Idea Hutch -- Interactive Media Developer
Category: Information Technology & Telecoms, Project / Programme Management
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Employment Type: Full-Time
Summary:
Summary:
We’re looking for a
talented platform engineer who can help us build a set of
next-generation web services that will enable us to reliably interface
with a multitude of mobile devices and scale the system quickly.
Description:
The successful candidate
will be responsible for a broad array of individual services, with
responsibilities that include the following:
- Design templates, stylesheets, and XML components
- Build semantic markup that is extensible and maintainable
- Help conduct UX research to hone product performance as seen through the lens of its users
- Work in a nimble, cross-language environment that uses cutting-edge tools to bring the product vision to life.
- Manage the lifecycle of the components for which you’re responsible in a test-driven environment
- Design and build rich web applications for the desktop and for mobile devices
- Troubleshoot and quickly resolve system, network, and application problems as necessary
Requirements:
Skills and Experience:
- Strong fundamentals in software engineering and computer science
- Demonstrated skill in making JavaScript do all the things it wasn’t designed to do
- Experience with modern web technologies like HTML5, CSS3, JS, SVG, OpenGL ES, etc.
- Comfortable working in a broad array of languages, including Python, Java and Scala
- Deep familiarity with the components of cloud-based services, including caching, database architecture, API design, queueing services, etc.
- Very strong experience with back-end technologies: for fun, you design scalable horizontal data partitioning methods in both Scala and Erlang, just to see which yields a more robust application
- Good graphic design, typography, and information design skills
- Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail
- Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite
- Effective communication and documentation skills
- Comfort with ambiguity; the ability to start with a blank slate and create something stunning from scratch
- Humility and a genuinely collaborative attitude, receptivity to feedback and enthusiasm for an iterative design process that incorporates multiple points of view
- Relentless pursuit of perfection
Applicants should submit
examples of prior work, preferably by pointing us to available
applications or URLs that we can review, and a resumé (PDF)to
idea.hutch@sify.com
We have open positions for entry-level individuals with limited experience, but a clear knack for web/mobile development.
We also have positions for more experienced developers.
