Andela Recruitment for Senior Software Engineer

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Andela Recruitment for Senior 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

Responsibilities

Our Andelan Senior Software Engineers epitomize ownership. They take personal responsibility for Andela’s ability to continue to deliver value to our partners.

Specifically, you’ll:

Use your knowledge in your core technology to delight our partners around the world.
Be responsible for the coding standards, conduct and deliverables of your fast-paced, distributed, teams, by proactively communicating and prioritizing effectively.
Act as role-model even in the most difficult and challenging situations, using constructive feedback, mentorship, and universal respect.

What You’ll Bring

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

Experience

A minimum of 5-10 years of professional experience, during which you’ve built deep technical expertise and exercised ownership on various technical teams.

Required

Deep knowledge of at least one front-end framework — React, Angular, Vue
Working knowledge of at least one CSS framework — Bootstrap, Materialize CSS, Semantic UI
Deep knowledge of JavaScript core language concepts — DOM manipulation, Fetch API, ES6 features
Deep knowledge of the fundamental front-end languages/technologies — HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Extensive experience with architecture and design principles, building to consider maintainability, performance, security requirements, and impact.
Strong ability to problem-solve, debug, and understand pertinent performance metrics
Comfort working within agile methodologies and experienced in estimation and time management
Deep knowledge of unit and integration testing and testing frameworks/libraries (Ex: Jest, Jasmine, Mocha)
Working knowledge of tools and editors— (ex: Grunt, JSLint)
Working knowledge of at least one task runner — gulp, npm scripts

Preferred