Software Engineers at icipe - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

Overall Purpose of the Job

The Software Engineers are expected to establish agile methodologies that meet standard software engineering principles in delivering high-quality data-driven web software (with GIS integrated) that will meet icipe’s 4-H paradigm (Environmental, Plant, Human, and Animal Health Themes) expectations.

Specific duties

• Design, implement, test, and deploy robust, secured, and containerized web-based applications in React/Angular/ Terria/Node JS, Flask, or related programming languages.
• Develop and deploy web-based data-driven GIS applications using modern frameworks such as ArcGIS, Esri JavaScript API, Leaflet, OpenLayers, Python (arcpy, shapely), or related programming languages.
• Create and manage data schemas using public/internal APIs, ORMs, and PostgreSQL databases.

Requirements/ qualifications

• BSc/BA in Computer Science, Information Technology, or any other related field from a recognized University.
• Minimum of 1 year of proven work experience in a more or less similar position.
• Previous experience at an international/ regional research organization.
• Good understanding of web application programming.
• Good understanding of software engineering practices.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.

Reporting

• This position reports to the Post-Doctoral Fellow.