Principal Software Engineer

5 days ago

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya Cross Border Talents Full time €60,000 - €80,000 per year

Cross Border Talents is looking for a Principal Java Engineer to start working in our client's location in Portugal.

Are you a problem-solver with a background in software development?
Do you want to be a part of an innovative team that uses its technical skills to make a positive impact?

Then this role could be for you

Our client is a fast-growing non-profit social enterprise with offices in the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, India, Kenya, and Ethiopia. They build digital platforms that motivate users - primarily young women and adolescent girls - to make positive choices. They work together with local communities and use nudges like reminders, discounts, and reward points to encourage our users to access and use health products and services.

All of their offices are comfortable, open spaces filled with enthusiastic, international colleagues. Whether you are working from our biggest office in Nairobi, the fast- growing office in South Africa, or from home, our people are young, and our culture is global and dynamic. Our work environment is fast-paced, informal, and friendly.

Your Job :

As the Principal Engineer at our client, you will create and maintain the software that enables our system to function. You'll advise on the implementation and delivery of software, and ensure that the technical principles and standards are followed across teams.

You will also be responsible for:

  • Influencing and applying the principles of software engineering to the design, development, maintenance, testing, and evaluation of our software.
  • Working closely with the architect and engineering teams to maintain and develop new features on our software platform.
  • Using your coding expertise to mentor and coach other engineers with complex problems.

Requirements

You're a logical thinker and a natural problem-solver who wants to use your technical expertise to make an impact.

  • You hold a minimum of 6 years of experience in a technical software development role.
  • You have worked extensively with Java tools and frameworks, including SpringBoot.
  • You don't want to just write code, you want to make it with quality and scalable.
  • Experience within Microservices, AWS, and fraud will be an advantage.
  • We use Flyway, JUnit, Testcontainers, PostgreSQL, Finatra, among others (You don't need to have experience with the tools we are currently using, we can help you).
  • You have excellent English skills.

Benefits

  • Great secondary benefits
  • A personal development budget.
  • Unlimited holidays, if you can make it work with your team you're good to go.
  • Growth opportunities.
  • A product to help shape as we grow, to leave your mark on how we do things.
  • A vision that we trust that you will do your job without us having to invent unnecessary rules and regulations

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