SmartApplications International is a leading ICT solutions provider delivering a wide range of world class technological solutions. Fondly known as Smart within the industry, the company was founded to provide innovative, secure and high-tech solution in Africa and beyond. Staying ahead through constant research and innovation.

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Senior Software Engineer

Job Type

Full Time

Qualification

BA/BSc/HND

Experience

3 - 5 years

Location

Nairobi

Job Field

ICT / Computer

A Senior Software Engineer is responsible for developing and maintaining software modules as part of larger application systems. Works with minimal supervision to implement functional components, conduct code reviews, and resolve technical issues. Collaborate with team members to ensure solutions are aligned with project requirements, coding standards, and system architecture. Contributes to system testing and documentation throughout the development of lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications and services.
• Take ownership of features / modules development, deployment and support.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to understand requirements.
• Participate in technical design and architecture discussions.
• Review code and mentor Software Engineer I and other junior team members.
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Debug issues and implement performance improvements.
• Contribute to documentation and maintain coding best practices within the team.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in software development.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages and frameworks (e.g. Java Springboot, Angular, Python).
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles, data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience with queuing frameworks like Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.

• Design, develop, test, and maintain software applications and services.
• Take ownership of features / modules development, deployment and support.
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to understand requirements.
• Participate in technical design and architecture discussions.
• Review code and mentor Software Engineer I and other junior team members.
• Write unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Debug issues and implement performance improvements.
• Contribute to documentation and maintain coding best practices within the team.

• Java Springboot
• Angular
• Python
• Software engineering principles
• Data structures
• Algorithms
• Kafka
• RabbitMQ
• Relational databases
• NoSQL databases
• RESTful APIs
• Microservices architecture

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years of professional experience in software development.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages and frameworks (e.g. Java Springboot, Angular, Python).
• Solid understanding of software engineering principles, data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience with queuing frameworks like Kafka and RabbitMQ.
• Familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
• Understanding of RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.