Software Consultant at Burn Manufacturers

Job description

BURN is now poised to bring a new range of electric, hybrid, and liquid fuel stoves to Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. Over the next 3 years, BURN plans to enter 6 new countries and launch 5+ new products. We are seeking a software engineer to assist us with developing a Pay-As-You-Go platform for product sales. This is a full-time position for a period of 6 months, with possibility of extension.

Responsibilities:

• Work across client and back end software as necessary to develop and test a remote data logging and payment processing platform for BURN’s products.
• Integrate payment processing with multiple mobile network operators (e.g. MPESA APIs) into the system. To work in countries with different payment platforms and service providers.
• Design and manage back end and front end protocols for efficient communication & data transfer.
• Design and test user experience with target customers.
• Communicate effectively in a team setting.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, or similar, or extensive work experience and portfolio
• 3+ years of software development experience
• Ability to work in a team setting, but without many other software engineers
• Knowledge in multiple server-side, database & scripting languages - PHP, MySQL, Python, JavaScript, Ajax is desirable
• Experience in firmware development, C/C++ is desirable
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills, in English
• Commitment to BURN’s mission to be a social enterprise and a leader in providing high quality, affordable, clean energy products to East African families

Preferred:

• Knowledge and experience with designing PAYG platforms & integrating APIs
• Women encouraged to apply

Degree qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (BS)