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Saturday 7 January 2012

Software Engineer Job in Nairobi Kenya - Bridge International Academies

Position Title: Software Engineer

Location: Nairobi

Number of Positions: 1

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.

Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a profitable central organization at scale. We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, we will double in size in the next 6 months, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students across the continent.

About the Position

We have and are continuing to develop one of the most sophisticated approaches to providing affordable education to MILLIONS of children in one of the most challenging environments in the world.

We have a need to recruit for the position of Software Engineer to build software tools that will support the operations for the network of schools.

Responsibilities

Writing code for new software systems and maintenance of existing software systems
Designing databases and writing queries in SQL
Testing and debugging software
Providing second line technical support to in-house users of software developed by our team

About You

Successful candidates must possess:

Good problem solving skills
Be detail oriented
Good time management skills
Good analytical skills
Ability to work with a team
Ability to be adaptable and flexible
Good communication skills

Specialist knowledge required

Knowledge of multiple programming languages and frameworks
Ability to independently develop software
Experience with C#, MS SQL Server, PHP, Java, Android, MySQL or SugarCRM
Knowledge and experience of professional software practices including source code control, defect tracking, unit testing and code reviews

You can apply and view detailed job requisitions on the Careers page at

www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com

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