Andela Recruitment for Senior Ruby Software Engineer

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Andela Recruitment for Senior Ruby Software Engineer.

Andela is an African company that identifies and develops software developers. The company launched operations in Nigeria in 2014, to help global companies overcome the severe shortage of skilled software developers and have offices in Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and the United States. it is a network of technology leaders dedicated to advancing human potential. We help companies build high-performing distributed engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most talented software developers. Based in NYC, SF, Lagos, Nairobi, and Kampala, Andela is catalyzing the growth of tech ecosystems across the African continent while solving the global technical talent shortage.

Job Description

• Company: Andela
• Location: Ghana
• State: Accra
• Job type: Full-Time

Key Responsibilities

The specific responsibilities of the Senior Ruby Software Engineer 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 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;
• Providing 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 Experience Department.

Qualifications & Characteristics

• • Are passionate around the technology ecosystem;
  • May have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related field from an accredited university;
  • Have at least 4 years of experience working in software development;
  • Are highly proficient in Ruby;
  • 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)
  • Have strong leadership skills with a desire to mentor other developers;
  • Have high cultural intelligence with the ability to relate and work effectively across cultures;
  • Be strongly motivated by our social mission of training 100,000 young Africans in the next 10 years.

If the above sounds like an exciting role to you, please tell us why you believe you’re a good fit and we’ll be in touch.

Benefits & Compensation

• • Full-time compensation
  • Full medical coverage
  • Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided daily
  • Beautiful working environment
  • Opportunity to work with the brightest minds on the planet
  • Oh, and a chance to change the world!

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should Click here to apply