Andela Senior Software Developer Job Vacancy

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

• 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.