Software Engineer, Frontend
Nexleaf Analytics, Kenya
Job Description
Who We Are
Nexleaf Analytics is a nonprofit technology company with a unique bottom-up approach for bringing data-driven impact to public health interventions in low- and middle-income countries. Our purpose-driven team of computer scientists, engineers, product managers, public health experts, environmental advocates, and field managers designs sensor technologies and data analytics solutions to address global public health challenges, including ColdTrace, our sensor and data analytics solution that provides monitoring and actionable insights to improve the efficacy, reliability, and sustainability of vaccine distribution in the hardest-to-reach places. We partner with leading organizations such as Google.org, Gavi, Qualcomm, and the Bill amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, Nexleaf is focused on measurable and long-lasting impact.
About the Role
As a Software Engineer, Frontend at Nexleaf you’ll help us achieve scale and impact by serving on a team that designs and develops the frontend web and mobile applications that deliver our cloud-based service to users. This service collects and analyzes data gathered from the hardest to reach places on Earth and connects to tens of thousands of IoT/M2M devices across the globe. These data and services are accessed by users spanning Ministries of Health, global agencies, partner NGOs, and those working in remote, low connectivity environments.
To do this you’ll learn the architecture of our existing frontend system, understand our users, business and product strategy, and work to improve existing user interfaces and implement new ones while iterating closely with our designers and product managers. You will also help create frontend test procedures and documentation, all with a shared goal of helping the organization achieve its vision!
In this role you will:
- Work in a cross functional capacity with product managers, designers, and other engineers to ensure we are building the right solutions to solve users’ problems.
- Support technical decision making and provide input on design and architecture decisions, especially as they pertain to frontend requirements.
- Make well-reasoned design decisions within your area, identify potential issues, trade-offs, risks, and the appropriate level of abstraction with the support of senior engineers and managers.
- Scope problems with the support of senior engineers and managers, as well as troubleshoot technical and operational problems. Debug expertly within your focus area.
- Build and improve our frontend web experiences and mobile applications to follow best practices and align with user needs.
- Follow and seek to improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes.
- Write maintainable code, develop appropriate tests, and write documentation for your key areas of focus.
- Participate in regular production deployments and write meaningful code reviews for team members.
We also have a robust and professionalized development team, with extensive documentation, well defined processes and a modern stack that includes the latest versions of Python, Django, TypeScript, Angular, and all deployed to AWS. We will also be using Ionic (or similar) cross platform frameworks for creating mobile experiences in the future and you can help drive that change. We use code reviews, containerized development environments (Docker), continuous integration, testing, and individual dev / staging environments. We also provide a choice of Linux, Mac or Windows development environments.
Requirements
- BS/MS in Computer Science (or another technical field) or equivalent work experience
- Javascript: 2+ years of frontend software engineering on large responsive frontend web projects or single page apps with a high degree of proficiency in Javascript and/or TypeScript, Angular, and CSS.
- Angular experience is preferred, though experience with similar frameworks such as React and Vue will also be considered.
- Experience using the Ionic cross platform framework is a big plus (or similar - Flutter, NativeScript, React Native, etc.). Development experience with native Android is also considered.
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs to connect frontend applications to back-end services.
- Able to participate in technical architecture discussions and provide input to technical decisions alongside other members of your team.
- Self-starter who brings experience, enthusiasm, and can hit the ground running.
- Is excited to work as a participant on a cross functional team.