About the Role
Our passionate development team manages a range of web and mobile solutions to support our field operations, from registering millions of farmers and their orders, optimizing delivery truck loads and routes, tracking deliveries, collecting mobile payments and analyzing loan repayments.
The department is looking for a Senior Software Engineer of 5+ years of experience to support financial solutions for our farmers. You will report to the Software Engineering manager.
Our technologies include Java, C#, NodeJS, CouchBase, React (Native), Docker/Kubernetes, RabbitMQ and our tooling landscape is based on GitHub / JIRA / Slack / Azure DevOps.
Responsibilities
- Work as part of a small, collaborative, and agile team of software developers.
- Design, develop, document, test, and operate our technology solutions according to our standards.
- Ensure smooth progress of your projects.
- Participate in your Agile team’s lifecycle
- Contribute to your department’s improvement by sharing knowledge, sharpening your skills, suggesting different ways of working and developing
- Mentor junior team members
Career Growth and Development
We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.
Qualifications
Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:
- 5+ years hands-on experience in Java back-end development and skills with Spring-boot framework and Java (Jakarta) EE applications.
- Nice-to-have: Development experience on MIFOS Fineract Platform.
- Experience with Continuous Delivery principles and related tools (Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, Docker)
- Hands-on experience in Microservices and Event-Based Architectures
- Understanding of the Design Patterns, Architectural Blueprints, UML and Application Design
- Hands-On experience with database development using SQL. Experience with PostgreSQL, Hibernate, Spring Data.
- Angular 16 Development experience will be a plus.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and continuous integration Experience working in Agile
Preferred Start Date
As soon as possible
Job Location
Kigali, Rwanda OR Nairobi, Kenya.
Benefits
Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits
Eligibility
This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zambia, Nigeria, Malawi and Democratic Republic of Congo.
Application Deadline
07 July 2025.Please note that we hire on a rolling basis which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.