Job description
About The Role
In this role, you will primarily work as a Senior Software Engineer within the Technology department building world-class internal products to support Andela’s business needs.
As the Senior Software Engineer, you will take on complex tasks and complete them despite roadblocks, grabbing others for help or insight as necessary. You will require very little oversight beyond high-level direction; you can take a complex user story, break it down into sub-tasks, and complete their sub-tasks with relative ease. You will show initiative beyond knocking tasks off a list; you are able to identify and suggest areas of future work for yourself or your team. You will drive product velocity and deliver products with confidence. You will take pride in building products that are key to helping Andela grow and scale as an organization.
You’re The Kind Of Person Who
Believes that building great software is more than just delivering working code, that other aspects such as reusability, testability, maintainability, security, and performance are just as important.
Is constantly learning and expanding your skill sets on and off the job.
Can mentor entry-level developers willing to become world-class.
Responsibilities Include
Work closely with Product Managers and Stakeholders to understand the business needs
Deliver complex software solutions that meet those needs
Promote and nurture good team practices such as TDD, code reviews, and pair programming
Seek empirical evidence through proof of concepts, tests and external research
Mentor junior developers
Provide technical advice and weighs in on technical decisions that impact other teams
Identify gaps, bottlenecks, and areas of architectural debt, and capable of redesigning the system to address those issues
Participate extensively in design and code review sessions across teams
Set direction at the project level and consistently influences decision-making at the pillar level
Identify and proactively tackle technical debt
Here’s An Abbreviated List Of Interesting Technologies We Currently Use
We are interested in a candidate from any background as long as you have a solid understanding of core computer science principles.
Javascript / React
Node.js
Postgres
gRPC, Protocol Buffers
Google Cloud, Docker, Google Cloud Pub/Sub , Kubernetes
What Makes You a Great Fit For This Role
5-8 years of software development experience
Strong understanding of computer science principles
Experience working in an agile environment (standups, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc)
TDD and pair programming experience
Experience with microservices architectures and distributed systems
Solid written and verbal communication
A Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field.
Solid foundation in Linux administration and troubleshooting
Experience with system automation
Deeply familiar with concepts like DevOps , Continuous Delivery and TDD
EPIC Values Alignment
Demonstrable commitment to the learning & development of people and technology
The ability to learn new things fast enough to amaze your friends and family
Interested?
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!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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