Intern – Software Development at Cellulant*
Department: PD
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Job posting: 26-09-2014 until 03 -10-2014.
Starting date: Immediate
Who are we? Cellulant* is a mobile commerce company. We operate Africa’s number one mobile commerce network and aim to connect 100 million customers to our mobile commerce ecosystem.
We are the mobile commerce partner of choice and our goal is to connect all of our corporate customers, including top Pan African banks, various merchants, to the richest mobile commerce ecosystem in Africa, helping them provide better communication, more services, and more value to their end consumers.
We do that by providing services like mobile banking, mobile payments, music, information services and other mobile related services.
Cellulant* was founded in 2003 and has currently operations in Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana and every year moving into new countries.
To be able to meet these aggressive growth expectations we need to grow our dynamic team.
We invite you to be part of that growth by submitting your application to the following role.
Responsibilities:
Software Design
- Contribute towards establishing all possible options for designing and deriving the best solutions based on sound analytical judgment, team input and the customers’ best interest.
- Research new technologies that push the boundaries and capabilities of design and provide insight.
- Assist in continual improvement of software configuration management process.
Software Development
- Contribute towards optimization-focused design to ensure that all code is written with high availability and high-impact.
- Contribute towards efficiency-focused software that serves to ensure that all code is highly reusable and modular.
- Develop push and pull data interfaces using the latest web and data sharing technologies.
- Develop software according to functional and technical design specifications and maintain a “common sense” approach that serves to recognize potential design gaps and provide insight into closing them.
- Develop patches and defect fixes.
Documentation
- Author and maintain required technical design documentation that fully defines all application code and the underlying methodology for the design decisions made.
Product Testing
- Review code for potential performance issues, re usability, and/or anomalies.
- Perform unit testing of code.
- Perform and assist with quality assurance activities as needed.
Product Support
- Assess, troubleshoot, document and resolve issues.
- Research and identify cause of reported defects and issues.
- Contribute to the improvement of maintenance procedures.
Reporting
- Recording of time spent and tasks
- Escalate any issues identified
Who are you?
Required skills:
- Degree in IT, Computer Science or related fields of study.
- Exposure to at least 1 back-end programming languages e.g. Java, C, C++, C#, Perl, Python, VB.Net, shell e.t.c
- Exposure to at least 1 presentation languages e.g. ASP, PHP, Ruby, JSP, Android, Objective C e.t.c
- Exposure to Web presentation languages and frameworks e.g. html, CSS, Javascript, ExtJS, Zend, jQuery, Code-ignitor, Yii e.t.c
- Exposure to at least 1 database management systems e.g. MySql, Oracle, Postgresql, SQlite, MS-SQL e.t.c
- Exposure to data and database design standards and processes
- Knowledge of Office Tools for publishing and presentation preparation.
What do we offer you?
When working at Cellulant*, you can expect to work on a diverse range of problems, with inspiring and creative colleagues.
You will have ample opportunities for growth and career development, and we highly value continuous learning.
We offer you a challenging position in which you will be rewarded for performance.
Apply now!
Are you interested in this position and do you meet the minimum requirements?
Apply by sending an e-mail with your CV and a convincing cover letter to Jobs@cellulant.com
The selection process entails an oral interview stage, followed by a case study presentation and a final interview.
The deadline for application is October 3rd , 2014.
Due to the high volume of applications received only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Do you have questions about this vacancy?
Visit our website at www.cellulant.com
Please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail or telephone: jobs@cellulant.com or 0202606696.
