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    Senior Software Engineer - Nairobi, Kenya - Kyosk Digital Services

    Kyosk Digital Services
    Kyosk Digital Services Nairobi, Kenya

    2 days ago

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    Description
    A kiosk is an informal convenience store selling everyday household items. Known locally by their vernacular names e.g. Duka in Kenya, Spaza in South Africa, Kantemba in Zambia. kiosk-type retail outlets are the cornerstone of African retail, accounting for over 60% of all retail trade flows. Despite their importance, kiosk-type retail outlets face significant challenges, including high cost of stock and unreliable delivery

    Role Profile:

    Kyosk is looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer to help strengthen the development competency of a team of software engineers who are developing solutions on the leading edge of innovation in Africa.

    The successful candidate will play a leading role in the full SDLC of the team's output.

    As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll join our growing team of Product and Technology professionals who share a passion for leveraging technology to empower informal retailers across the African continent.

    You'll work with teams from multiple countries across the organization to imagine and build innovative solutions for Kyosk's customers and internal teams.

    To be successful in this role you will need to be a strong technologist, innovator and an analytical problem solver.

    You will need to develop high quality, resilient, scalable software.

    Key Responsibilities

    Play a leading role in the design and development of software solutions
    Triage, investigate and resolve errors
    Adhere to, promote and help to improve Kyosk's development processes
    Code reviews
    Mentor less experienced software engineers
    Experiment with new technologies/solutions and develop a PoC

    Requirements

    Minimum Technical Requirements:
    6 years of software development experience
    2 years experience of the full SDLC (analysis, design, development, testing, integration, deployment, documentation, triage)
    Experience working with Agile methodologies
    Proficiency with administrative tools, e.g. Issue Tracking, Wikis, etc
    Advanced level user of dev tool chain (e.g. IDE, CI/CD, version control)

    Backend dev:
    Advanced knowledge of Java, SpringBoot, Hibernate.
    Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration
    Experience implementing the microservices design pattern
    Working knowledge of any cloud platform
    Experience designing and implementing a system from scratch
    Experience implementing complex automated tests (unit, integration, performance, etc)
    Demonstrates a clear understanding of system non-functional requirements (e.g. code readability, maintainability, scalability, extensibility, testability, etc), and can weigh the pros and cons of a solution w.r.t. non-functional requirements.

    Minimum Behavioural and Soft Skills :
    Strong work ethic
    Focus on delivery
    Punctual
    Works independently
    Expectation management
    Passion for learning
    Ability to lead a discussion with clients in a professional manner
    Ability to give reasonably accurate time estimates
    Proactively accommodates value chain outside of sphere of responsibility
    Ability to communicate technical information clearly and concisely
    Can take the lead on small projects

    Desired Technical Competencies

    8+ years of software development experience
    3+ year of experience of the full SDLC
    Working knowledge of Kafka
    Experience in e-commerce, payments, and/or distribution of FMCG products
    Experience using GCP
    Working knowledge of Docker containers and Kubernetes for orchestration
    Practitioner of the shift-left approach
    Experience introducing automated tests into a code base
    Experience architecting, designing and implementing a software system

    Desired Behavioral Competencies

    Constantly seeks to improve tech and processes to streamline development
    Ability to work under pressure, with tight timelines and ambitious deadlines

    You have integrity:
    You do what you say you will do and make no excuses.
    Promote psychological safety in the team, as well as across the entire organisation
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