Software Developer at Palladium International

Project Overview And Role

Funded under the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through a cooperative agreement with the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Palladium Development and Consultancy Kenya Ltd (Palladium Kenya) anticipates 5-year funding to support the Kenya Ministry of Health, county governments and healthcare service delivery partners to implement technological innovations in health information systems.

These innovations include the scale up of electronic medical records systems (EMRs) for clinical decision support and improved patient care, the enhancement of the Kenya National Data Warehouse (NDW), a centralized data repository of data from EMRs for analysis and reporting, the development of an interoperability layer to support the exchange of data across systems, the enhancement of mHealth solutions and numerous other innovations including patient identification and informatics solutions to support health surveillance.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Design and develop software application using opensource tools and platforms based on user requirements and needs.
• Produce clean, maintainable, and efficient code based on specifications.
• Work closely with UI/UX designers to develop and implement highly responsive user interfaces.
• Build reusable complex components and libraries for the Data warehouse applications.
• Work with data scientists and analysts to improve existing software
• Optimize and monitor software for maximum performance, responsiveness, and scalability.
• Participate in developing and designing effective APIs for the Data warehouse ecosystem.
• Working on troubleshooting and debugging and software application code.
• Perform duties and tasks as assigned by Infrastructure and Sustainability lead

Required Qualifications:

• BSc in Computer Science or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in web application design, development, and implementation.
• Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g., HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, XML, jQuery)
• Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g., Java, Python, C#) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js)
• Familiarity with databases (e.g., MySQL, Postgres, MSSQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g Apache, NGINX, IIS)
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools (e.g., Git / Mercurial / SVN)
• Experience in Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) technologies to manage and execute code
• Fluency in English language.