Job Openings at Janta Kenya

Qualifications

• Seasoned with building back-end systems at scale.
• Must have strong product design sense.
• Mastery of REST APIs and web development in general.
• Mastery of Object-Oriented programming and design and SOLID design principles.
• Ability to build a feature from scratch & drive it to completion.
• Willingness to learn new technology, whatever lets you deliver the best product.
• Worked on projects that have reached millions of customers and have individually contributed to many consumer-facing features.
• Proficient in PHP, Laravel framework, and NodeJS.
• Ability to dive into large existing projects and contribute by narrowing down and quickly understand relevant parts of the system.
• Must have a pragmatic and agnostic approach to coding, with no specific preference for any language/framework, and understanding when to (and when not to) apply certain design patterns and refactoring, based on many years of experience with several large projects.
• Proficiency with relational databases such as MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server.
• Must be deadline and detail-oriented.
• Must have strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Build our back-end infrastructure.
• Work in sync with website and mobile apps developers to deliver cohesive and timely back-end services.
• Analyze user needs and develop software solutions.
• Develop automated tests and maintain code quality.
• Track, diagnose, and repair application errors, performance issues, and deployment issues.
• Be involved and drive product & design discussions.
• Deliver high quality features at high velocity.
• Help us scale our infrastructure.
• Perform routine software maintenance.

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Qualifications

• Design and build applications for the iOS platform
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Proven track record for meeting targets & deliverables independently and as part of a group effort.

Responsibilities

• Work in sync with UX, Design & Product Management teams to deliver cohesive and timely developments.
• Develop top-notch applications in complex, multi-threaded environments.
• Develop automated tests and maintain code quality.
• Track, diagnose, and repair application errors, performance issues, and deployment issues.
• Develop high-performing applications with a clean, minimalist aesthetic
• Proficient with Objective-C or Swift, and Cocoa Touch
• Experience with iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc.
• Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
• Familiarity with Restful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services
• Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards
• Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines
• Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools
• Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
• Knack for bench-marking and optimization
• Familiarity with continuous integration