Software Developers at Okaki
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Start Date: Flexible
Contact Email expression of interest and CV to: bochingwa@okaki.com
Candidates will be required to submit a coding test
Employees are given an opportunity to work on projects with high public impact in an environment that is exciting, innovative, and flexible.
OKAKI’s organizational competencies include:
- Health and Human Services
- Program Management
- Information Analysis
- Information Management
- Information Technology
- Information Policy and Privacy
PO Box 49475-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Essential Qualifications, Experience and Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Four-year college degree with a major in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical/IT degree
- 3+ years of recent experience developing in C# using the .Net
- Have worked on the analysis, design, coding and implementation of large scale, custom built object-oriented applications
- Great OO skills, including strong design patterns knowledge
- Experience working with, or an interest in Agile Methodologies, such as Extreme Programming (XP) and Scrum
- Ability to work in a variety of client settings and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Ability to work under pressure with frequent deadlines
- Ability to work effectively with clients and other team members
- Flexibility to work evenings and/or weekends
- Must have home office with access to good, reliable internet connectivity
- 1+ years of recent experience developing in Silverlight, WPF, WCF, RIA
- Good understanding of C#, XAML, Web Services and ORM (i.e. Entity Framework, NHibernate)
- Good working knowledge of MS SQL Server
- Ability to work in flexible methodologies (both agile/SCRUM and more traditional as necessary)
- Good understanding of database design and XML
- Knowledge of GIS
- Knowledge of software best practices, like test driven development and continuous integration
Job Title: Junior Software Developer
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Start Date: Flexible
Contact Email expression of interest and CV to: bochingwa@okaki.com
Candidates will be required to submit a coding test
Position Overview: OKAKI is a social enterprise that offers comprehensive professional information services to government agencies, regulatory bodies, and private organizations globally.
Employees are given an opportunity to work on projects with high public impact in an environment that is exciting, innovative, and flexible.
OKAKI’s organizational competencies include:
- Health and Human Services
- Program Management
- Information Analysis
- Information Management
- Information Technology
- Information Policy and Privacy
The successful candidate will assist in the design, construction and enhancement of various software products.
PO Box 49475-00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Essential Qualifications, Experience and Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
- Four-year college degree with a major in computer science, computer engineering, or other
- technical/IT degree
- 1+ years of recent experience developing in C# using the .Net
- Have worked on the analysis, design, coding and implementation of large scale, custom built
- object-oriented applications
- Great OO skills, including strong design patterns knowledge
- Experience working with, or an interest in Agile Methodologies, such as Extreme Programming (XP) and Scrum
- Ability to work in a variety of client settings and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Ability to work under pressure with frequent deadlines
- Ability to work effectively with clients and other team members
- Flexibility to work evenings and/or weekends
- Must have home office with access to good, reliable internet connectivity
- 1+ years of recent experience developing in Silverlight, WPF, WCF, RIA
- Good understanding of C#, XAML, Web Services and ORM (i.e. Entity Framework, NHibernate)
- Good working knowledge of MS SQL Server
- Ability to work in flexible methodologies (both agile/SCRUM and more traditional as necessary)
- Good understanding of database design and XML
- Knowledge of GIS
- Knowledge of software best practices, like test driven development and continuous integration
