Jobs at Co-operative Bank of Kenya

The Role

Specifically, the successful jobholder will be required to:

• Shape and implement technology / business solutions to contribute to the organization’s competitive differentiation.
• Use Agile engineering practices and various software development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance the organization’s technology stack.
• Collaborate with other team members to implement user stories, write tests, and continuously deliver new / improved product functionality.
• Communicate with internal IT teams to resolve technical dependencies during implementation.
• Develop all front-end and backend and/or server-side logic, ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end according to user’s specification.
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use.
• Assist in preparing system specification by the users highlighting technical requirements.
• Carryout analysis of the requirements and recommend solutions to address user requirements.
• Carryout system testing.
• Develop and maintain documentation/manuals on system configuration or setup.
• Carry out technical user training in respect to these systems so that the business can utilize them.
• Provide solutions for SIT/UAT and ensure that functions/features are ready before being put on the live system.
• Secure systems by putting adequate controls and restrict access to programs by users in accordance to the requirements of the bank.
• Attend to systems failures and resolve or coordinate the resolution of the problem.
• Adhere to change control procedures in implementing solutions.
• Build the organization’s brand in the technology community.

Skills, Competencies and Experience

The successful candidate will be required to have the following skills and competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Electronics Engineering, IT or related field from a recognized university.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in software development is, with proficiency in server-side technologies including Springboot, Apache Camel, NestJS, SpringMVC, ExpressJS, Node.js, Java, PHP, C#, ASP.NET, XML, as well as client-side languages such as HTML/CSS, Javascript.
• Knowledge of designing RESTful APIs, SOAP Services, SSO/OAuth, LDAP and Search Technologies.
• Experience with a least one JS framework/Libraries – Angular, Cordova, Ionic, ReactJS, VueJS, Ember, jQuery, JQWidgets, Bootstrap.
• Very good knowledge of Windows Operating Systems and an understanding of Unix and Linux.
• Excellent understanding of SQL database fundamentals (for MSSQL, Oracle etc.).
• Knowledge of Agile software development practices with experience working in an agile environment with DevOps processes, workflows, and tools like TFS, GIT, Jenkins or Docker will be a plus.
• Knowledge of Agile software development practices and experience in an Agile environment are required. Familiarity with DevOps processes, workflows, and tools such as TFS, GIT, Github Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, Team City, Docker and Kubernetes will be considered a plus.
• Very strong analytical, presentation & problem-solving skills with the ability to work confidently on high priority problems and present technical ideas in a user-friendly language.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn new things

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The Role  

The role holder will design, develop, test, and maintain high quality and bug free iOS applications. You will work in an agile squad, uphold engineering standards, support continuous improvement, and ensure delivery of stable, customer-centric digital solutions. Your key responsibilities will be:  

• Design, build, and maintain iOS applications using Swift and Objective C
• Translate UI/UX designs into polished, customer-ready interfaces following Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines
• Integrate applications with backend services through REST APIs and secure communication patterns
• Write clean, testable code following structured architectural patterns and documentation standards
• Conduct peer code reviews and uphold quality, performance, and security best practices
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve application defects, crashes, and performance constraints
• Implement unit, integration, and UI tests
• Optimize memory usage, performance, and background processing
• Manage deployments via TestFlight and App Store Connect
• Stay aligned with iOS SDK updates, new frameworks, and emerging capabilities
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across product, design, QA, and backend development
• Maintain up to date documentation and support continuous improvement in design and engineering practices

Skills, Competencies and Experience

The successful candidate will be required to have the following skills and competencies:  

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or a related field
• Minimum 3 years practical experience in iOS development
• Proficiency with Swift, Objective C, Xcode, and Apple developer tools
• Solid understanding of UIKit, SwiftUI, Core Data, Core Animation, and other native frameworks
• Strong grounding in MVC, MVVM, VIPER, or similar architectural patterns
• Experience with CocoaPods, Swift Package Manager, and API integrations
• Knowledge of iOS security standards including Keychain, App Transport Security, and secure local storage
• Experience with mobile testing frameworks including XCTest and XCUITest
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated build processes
• Previous experience launching at least one production iOS app is an added advantage
• Demonstrable experience of working in agile development environments
• The ability to communicate effectively and articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences is essential.

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The role

The successful jobholder will be expected to:

• Acts as a lead on all projects tasked with making complex user experience decisions and assist in the definition and translation of business/functional requirements into user flows and wireframes.
• Facilitate user experience design thinking sessions to identify business and technical requirements for technology, research and business initiatives to ensure that designs are successfully created and implemented to achieve the user goals.  
• Develop overall user experience, interaction design and information architecture for technology and business initiatives at the level of detail and rigor needed by those who must base their work on the design.  
• Use a variety of analytical techniques to gather and analyze design requirements (e.g. interviews, facilitated workshops, surveys, site visits, use cases, workflow analysis, observations, etc.)  This includes creating site maps, flows, wireframes, prototypes and design specifications; analyzing usability test results; and developing user experience design briefs.
• Evaluate information gathered from multiple sources with the aim of resolving conflicts and providing information to support interaction design prioritization and tradeoff decisions.  
• Define process improvements for the user experience team and works with the leadership team to communicate and uphold user experience standards.
• Work with creative & visual leads and technical leads to understand technical systems and constraints so that design solutions are technically feasible and optimal and to co-evolve experience solutions through an iterative design process.
• Develop expert level knowledge of competitive and complementary design strategies to ensure a “best approach” design with every project
• Define and prioritize design schedules, milestones and deliverables on multiple project initiatives in addition to building/advocating the development of UI guidelines, standards and requirements that serve as the foundation for designing cohesive experiences.
• Act as an internal consultant and subject matter expert by staying on top of changing UX design technologies, as well as corporate, organization, and industry standards to ensure leading-edge interpretation and execution of design applications and to provide business and technical guidance where appropriate.

Qualifications, Skills & Attributes

The successful jobholder will be required to possess the following qualifications: –

• A Bachelor’s degree in an IT related field or Business related field with relevant IT Professional qualifications. Graphic or Visual Design, Digital Media Design, other visual specialty or any other related qualifications will be an added advantage. 
• At least 3 years’ relevant work experience in a role directly related to web design, UX Design / Front-end mobile-web development experience, product design, product management, production management, marketing.
• Strong technical proficiency with UX tools such as Axure, Balsamiq, Sketch, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Creative problem solver with experience leading projects and building consensus with multiple stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to scope and estimate efforts accurately, prioritize tasks and goals independently and rapidly produce deliverables in a fast-paced iterative environment.

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The Role  

The role holder will design, develop, test, and maintain high quality and bug free Android applications. You will work in an agile squad, uphold engineering standards, support continuous improvement, and ensure delivery of stable, customer-centric digital solutions. 

Your key responsibilities will be:  

• Develop, test and maintain Android applications using Kotlin, Java, and Android SDK
• Translate UI/UX designs into responsive, production-ready mobile interfaces
• Integrate applications with backend services using REST APIs and modern integration patterns
• Write clean, testable, well-documented code following SOLID principles and industry standards
• Conduct code reviews and enforce quality, security, and performance best practices
• Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve performance bottlenecks and crashes
• Implement unit, integration, and UI tests using modern Android testing frameworks
• Optimize application performance, memory usage, offline capabilities, and battery consumption
• Manage app releases through Google Play Console including rollout, testing, and monitoring
• Stay current with the Android ecosystem, libraries, and emerging technologies
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, QA, and backend teams throughout the development lifecycle
• Maintain updated technical documentation and support continuous improvement in engineering practices

Skills, Competencies and Experience

The successful candidate will be required to have and demonstrate the following skills and competencies:  

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or a related field
• Minimum 3 years of practical Android development experience
• Deep expertise in Kotlin, Java, Android Studio, and Android SDK
• Strong knowledge of Jetpack components, Retrofit, Room, Dagger/Hilt, Coroutines, and Material Design
• Experience with Gradle, Firebase Cloud Messaging, push notifications, and app analytics
• Solid understanding of MVP, MVVM, and Clean Architecture
• Hands-on experience with testing frameworks such as JUnit, Espresso, and Mockito
• Proven experience integrating apps with RESTful services
• Strong grasp of security best practices for mobile apps
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps-aligned workflows
• Previous experience publishing at least one Android app is an added advantage
• Demonstrable experience of working in agile development environments
• The ability to communicate effectively and articulate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences is essential.

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The Role

The successful jobholder will be expected to:

• Develop new and/or improve existing user facing features to enhance the user experience for both mobile and web applications.
• Deliver responsive and cross-browser compatible applications.
• Use Agile engineering practices and various software development technologies to rapidly develop creative, efficient, and re-usable solutions that enhance the organization’s technology stack.
• Prototype or test the technical feasibility of the UI/UX designs and maintain brand consistency.
• Optimize applications for size, speed, performance, and scalability.
• Consume APIs developed by the back-end developers to display data on the application, get and validate input from the application and post data to the API.
• Secure applications across all channels by putting adequate application security controls.
• Implement UI/UX analytics to analyze our applications and generate insights to help improve our applications and better understand our customers.
• Liaise with software vendors to resolve application issues or escalation by collecting, collating information and clearly documenting issues to enable efficient support from the software vendors/partners.
• Adhere to change control procedures in implementing solutions and seeing through a project from conception to completion.
• Work collaboratively with the UI/UX design team during the development and improvement of the user experiences.
• Act as a user-advocate during the development process by offering and implementing suggestions from a user centered design perspective.
• Act as a “go to” with in depth knowledge of user interface development best practices and standards.
• Provide support to fellow front-end developers by engaging in peer code reviews.
• Continuously research on better ways of achieving joyful user experiences and applications optimization.
• Actively contribute to the front-end development of web based and mobile applications in the bank.
• Use of DevOps and CI/CD tools to deliver new features and projects faster.

Qualifications, Skills & Attributes

The successful jobholder will be required to possess the following qualifications: –

• A Bachelor’s degree in computer science & IT related fields with a focus on software development.
• At least 3 years’ relevant work experience in Front-end mobile-web development. 
• Experience in responsive and adaptive web development, along with proficiency in Android and iOS development.
• Proficient understanding of web markup languages and cascading stylesheets, such as HTML and CSS3.
• Proficiency in CSS, Bootstrap, LESS and SASS.
• Proficient understanding of client-side scripting frameworks such as JavaScript, ReactJS, Angular, Vue.js and jQuery.
• Good understanding of server-side technologies such as Node.js and PHP.
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and AJAX.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git / Mercurial / SVN.
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that applications will adhere to them.
• Knowledge in working with RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge in working with Hybrid Mobile Applications such as Cordova, Ionic, Capacitor and Flutter.
• Excellent knowledge of web analytics tools such as Google Analytics, Firebase, Mixpanel etc.
• Strong problem-solving skills, logical thinking, an analytical and investigative mind, and creativity.
• Proficiency in native android development using Jetpack compose or XML and/or knowledge of Swift UI or UI Kit will be an added advantage