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Senior Software Engineer Jobs at Cellulant, Kenya
Department: CTG
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Job posting: 1-05-2015 until 15 -05-2015.
Starting date: Immediate.

Who are we?
Cellulant* is a mobile commerce company. We operate Africa’s number one mobile commerce network and aim to connect 100 million customers to our mobile commerce ecosystem.

We are the mobile commerce partner of choice and our goal is to connect all of our corporate customers, including top Pan African banks, various merchants, to the richest mobile commerce ecosystem in Africa, helping them provide better communication, more services, and more value to their end consumers.

We do that by providing services like mobile banking, mobile payments, music, information services and other mobile related services.

Cellulant* was founded in 2003 and has currently operations in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and every year moving into new countries.

To be able to meet these aggressive growth expectations we need to grow our dynamic team. We invite you to be part of that growth by submitting your application to the following role.

Senior Software Engineer Job Profile

She/he will develop software that offers users high-quality performance and reliability

Responsibilities:

Software Design

Estimate effort and time required to complete a task.

Analyse and critique requirements and make recommendations on possible solution designs.

Contribute towards establishing all possible options for designing and deriving the best solutions based on sound analytical judgment, team input and the customers’ best interest.

Research new technologies that push the boundaries and capabilities of design and provide insight.

Assist in continual improvement of software configuration management process.

Software Development

Accountable for optimization-focused design to ensure that all code is written with high availability and high-impact.

Accountable for efficiency-focused software that serves to ensure that all code is highly reusable and modular.

Develop push and pull data interfaces using the latest web and data sharing technologies

Develop software according to functional and technical design specifications and maintain a “common sense” approach that serves to recognize potential design gaps and provide insight into closing them.

Develop patches and defect fixes.

Documentation

Author technical design documentation that fully defines all application code and the underlying methodology for the design decisions made.

Author user documentation for any projects/products worked on.

Product Testing

Provide feedback on test cases and test coverage to the quality assurance team.

Review code for potential performance issues, re usability, and/or anomalies.

Detail unit testing of code.

Perform and assist with quality assurance activities as needed.

Product Support

Assess, troubleshoot, document and resolve issues

Troubleshoot client problems both remotely and on site.

Research and identify cause of reported defects and issues.

Develop and contribute to the improvement of maintenance procedures

Adhere to the terms of the Operating Level Agreement.

Reporting

Recording of time spent and tasks

Escalating any issues identified

Guidance and Mentoring

Participate in peer reviews

Arrange and execute training for other teams

Who are you?

Required skills for Engineer jobs in Kenya


Degree in IT, Computer Science or related fields of study.

Excellent understanding of Software development methodologies and related SDLC’s

A minimum of 5 years’ experience in software development.

Experience in diverse dynamic conditions with minimal supervision in an intense environment (+2yrs)

A minimum 2 years leading a team of two or more engineers.

Expertise in design disciplines and processes, experience in client server solution architecture, MVC Models, OOP and High performance solutions.

Expertise in Java programming. Good knowledge of C# and Python is a plus.

Expertise in PHP, JSP/JSF.

Expertise in at least 3 Web presentation languages and frameworks e.g. html, CSS, Javascript, ExtJS, Zend, jQuery, Code-ignitor, Yii e.t.c

Expertise in consuming public APIs for at least one public service e.g. Google APIs

Expertise using collaborative software tools such as SVN, GIT, CVS, Mercurial, e.t.c

Expertise in MySQL database management system.

Expertise in data and database design standards and processes having managed relational schemas of over 20 objects.

Expertise in solutions administration, customer engagement and issue resolution.

Advanced skills in Office Tools for publishing and presentation preparation. In depth understanding of spreadsheet manipulation and reporting.

Experience in system support, support processes, tools and reports.

What do we offer you?

When working at Cellulant*, you can expect to work on a diverse range of problems, with inspiring and creative colleagues.

You will have ample opportunities for growth and career development, and we highly value continuous learning.

We offer you a challenging position in which you will be rewarded for performance.

Apply now!
Are you interested in this position and do you meet the minimum requirements? Apply by sending an e-mail with your CV and a convincing cover letter to Jobs@cellulant.com

The selection process entails an oral interview stage, followed by a case study presentation and a final interview.

The deadline for application is 15, May, 2015
Due to the high volume of applications received only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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