Job Vacancy: Data Systems Developers -APHRC

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an African-led and Africa-based international research institution headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. APHRC conducts policy-relevant research on population, health, education, urbanization and related development issues in sub-Saharan Africa.

APHRC seeks to recruit two Data Systems Developers to join our systems development team.

Duties/Responsibilities

They will collaborate with our designers/developers to create and modify general computer application software or specialized utility programs to meet the needs of APHRC. The Data Systems Developer will:

• Provide creative and innovative ideas for the design, development, and implementation of data collection applications;
• Collaborate with project team to determine the scope and expectations of the project;
• Produce clean, efficient code based on projects specifications;
• Integrate software components and third-party programs to meet specifications; and
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing software.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a software developer, software engineer, or similar role.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile development methodologies.
• Extensive experience with software design and development in a test-driven environment.
• Solid knowledge of coding languages (e.g. C++, Java, JavaScript) and frameworks/systems (e.g. AngularJS, Git).
• Experience in using ODK for surveys.
• Relevant experience with databases and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks (e.g. Hibernate).
• Able and willing to learn new programming languages and technologies.

The successful candidate will have strong analytical and excellent communication skills. S/he must be self-motivated, flexible with due attention to detail, and a team player.

This position is classified under Nationally Recruited Positions (NRP), Grade VI in our scales.