Andela Latest IT Jobs In Ghana - September 2019

Andela 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 engineers.

Based in NYC, SF, Kigali, Cairo, Lagos, Nairobi, Accra and Kampala, Andela is catalyzing the growth of tech ecosystems across the African continent while solving the global technical talent shortage.

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Senior Software Engineer, Back End

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 additional 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

• 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
• 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, GCP)
• Comfort with at least one CI/CD tool (Ex: Jenkins, Travis)
• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration techniques
• Deep understanding of applicable unit and integration testing, and testing frameworks/libraries
• 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
• 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

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Senior Software Engineer, Mobile

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 additional 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.

Languages/Frameworks

• Proficient at an expert level in either Java/Kotlin for Android and Objective-C/Swift for iOS.
• Proficient at an expert level in mobile platform frameworks — i.e UIKit(iOS), MapKit, ARKit, RxJava, RxSwift
• Working knowledge of UI Design libraries/frameworks — i.e Material Design (Android)

Data Stores

• Expert level understanding of fundamental database concepts — i.e database tables, querying databases, normalization, joins, database management systems
• Good understanding of at least one database for Mobile dev — i.e SQLite, RealmDB
• Good understanding of cloud mobile database backends, like Firebase
• Working knowledge of ORMs/ODMs — i.e Room ORM, SqlDelight, CoreData

Testing/Security

• Working knowledge of network security and deep knowledge of unit, integration, e2e and UI testing, as well as other testing frameworks/libraries — JUnit(For Java), Espresso, Appium, XCTest(iOS)

Tools

• Working knowledge of software engineering collaboration tools— Jira, Pivotal Tracker, Git, Mercurial
• Familiarity with language/platform build IDEs/tools — i.e Simulators/Emulators and Gradle(Android), Android Studio, XCode

DevOps

• Working knowledge of DevOps tools — i.e Firebase, Fabric, Jenkins, Travis CI, Circle CI, Google Play Store, Apple’s App Store.
• Working Knowledge of analytics tools — i.e crashlytics, HockeyApp

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 on the planet
• Oh, and a chance to change the world!

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Software Engineer, Back End

Our Andelan Software Engineers are masters of consistent execution. They reliably deliver technical and professional value to our teams and our partners.

Specifically, you’ll:

• Use your knowledge in your core technology to delight our partners around the world.
• Mentor and onboard junior engineers, by consistently displaying sound judgement, setting expectations, and working effectively, both independently and as part of a global team.
• Collaborate excellently with peers and stakeholders in fast-paced distributed teams, through a love of constructive feedback, dedication and universal respect.

What You’ll Bring 

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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Senior Software Engineer, Front End

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 additional 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

• Experience using ESLint and module builders
• Strong preference for test-driven-development (TDD) and understands its importance

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

Click to continue reading and apply