Experience with scaling relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) and writing performant queries
    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    • Ability to work effectively with a distributed development team
    • Passion for building something to improve the lives of others

    Bonus Points If You Have Experience In-

    • Linux system administration
    • Working at a high growth startup
    • Working on SaaS software
    • Working in Health Tech or HR

    Benefits-

    • Growth: Personal and professional growth from working with an international and diverse company.
    • Compensation: Competitive compensation that consummates with experience

    Requirement-
    Please send in:

    • CV/Resume
    • Portfolio and projects – Github preferred

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Shamiri Institute on www.linkedin.com to apply

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