About Andela:
Andela is a network of technology leaders dedicated to advancing human
potential. We help companies build high-performing distributed engineering
teams by investing in Africa’s most talented software developers. Based in NYC,
SF, Lagos, Nairobi, and Kampala, Andela is catalyzing the growth of tech
ecosystems across the African continent while solving the global technical
talent shortage.
About the Senior Software Developer Position:
As a Senior Software Developer, you will primarily work as a Lead Developer for
one of Andela’s clients. Andela Senior Developers are skilled at writing
complex applications, have a deep understanding of application lifecycles,
databases and services. They are passionate about guidance and mentorship to
more junior developers.
Key Responsibilities
The specific responsibilities of the Senior Software Developer position
include:
- Interfacing
with your client to understand their business, goals and visions for
products being supported by an Andela Team - Performing
high quality work that not only meets the need of the client, but
surpasses it. - If
you are managing a team: - Ensuring
that our developers are able to understand the business context and value
of their tasks, as well as how it impacts users. - Prioritizing
the work that your team is responsible for to ensure that you’re always
working on the highest value work that helps your clients meet their
objectives. - Working
with our engineers to decompose high level stories into smaller, specific
tasks and provide high level design support to help them understand how
to solve specific coding challenges. - Provide
technical guidance and oversight to ensure that the work delivered is in
accordance with the technical standards of your client. - Encouraging
a collaborative team environment - Regularly
reporting the status of your team both to your client as well as senior
members of Andela’s Success Department
Qualifications
& Characteristics
As the ideal candidate for this role you:
& Characteristics
As the ideal candidate for this role you:
- Are
active in the technology ecosystem in your city ex: you organize meet ups,
speak at conferences and are active on github - Are
able to pass our Tech Skills Assessment - Have
a four-year degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field
from an accredited university - Have
at least 4 years of experience working in software development - Is
proficient ideally in ANY TWO of the following stacks and/or
experience in: - Ruby/Ruby
on Rails - Python/Django
or Flask or gRPC - Java/Android
- JavaScript/MEAN
or PEAN or PREN or MERN or PENV - iOS/Swift
- DevOps
- Have
experience leading technical teams using Agile methodologies - Have
experience working remotely as an effective member of a team - Have
a vibrant personality and exceptional communication skills (English,
verbal and written) - A
strong desire to mentor other developers - Have
the ability to build rapport and communicate with individuals from diverse
cultural backgrounds. - Have
excellent interpersonal skills. - Have
strong leadership skills. - Strongly
motivated by our social mission of training 100,000 young Africans in the
next 10 years.
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