PHP (Front-End) Developer Job in Nairobi

Duma Works is recruiting a PHP (Front-End) developer for one of our clients in Nairobi​ an​ ​ IT​ ​ development​ ​ center.​

Company Overview: We​ ​provide​ ​you​ a unique​ and​ ​exciting​ opportunity​ ​to​ ​work​ ​ in​ ​an​ ​entrepreneurial​ ​environment and​ ​ develop​ ​smart​ ​solutions​ ​for​ ​our​ ​group​ ​companies.​ ​ 

We​ ​do​ ​e-commerce​ ​online​ ​shops, logistics,​ ​business​ ​ intelligence​ and​ mobile​ applications,​ ​involving​ ​a ​wide​ ​range​ ​of​ ​high-end technologies​ ​for​ ​tens​ ​of​ ​millions​ ​ customers.​ 

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The​ ​software​ ​we​ ​create​ ​is​ ​present​ ​in​ ​more​ than 26​ ​ countries​ ​ and​ ​ about​ ​ to​ ​ enter​ ​ more.​ 

Working​ ​ at​ ​ with us means​ ​ being​ ​ in​ ​ the​ ​ first​ ​ line​ ​ of e-commerce​ ​ development​ ​ in​ ​ emerging​ ​ markets.
 

We are ​ dedicated​ ​ to​ ​ making​ ​ life​ ​ easier​ ​ by​ ​ building​ ​ online​ ​ based​ ​ solutions​ ​ to​ ​ connect businesses​and​ ​ consumers.​ ​ 

We​ ​ are​ ​ powered​ ​ by​ ​ Rocket​ ​ Internet,​ ​ two​ ​ telecoms​ ​ giants​ ​ MTN and​ ​ Millicom,​ ​ AXA​ ​ group,​ ​ Goldman​ ​ Sachs,​ ​ Orange​ ​ and​ ​ CDC.​ ​

We​ brings​ ​ together​ ​ all​ ​ the key​ ​ elements​ ​ required​ ​ to​ ​ build​ ​ great​ ​ businesses:​ ​ team,​ ​ concept,​ ​ technology​ ​ and​ ​capital.
 

We​ ​ are​ ​ looking​ ​ for​ ​ bright​ ​ minds​ ​ to​ ​ join​ ​ our​ ​ team​ ​ as a PHP​ ​ Frontend​ ​ developer
 

Responsibilities:

• Design​ ​ and​ ​ implementation​ ​ of​ ​ web-based​ ​ front-end​ ​ components​ ​ that​ ​ are high-performing​ ​ and​ ​ scalable;


• Be​ ​ part​ ​ of​ ​ an​ ​ agile​ ​ team​ ​ that​ ​ develops​ ​ smart​ ​ logistics​ ​ solutions​ ​ on​ ​ a ​ ​ service​ ​ oriented architecture​ ​ using​ ​ state-of-the-art​ ​ technologies;


• Work​ ​ closely​ ​ with​ ​ a ​ ​ multidisciplinary​ ​ team​ ​ (Backend​ ​ developers,​ ​ DevOps,​ ​ QA engineers,​ ​ Product​ ​ Owners)​ ​ oriented​ ​ to​ ​ continuous​ ​ delivery;


• Take​ ​ ownership​ ​ for​ ​ your​ ​ code​ ​ to​ ​ be​ ​ qualitatively​ ​ high​ ​ and​ ​ you​ ​ will​ ​ support​ ​ your colleagues​ ​ in​ ​ code​ ​ reviews.


• Participate​ ​ and​ ​ improve​ ​ development​ ​ processes​ ​ such​ ​ as​ ​ Agile,​ ​ Scrum​ ​ and​ ​ Kanban along​ ​ with​ ​ strong​ ​ robust​ ​ coordination​ ​ processes​ ​ related​ ​ to​ ​ software​ ​ release, deployment​ ​ and​ ​ testing;

Requirements:

• Minimum​ ​ 1 ​ ​ years​ ​ experience​ ​ in​ ​ web​ ​ development​ ​ with​ ​ Object​ ​ Oriented Programming;


• Excellent​ ​ knowledge​ ​ of​ ​ PHP7​ ​ or​ ​ other​ ​ OOP​ ​ language;


• Knowledge​ ​ of​ ​ HTML,​ ​ JS​ ​ (JQuery​ ​ and​ ​ other​ ​ frameworks)​ ​ and​ ​ CSS


• Knowledge​ ​ of​ ​ Version​ ​ Control​ ​ technologies​ ​ GIT;


• Modern​ ​ web​ ​ frameworks​ ​ such​ ​ as​ ​ Laravel,​ ​ Symfony,​ ​ Yii​ ​ or​ ​ Phalcon;


• Aware​ ​ of​ ​ Performance​ ​ and​ ​ Security​ ​ topics​ ​ on​ ​ web​ ​ development;


• A​ ​ strong​ ​ sense​ ​ for​ ​ code​ ​ quality,​ ​ and​ ​ experience​ ​ with​ ​ Unit-Testing​ ​ or​ ​ TDD;


• Proactivity​ ​ and​ ​ flexibility.


• Fluent​ ​ in​ ​ English.

What​ ​you​ ​will​ ​find:
You​ ​ will​ ​ belong​ ​ to​ ​ an​ ​ international​ ​ talented​ ​ team,​ ​ evolving​ ​ in​ ​ a ​ ​ fast-paced​ ​ environment.​

Our people​ ​ are​ ​ inspiring,​ ​ ready​ ​ to​ ​ take​ ​ the​ ​ challenge,​ ​ and​ ​ will​ ​ support​ ​ you​ ​ in​ ​ working​ ​ on​ ​ an international​ ​ scale​ ​ impacting​ ​ tens​ ​ of​ ​ millions​ ​ of​ ​ revenue​ ​ and​ ​ users.​ 

Our​ ​ commitment​ ​ to​ our teams​ ​ is​ ​ to​ ​ turn​ ​ everyone​ ​ into​ ​ the​ ​ finest​ ​ in​ ​ their​ ​ area​ ​ by​ ​ providing​ ​ constant​ ​ intensive​ ​ training using​ ​ different​ ​ techniques.
 

We​ ​ will​ ​ offer​ ​ you​ ​ a ​ ​ ​ second​ ​ home​ ​ where​ ​ you​ ​ will​ ​ find​ ​ the​ ​ opportunity​ ​ for​ ​ growth​ ​ and​ career development.​ ​

Benefit​ ​ list​ ​ includes​ ​ (but​ ​ is​ ​ not​ ​ limited​ ​ to)​ ​ health​ ​ insurance,​ ​ parental​ ​bonus, snacks,​ ​ fruits​ ​ and​ ​bonuses​ ​ based​ ​ on​ ​ your​ ​ excellent​ ​ results.

We​ ​ are​ ​ passionate​ ​ about​ ​ what​ ​ we​ ​ do,​ ​ and​ ​ we​ ​ have​ ​ fun​ ​ while​ ​ doing​ ​ it.​ ​ 

And​ ​ above​ ​ all,​ ​ we believe​ ​ that​ ​ nothing​ ​ is​ ​ impossible.Up​ ​ for​ ​ a ​ ​ challenge?

Apply

Send your Cover Letter and detailed CV to [email protected] marking the subject as “3132”, Your Full name & Phone number e.g. 3132 Barack Obama, +2547xxxxxxxx. If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.

Deadline for receiving applications: Sunday, 26 November 2017

N.B.* You will receive a confirmation email and an alert to take a basic screening test over SMS or online. The email with the test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. The email/SMS test will typically be 5-8 questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test.

If you apply and don’t meet these minimum qualifications, we will not be able to move forward with you application.