Position Details
This is a unique opportunity to bring together your passion about global health and technology, and working at the grassroots level. As App Developer, you will manage project app development. We believe that the technologies, work environments, and approaches to global health and development you’ve experienced in the past, and have mastered in-depth will be useful to further build Medic’s tools and technology. We expect that you are a quick learner and equally quick to adapt to new and changing technologies.
You will work closely closely with design and project teams.
This role will report to Tech Lead Manager.
Key Responsibilities
Manage project technical development/configurations: Work alongside partnerships leads, project managers, and designers to define scope, design, write technical specifications, and build public health applications
Develop internal and partner-facing interactive data visualizations. Work with designers and project managers to ensure that dashboard designs are feasible within the Medic Mobile Analytics platform
Contribute to and maintain a growing code base of JavaScript, JSON configuration, technical documentation, and interactive data visualizations.
Conduct functional and unit testing on all developed code and scripts in line with testing frameworks to ensure conformance with defined requirements.
Manage client timelines, monitor usage of the platform, and any relevant software costs for invoicing purposes to foster strong relationships with partners.
Support end users and stakeholders (internal and external) on any arising technology issues/bugs to resolve, escalate, and resolve.
Describe digital health needs and opportunities in your projects/region and propel these needs to be addressed in Medic Mobile’s current tool kit or product roadmap
Support in proposal writing, publications, present Medic Mobile in meetings, seminars, summits & forums when called upon to do so.
Key Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering or Mathematics and 3+ years relevant experience.
Proficient in Javascript or other programming languages.
Proficient with relational databases, Postgres or MySQL
Experience with data analysis and data visualization languages R/Matlab/Python of benefit
Have experience using command-line tools on Linux (preferred) or another UNIX-like operating system.
Be committed to frequent and timely communication, both in person and online (via email, Slack, and other online chat applications).
Have interest in working with and learning from a globally distributed team of mHealth technology experts.
Have good communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to pass on information clearly to users and to grasp difficulties perceived by users.
Strong user support orientation with an attitude of wanting to assist people and pass-on their knowledge and experience to others establishing a good working relationship with users/partners.
Ability to work under high pressure, meet deadlines, monitor and follow-up on pending matters under minimum supervision.
Additional Skills
Be familiar with Android SDK, noSQL databases.
Project work experience with open source technology.
Good logical diagnostic skills and ability to exercise good judgement in the resolution of problems.
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