Jobs at Andela

• All Andela engineers go above and beyond. To find out more about additional suggested competencies, check out our engineer framework.

Experience

• A minimum of 3-7 years of professional experience, during which you’ve built technical expertise and professionalism.

Required

• Intermediate-level understanding of at least one core backend language: Python, JavaScript/Node, PHP, Ruby, Java
• Working knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming concepts i.e Classes and objects, Inheritance, Encapsulation and Polymorphism.
• Good understanding of fundamental database concepts - relational (SQL) database, non-relational (NoSQL) database and ORMs/ODMs
• Working knowledge of core data structures
• Experience working with of software engineering collaboration tools
• Experience with architecture and design principles, building to consider maintainability, performance, security requirements, and impact.
• Familiarity with at least one cloud hosting platform --(ex: AWS, GCP)

Preferred

• Comfort working within agile methodologies and experienced in estimation and time management
• Intermediate understanding of unit and integration testing, and testing frameworks/libraries -- PyTest, Nose, Jasmine, Mocha, Jest
• Strong preference for test-driven-development (TDD) and understands its importance
• Experience having worked with at least one Web Framework for your language of choice
• Comfort and familiarity with code editor and formatting tools
• Familiarity with at least one web server technology -- (ex: Apache, Nginx)
• Working knowledge of at least one CI/CD tool -- Jenkins, Travis CI, Circle CI
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration techniques
• Strong ability to problem-solve, debug, and understand pertinent performance metrics
• Knowledge of unit, integration, e2e and UI testing, with at least one relevant testing framework
• Familiarity with containerization infrastructure and orchestration
• Awareness of the capabilities of applicable languages/frameworks/libraries as well as the inherent differences between them in order to understand trade-offs and make recommendations.

What You’ll Get*

• Full-time compensation
• Full medical coverage
• Lunch and snacks provided daily
• Beautiful working environment
• Opportunity to work with the brightest minds inside and outside of your field
• A chance to change the world for the better

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• All Andela engineers go above and beyond. To find out more about additional suggested competencies, check out our engineer framework.

Experience

• A minimum of 6-12 years of professional experience, during which you’ve built deep technical expertise and demonstrated technical leadership.

Required

• Expert-level understanding of at least one core backend language: Python, JavaScript/Node, PHP, Ruby
• Intermediate-level understanding of at least one other backend language (In addition to the core language): Python, JavaScript/Node, PHP, Ruby
• Leadership skills with a high amount of emotional intelligence. You’ve led teams, initiatives, and a range of technical working sessions
• Demonstrated experience of having taken large-scale initiatives from conception through to production, while continuing to support, optimize, and iterate
• Extensive experience with architecture and design principles, building to consider maintainability, performance, security requirements, and impact.
• Advanced understanding of at least one Web Framework for your language of choice: Flask/Django for Python; Node/Express for JavaScript, Rails for Ruby, Lumen/Laravel for PHP.
• Deep understanding of fundamental database concepts - relational (SQL) database, non-relational (NoSQL) database and ORMs/ODMs
• Strong knowledge of at least one cloud hosting platform (Ex: AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Deep knowledge of at least one CI/CD tool -- Jenkins, Travis CI, Circle CI
• Expert level understanding of containerization and orchestration techniques -- Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes
• Demonstrated expertise with highly available infrastructure patterns and their tradeoffs
• Deep understanding of applicable unit and integration testing, and testing frameworks/libraries
• Deep knowledge of networking concepts-- DNS, OSI model, TCP/IP, UDP, FTP
• Strong ability to problem-solve, debug, and understand pertinent performance metrics
• Comfort working within agile methodologies and experienced in estimation and time management
• Awareness of the capabilities of applicable languages/frameworks/libraries as well as the inherent differences between them in order to understand trade-offs and make recommendations.

Preferred

• Working knowledge of software engineering collaboration tools
• Strong preference for test-driven-development (TDD) and understands its importance
• Working knowledge of code editor and formatting tools
• Practiced at learning by sharing knowledge via means such as mentorship, engagement within a technical community, contributions to open source, etc.
• Comfort with at least one web server technology -- (ex: Apache, Nginx)

What You’ll Get*

• Full-time compensation
• Full medical coverage
• Lunch and snacks provided daily
• Beautiful working environment
• Opportunity to work with the brightest minds inside and outside of your field
• A chance to change the world for the better