Senior Software Engineer at Andela

Job Decription

• 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 engineers 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 Partner Engineering Department.

Requirement/Skills

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
• May 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:
• Javascript (React)
• Javascript (Angular)
• Javascript (Node)
• Python (Django/Flask)
• PHP (Lumen/Laravel)
• Java
• iOS (Swift/Objective C)
• Android (Java/Kotlin)
• DevOps
• Ruby (Ruby on Rails)
• 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.