Job Title: Software Developer
Organisation: MWH Foundation
Reports to: Software
Development Team Lead
Development Team Lead
About US:
MWH is an
impact investor that uses its means and talents to improve liveability in the
world. Among other activities, MWH runs a social enterprise (The HUB Pajule) in
Northern Uganda. We aim at agricultural and economic development of the region.
Commercial farmers and smallholders are provided with opportunities that enable
them to improve their farm business and livelihood respectively. We run our
activities in a business manner and support them with modern business support
tools. For our activities, we needed a farmer-oriented farm management system.
It is being designed, developed and piloted in-house by MWH. We now turn this
system into an online service for farmer-supporting organisations.
impact investor that uses its means and talents to improve liveability in the
world. Among other activities, MWH runs a social enterprise (The HUB Pajule) in
Northern Uganda. We aim at agricultural and economic development of the region.
Commercial farmers and smallholders are provided with opportunities that enable
them to improve their farm business and livelihood respectively. We run our
activities in a business manner and support them with modern business support
tools. For our activities, we needed a farmer-oriented farm management system.
It is being designed, developed and piloted in-house by MWH. We now turn this
system into an online service for farmer-supporting organisations.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: The Software
Developer will:
Developer will:
·
Participate in the full software development life cycle:
analyse, design, code, test, deploy, maintain, support;
Participate in the full software development life cycle:
analyse, design, code, test, deploy, maintain, support;
·
In charge of the peer-review the work of your
colleagues, give constructive feedback, ensuring quality results;
In charge of the peer-review the work of your
colleagues, give constructive feedback, ensuring quality results;
·
Get eager by short development sprints, deliver new
system functionality frequently to end-users;
Get eager by short development sprints, deliver new
system functionality frequently to end-users;
·
The incumbent will work collaboratively with a team
that builds quality software and be part of its long-term success.
The incumbent will work collaboratively with a team
that builds quality software and be part of its long-term success.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The applicant should preferably hold a bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science or Information Technology;
The applicant should preferably hold a bachelor’s
degree in Computer Science or Information Technology;
·
A minimum of three years of proven experience in
software development, programming and web technologies;
A minimum of three years of proven experience in
software development, programming and web technologies;
·
The applicant must have proficiency in the relevant
programming frameworks and libraries (OOP, PHP, CakePHP, JS, jQuery,
Bootstrap);
The applicant must have proficiency in the relevant
programming frameworks and libraries (OOP, PHP, CakePHP, JS, jQuery,
Bootstrap);
·
Familiarity with modern web development tooling and
automation (Git, Vagrant, Grunt, Puppet, AWS);
Familiarity with modern web development tooling and
automation (Git, Vagrant, Grunt, Puppet, AWS);
·
The applicant will have an opportunity to gain field
experience and on-site end-user testing and support;
The applicant will have an opportunity to gain field
experience and on-site end-user testing and support;
·
Excellent analytical skills
Excellent analytical skills
·
Keen eye for details and do not accept mediocre
solutions;
Keen eye for details and do not accept mediocre
solutions;
·
Good team player and result-driven;
Good team player and result-driven;
·
Desire to make a difference by using new IT solutions
into the East-African agricultural sector
Desire to make a difference by using new IT solutions
into the East-African agricultural sector
How to Apply:
All suitably
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their motivation
letters and curriculum vitae to [email protected]. Only qualified candidates will
be contacted for an interview.
qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their motivation
letters and curriculum vitae to [email protected]. Only qualified candidates will
be contacted for an interview.
Deadline: 13th September, 2015
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