Senior Software Engineer at Corporate Staffing Services Kenya

Salary – Competitive,

Our client is an IT solution firm based in Nairobi, and they seek to hire a Senior Software Engineer to build high-quality software, which is scalable, testable, and is maintainable.

Key Responsibilities

1. Designing scalable, testable, Land maintainable software solutions.
2. Analyze user requirements, writing functional and operational documentation.
3. Reviewing code written by junior colleagues and/or teammates.
4. Integrating existing applications into client systems.
5. Integrating new and existing applications to third-party systems.
6. Work closely with other colleagues, such as project managers, UX/UI designers, other developers, systems analysts, Product owners, and sales and marketing professionals to develop client and in-house solutions.
7. Review new technologies to identify their impact and fit within our existing solutions or future development.
8. Gathering user requirements, designing, and developing systems/solutions to meet the client’s needs, and mentoring junior colleagues.
9. Continually update technical knowledge and skills.

Skills and Qualifications

• Key Programming Languages: JAVA, PHP, and or Angular
• BSc degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field.
• Experience of 6+ years as a Full stack developer.
• Experience in leading a team of developers.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills with an ability to visualize processes and outcomes.
• A passion for solving problems and providing scalable solutions.
• Familiar with Agile development methodology from preliminary system design, testing, and deployment.
• Excellent knowledge in developing software in PHP and Java/Spring Boot Framework.
• Working knowledge in Micro-service design principles.
• Strong understanding of Jira, GIT source control.
• Familiarity with the GIT flow, branching process is an added advantage.
• Strong experience with test-driven development, task queuing using RabitMQ or Apache Kafka.
• Strong experience with using debugging and logging tools.
• Experience in software monitoring and performance tooling (caching and caching strategies. Etc.)
• Excellent working knowledge of relational databases design and implementation using MySQL and Oracle.
• Strong Linux skills (Configuration, Installation, etc.)
• Working knowledge in containerization technologies will be an added advantage.
• Ability to document requirements and specifications.
• Outstanding all-round communication skills and ability to work collaboratively