IT Jobs - Software Developer at MWH Foundation ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation: MWH Foundation

Reports to: Software

Development Team Lead

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.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: The Software

Developer will:

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Participate in the full software development life cycle:

analyse, design, code, test, deploy, maintain, support;

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In charge of the peer-review the work of your

colleagues, give constructive feedback, ensuring quality results;

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Get eager by short development sprints, deliver new

system functionality frequently to end-users;

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The incumbent will work collaboratively with a team

that builds quality software and be part of its long-term success.

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

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The applicant should preferably hold a bachelor’s

degree in Computer Science or Information Technology;

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A minimum of three years of proven experience in

software development, programming and web technologies;

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The applicant must have proficiency in the relevant

programming frameworks and libraries (OOP, PHP, CakePHP, JS, jQuery,

Bootstrap);

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Familiarity with modern web development tooling and

automation (Git, Vagrant, Grunt, Puppet, AWS);

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The applicant will have an opportunity to gain field

experience and on-site end-user testing and support;

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Excellent analytical skills

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Keen eye for details and do not accept mediocre

solutions;

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Good team player and result-driven;

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Desire to make a difference by using new IT solutions

into the East-African agricultural sector

All suitably

qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send their motivation

letters and curriculum vitae to info@ifadis.com. Only qualified candidates will

be contacted for an interview.

Deadline: 13^th September, 2015

Duty Station: Kampala,

Uganda