Vacancies at Zeraki

Role Overview

• This is a hands-on, high-impact leadership role focused on developing engineering talent rather than delivering features yourself. You will work closely with product team engineers, tech leads, and the CTto:
• Conduct targeted technical coaching
• Lead structured and ad-hoc code reviews
• Guide architecture decisions before implementation
• Drive consistency in coding standards, tooling, and design patterns across teams

Scope of Work

• Code Quality & Reviews
• Perform structured and random reviews for backend, frontend, and mobile projects
• Identify recurring technical debt, performance issues, and maintainability risks
• Define and maintain Best Practice Playbooks for Zeraki’s tech stack
• Coaching & Mentorship
• Run bi-weekly deep-dive sessions on advanced topics, e.g.:
• Backend: Microservices, scalable API design, database optimization
• Frontend: Modular architecture, state management (Redux, Bloc, RxJS)
• Mobile: Flutter performance tuning, CI/CD for mobile
• Deliver workshops applying best practices tlive projects
• Provide one-on-one coaching for engineers needing focused support
• Architecture & Design Patterns
• Support teams in making scalable, maintainable architecture choices
• Introduce and reinforce modern patterns (MVC, MVVM, microservices, component-based)
• Balance performance, maintainability, and scalability
• Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing
• Align coaching with product priorities in partnership with tech leads
• Ensure consistent standards across all teams
• Foster a culture of peer learning and continuous improvement
• Target Outcomes & Measurement
• Impact will be measured quarterly using a combination of code quality metrics, team feedback, and delivery performance. While the exact results may vary by team, we expect the Engineering Team Coach tdrive measurable improvements in the following areas:
• Code Quality: Achieve a 15–25% reduction in recurring critical code issues, as identified through tools such as Deepsource, SonarQube, ESLint, and Flutter Analyze, as well as internal reviews.
• Skills Growth: Ensure that 80–90% of engineers report improved technical confidence and capability in post-coaching surveys.
• Delivery Efficiency: Enable teams tdeliver features 10–20% faster per sprint without compromising on quality.
• Standards Adoption: Maintain a 90–100% compliance rate in applying agreed coding standards, design principles, and architectural patterns across pull requests.
• PR Cycle Improvement: Shorten pull request turnaround time by 15–30%, while increasing the depth and value of review feedback.

Requirements

• 8+ years as a senior engineer with hands-on experience in Java/Spring Boot, and either React, Angular, or Flutter.
• Proven track record of coaching and mentoring engineers at all levels
• Strong grasp of clean code, scalable system design, and modern architecture patterns
• Experience conducting impactful technical workshops and code reviews
• Excellent communicator and collaborative leader

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• We’re looking for smart, driven, and gritty individuals to sell educational technology products to schools in Kenya. The job will involve onboarding new customers, supporting existing customers and gathering feedback to inform strategies for high customer satisfaction, sustaining Zeraki's dominance as the leading Edtech brand in Africa.
• If you’re passionate about transforming education in Africa and thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• A passion for education and EdTech.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of building strong relationships with schools.
• A self-starter with a drive to succeed and exceed targets. You will need to work long hours, nights, or weekends.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Grit: Not every lead will be a sale. You should be able to bounce back if you lose a sale.
• No prior experience required, but any sales, marketing, or customer service experience will be advantageous.

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• We’re looking for smart, driven, and gritty individuals to sell educational technology products to schools in Kenya. The job will involve onboarding new customers, supporting existing customers and gathering feedback to inform strategies for high customer satisfaction, sustaining Zeraki's dominance as the leading Edtech brand in Africa.
• If you’re passionate about transforming education in Africa and thrive in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• A passion for education and EdTech.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of building strong relationships with schools.
• A self-starter with a drive to succeed and exceed targets. You will need to work long hours, nights, or weekends.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Grit: Not every lead will be a sale. You should be able to bounce back if you lose a sale.
• No prior experience required, but any sales, marketing, or customer service experience will be advantageous.

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The Talent Manager will leverage Zeraki’s structured career ladders, comprehensive onboarding programs, clear performance frameworks, and strategic use of data analytics. While we do not expect extensive prior experience in all these areas, we seek a candidate with strong foundational HR skills, analytical aptitude, and the potential to rapidly develop into a talent management leader.

Key Responsibilities:

• Talent Acquisition Strategy:
• Develop and implement clear, structured recruitment processes aligned with Zeraki’s detailed career ladders.
• Collaborate closely with managers to maintain clearly defined role descriptions and structured expectations.
• Utilize competency-based assessment frameworks to accurately identify and select high-potential talent.
• Talent Development & Performance Management:
• Implement and continually refine structured onboarding programs, clear performance frameworks (e.g., structured evaluations, competency-based assessments), ensuring fairness, consistency, and clarity.
• Support rigorous application of Zeraki’s performance management processes, emphasizing growth and development.
• Identify high-potential employees through structured performance reviews and develop tailored development pathways aligned with established career ladders.
• Workforce Planning & Succession:
• Partner with leadership to forecast talent needs aligned with Zeraki’s growth objectives, focusing especially on cultivating talent internally.
• Lead structured succession planning efforts to ensure readiness for critical positions through consistent talent development and structured assessments.
• Employee Engagement & Retention:
• Use structured engagement frameworks and clear career progression opportunities to foster high employee satisfaction and retention.
• Champion internal mobility and clear career paths, enabling employees to see and pursue growth opportunities within Zeraki.
• Data & Analytics:
• Monitor and analyze key talent KPIs (e.g., hiring quality, retention, succession readiness), leveraging analytics and insights to inform strategy.
• Learn and integrate advanced analytics, including AI-driven tools, to enhance decision-making, predict talent trends, and optimize workforce performance.

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in HR Management, Organizational Development, Psychology, Business, or related fields.
• Approximately 3-4 years of work experience, ideally in an HR generalist, recruitment, or talent development role.
• Demonstrated foundational understanding of structured onboarding, recruitment practices, and performance management frameworks. Experience or strong interest in learning data-driven talent management methods is preferred.
• Candidates with strong generalist HR backgrounds, analytical capabilities, and a willingness to learn structured methodologies and analytics tools are strongly encouraged to apply.

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The Legal Intern will support day-to-day legal operations including legal research, document drafting, administrative support, and compliance tracking.

Key Responsibilities

• Legal Research: Investigate legal and regulatory requirements across jurisdictions and summarize findings for internal use. 
• Document Drafting: Assist in drafting basic contracts (NDAs, Data Processing Agreements, MoUs, Partnership Agreements, Employment Contracts); legal correspondence; and internal memos. 
• Administration & File Management: Maintain digital and physical legal files. Update trackers for statutory and regulatory filings, intellectual property, and contract renewals. 
• Meeting Support: Take minutes during internal/external legal meetings and follow up on action items.
• Cross-Department Liaison: Support requests from other departments by gathering documents or clarifying internal policies. 
• General Support: Schedule legal meetings, assist with filings and license applications, and ensure proper documentation for legal expenses and invoicing. 

Requirements

Core Competencies 

• Strong Research & Analytical Skills   
• Excellent Written and Verbal Communication   
• Detail-Oriented and Highly Organized   
• Able to Handle Multiple Tasks & Prioritize   
• Professionalism, Integrity, and Confidentiality   
• Willingness to Learn & Adapt Quickly   

Candidate Requirements 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) – Third year student to 2025 Graduate 
• Prior internship or volunteer experience in legal or compliance work is an added advantage  
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools 
• Strong ethical mindset aligned with Zeraki’s values of integrity, diligence, and intelligence