Software Developer at Farsight Africa Group

Founded in 2010, Farsight Africa Group is a leading full-service Pan-African communications company that delivers impactful solutions to companies, governments, development organisations and individuals across East Africa. Given the incessant news cycle in both the traditional and digital media, we believe it is absolutely vital to employ reputation management and strategic communications to further the manifold objectives of our clients. We assist our diverse client base with navigating today’s complex information space from offices located in Kenya and Somalia. Farsight Africa Group has established a reputation in the marketplace for working in complex and challenging environments that demand a comprehensive understanding of local cultures, indigenous communication practices and relationships with stakeholders, at both the grassroots and national level. In addition, the firm has excellent contacts with local and international journalists as well as opinion leaders across the region. The firm has leveraged its unique specialist skills and networks to deliver integrated communication solutions for numerous high-profile clients, including the African Union Mission to Somalia, the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Hormuud Telecom, the United Nations Political Office for Somalia, Salaam Africa Bank, and the Office of the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia.

WHAT YOU’LL DO AS A LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER:

• Design algorithms and flowcharts to create new software programs and systems/portals.


• Develop and test software/portal to meet client’s needs.


• Developing and directing software system validation and testing methods.


• Provide information by collecting, analyzing and summarizing development and service issues


• Support and develop software engineers by providing advice, coaching and educational opportunities


• Proactively research operational challenges for our highest priority products and services and design and develop automation-based solutions for your findings.


• Ensure solutions are developed under the highest industry standards and meet production readiness criteria for global 24/7 operation.


• Collaborate extensively with R&D teams to guide them in implementing resilience and scalability requirements and educate them on how to employ the developed tools and frameworks


• Lead by example by mentoring other engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and over-the-shoulder debugging to support the team’s objectives and contribute efficiently to their career development goals

WHAT YOU’LL BRING:

• 5+ years of experience as a software engineer and web development


• Master’s degree in the appropriate field of study


• A passion for building robust software systems using raw coding, ready-to-use libraries, and open source frameworks to accomplish large-scale goals and objectives.


• A proactive approach to your work and accomplishing your goals with a specific focus on taking initiative to support large-scale systems, processing millions of requests per day.


• Practical Knowledge in OOP language like C# Java and are eager to continue learning new languages.


• A familiarity and understanding of ELK, Grafana, DataDog, Bamboo, Jenkins, Spinnaker, and JFrog.


• Previous experience creating solutions for automated systems monitoring and related domain specifics.

KEY NECESSARY EXPERIENCE, TRACK RECORD:

• Previous track record of the software development of revenue collection systems


• A proven track record in solving CI/CD challenges is considered an advantage..

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