Vacancy title:
Software Developer

[Type: TEMPORARY, Industry: Education, and Training, Category: Computer & IT, Education]

Jobs at:
University of Nairobi

Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, December 31 2025

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, December 22 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

The University of Nairobi, a body corporate established under the Universities Act 2012 of the laws of Kenya and the University of Nairobi Charter, is the pioneer institution of University education in Kenya and the region. The only institution of higher learning in Kenya for a long time, the University of Nairobi responded to the national, regional and Afr...

The Project:

The Centre for Healthcare Quality and Innovation (CHQI), based at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, seeks to recruit four (4) Software Developers on a three-month temporary basis in Nairobi, reporting to the Senior Systems Specialist.

Job Purpose:

Support front-end interfaces to backend systems, integrations, and data pipelines.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop responsive frontends using React and other modern frontend frameworks;
• Build robust backends with Java, C# and Python, including RESTful APIs;
• Design and implement dashboards and reporting tools to support healthcare providers and other stakeholders;
• Develop and maintain ETL pipelines and contribute to data engineering tasks;
• Work with multiple databases (SQL and NoSQL) to support diverse solutions;
• Integrate with third-party services such as EMRs, bulk SMS providers, payment gateways, and other healthcare systems;
• Contribute to AI and machine learning initiatives (predictive analytics, automation, clinical insights);
• Deploy, monitor, and support solutions in production environments;
• Collaborate in a cross-functional team to design secure, scalable, and user-friendly systems.

Job Specification:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field;
• Knowledge of React or any other frontend development framework ;
• Expert-level competence in C#, Java or Python programming language;
• Familiarity with API design, development, and integration;
• Understanding of databases (relational and NoSQL). Basic experience in AI and machine learning concepts (NLP, predictive modelling, data science workflows).

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: bachelor degree

Job application procedure
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Method of Application

Notes:

• Applicants should send their application letters, certified copies of certificates and resume of maximum two pages, giving details of their qualifications, experience and three (3) referees indicating their telephone 
• Applications and related documents should be forwarded addressed to the Director, Human Resource, University of Nairobi;
• Applicants should state their current designations, salaries and other benefits attached to those designations;
• The application letter must bear the reference code indicated in the advertisement;
• Late applications will not be considered;
• Applications should be sent as one file in PDF

CLOSING DATE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2025

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