We are looking for a full-stack software engineer to join our digital team and help us to deliver affordable solar power to emerging markets. If you are confident in the Rails world and if you want to create real, positive impact with your work, please reach out to us. This position offers a great opportunity to directly contribute to the success of a mission driven company with social and environmental impact. You will work closely with our stakeholders and users in Africa and beyond.
Requirements
- Bachelors or Masters in a relevant engineering discipline (Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science are preferred)
- 4+ years of practical experience in software engineering
- Programming language proficiency in Ruby and Rails and front-end/JavaScript frameworks (React, Agular, Vue)
- HTML4/5, CSS3, AJAX along with strong knowledge of DOM TDD in Ruby/Rails
- Experience creating and maintaining scalable web applications: Background Jobs, Event Queues, Containerization, Linux
- Experience on high availability, observability and structured logging
- API design to scale in Ruby (REST, GraphQL, etc.)
- Good knowledge of Databases (MySQL) and object relational mappers (ActiveRecord) and their implementation design patterns
- Appreciation for detailed source code documentation and organized code structuring
- Software deployment pipelines and best practice (CI/CD)
- Excellent knowledge of computer algorithms and solid computer science fundamentals
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
