Back-End Web Developer at Corporate Staffing

Job Description

Our client is an IT solution firm based in Nairobi, and they seek to hire a Back- End Web Developer.

Job Responsibilities

1. Understand the goals of a website or web application and come up with effective solutions.
2. Manage APIs resources that work across various devices.
3. Have the skills for implementing algorithms and solving system-related problems.
4. Work closely with front-end developers as well as a whole team of people to ensure a site is functioning at full capacity.
5. A great sense of personal responsibility to the assigned work.
6. Keen interest to innovate around features and align them to the overall team goals and business objectives.

 Skills and Qualifications

1. Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in relevant areas e.g. Computer Science, ICT, Web Development, etc.
2. Minimum of two (2) years’ relevant experience.
3. Excellent English, written, and oral communication skills.
4. Working knowledge of HTML5+, CSS3+ and JavaScript.
5. Working knowledge of Model-View-Controller (MVC) architectural pattern.
6. Working knowledge of a back-end framework and programming languages – C#,   .NET framework, JSON,  Java, Python, (in that order)  in the design, development, testing, securing, and deployment of back-end web applications.
7. Working  knowledge  of database management system – Microsoft SQL Server
8. Working knowledge of web services or API   and the ability to create and consume RESTful APIs.
9. Exposure to handling IIS servers, and  Microsoft IIS.
10. Understanding of testing web applications.
11. Ability to iterate designs and solutions efficiently and intelligently.
12. Working knowledge of Git, BitBucket version control, and software collaboration tools. 
13. Working knowledge of Microsoft Teams.
14. Experience in  Microsoft Azure.
15. Portfolio of previous Back End projects.