Reelforge PHP Developer Job in Kenya

We are looking for a PHP Developer who is dedicated to his/her craft, writes code that he/she is proud of and can hit the ground running. 

We need you to write beautiful, fast PHP to a high standard, in a timely and scalable way that improves the code-base of our products in meaningful ways.

You will be a part of a creative team that is responsible for all aspects of the ongoing software development from the initial specification, through to developing, testing and launching.

Responsibilities

• Development of key web-based system projects as assigned and tasked.
• Documentation of Reelforge Systems to produce manuals such as, user, system and other technical as may be required.
• Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality.
• Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle of Reelforge systems.
• Any other tasks as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements
 

Technical

• Expert PHP programming skills is a must
• Extensive experience with web technologies – including PHP, HTML5, CSS, AJAX, JSON, and JavaScript

1. PHP programming skills using frameworks such as yii, code igniter, Symphony
2. Evidence of previous work done is a must
3. Knowledge developing Web Services, JAXB, WSDL, SOAP – XML

• 2 – 3 years’ experience in a programming environment
• MariaDB/Mysql Database management skills.
• Web server administration on a Linux/UNIX environment
• Software systems documentation skills.
• Java programming not a must but would be a plus
• Passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop new bold ideas
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology (IT) or any such related technical course.

Other / Soft Skills

• Ability to diagnose and solve a problem methodically
• Critical thinking and customer service
• Team development
• Attention to quality, personal ownership of work outputs

For further details visit:  working at reelforge at www.reelforge.com to apply.

Web Developer Job in Kenya

Job Title: Web Developer
 

Department: Operations
 

Reports To: Operations Director

Job Objective: To project the company image through management and design of the company’s website, and integration and management of business-related processes.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Creation of site layout/user interface from provided design concepts by using standard HTML/CSS practices.
• Placement and layout of web site pages given department provided content.
• Development of robust and user-friendly PHP web applications.
• Design and creation of relational database schemas.
• MYSQL database development.
• Application/Framework design as needed.
• Specifications/Requirements gathering as needed.
• Routine daily maintenance of existing sites and applications
• Code writing from scratch or from an existing code block to develop required systems.
• Miscellaneous responsibilities as required

Skills and Competencies:

• Experience in development and/or management with Linux, web, and databases.
• Proactive and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Highly motivated and disciplined, with an ability to work on several projects at a time and met deadlines

Education/Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Information Technology or related major from accredited university
• 1+ years of related experience

Only qualified candidates should send their application and detailed CV to hr.startimes@gmail.com not later than 20th January 2014, indicating the current and expected salary.

Mobile and Software Developer Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Job Title: Mobile and Software Developer

Job Category: Software Development
 

Department / Group: Software Development - Ruby On Rails/ Android Native Developer

Job Code/ Req#: ICT/5/13/001

Location: Nairobi, Kenya    

Travel Required: No
 

Level / Salary Range: Negotiable

Position Type: Part Time/Full-time – 1 Year Contract

Summary: Zege Technologies is an award winning Technology Company that primarily concentrates on development of financial service applications for Small and Medium Enterprises. Our organization has been recognized on media such as the BBC, Forbes magazine, CNN, Mnet. 

One of our popular web applications called MPAYER, has won numerous awards and is recognized as one of the leading enterprise application. We offer an innovative and friendly environment that nurtures individual talent and excellence in our team members.
 

The technology environment and specifically mobile applications generated USD 10 million in 2012. 

There exists an opportunity for a self driven motivated individual to become a part of this growing industry.

Therefore, we seek for talented, self motivated individual who understands technology and has a passion for sales and marketing who is interested in gaining relevant experience whilst making a real contribution to an organization. 

The opportunity offers the possibility of the preferred candidate to join our Software development team. 
 

This position will be based in our Nairobi offices. 

The probation period will be 3 months with possibility of permanent employment based on performance.
 

Job Purpose: An experienced developer who has knowledge in Android development with top-notch software design and coding skills. The Individual should be more than eager in getting engaged in the mobile eco-system.

Duties:

• Architect, build and test mobile applications with our team
• Prototype new ideas quickly to "win arguments with code"
• Find creative and elegant solutions to complex problems
• Work in an agile environment where quick iterations and good feedback are a way of life

Skills/Qualifications:

• 2+ years of software development experience
• 2+ years of experience with at least one programming language (depth preferred to breadth)
• Experienced in Behavioral/Test Driven Development (BDD/TDD)
• Bachelors in Computer Science or any other relevant degree/ Final year
• Knowledge in the whole stack of Rails (From UI to DB) recommended
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Multi-threading experience in Android platform
• In-depth knowledge of Android UI constructs
• Self Driven able to work with no supervision
• REST programming experience with JSON

Bonus Points

• Entrepreneur at heart.
• Dealt with database performance issues and query optimization in MySQL
• GIT Experience

If you meet these requirements send your Application letter and CV to talent@zegetech.com not later than 27th December 2013.

Subject Line: Attention: [HR: Developer opening]

Tharaka Nithi County Website Design, Development, Maintenance and Hosting Expression of Interest

The Tharaka Nithi County Government 
 

Expression of Interest
 

Request for expression of interest for designing, development, maintenance and hosting of official website for Tharaka Nithi County Government.
 

Tender No. TNCG/1/EOI/ 2013-2014
 

1. Background:-
 

Tharaka Nithi County Government intends to design, develop, host and maintain an official county website. The website is intended for communication between Tharaka Nithi County Government and the entire world.
 

2. Objective:-
 

The main objective is to develop a user friendly, well designed, clearly structured and professional website that effectively disseminates information on the core mandates and operations of Tharaka Nithi County Government, with ease to use content management system.
 

3. Overview of the scope:-

• Design and develop a website interface; the design should be appealing, easy to navigate, professional, and unified to the county theme and feel.
• Convert existing county content into new website

4. Bidder should provide the following information:-

• Evidence of having developed existing professional website for an organization
• Necessary registration and incorporation documents
• Necessary expertise (copies of technical and professional certificates)
• Tax compliance certificates

A complete expression of interest document in plain sealed envelope marked “designing & developing of official website for Tharaka Nithi County Government” should be addressed to:

The County Secretary 
Tharaka Nithi County Government
P.O. Box 2 - 60400
Chuka

Email: tharakanithicounty2013@gmail.com

Or be deposited in the Tender Box situated at old Chuka Municipal Offices so as to be received on or before 28th October 2013 at 12.00 noon

Head, Supply Chain Management

Safaricom Limited Service Engineer – Web Developer Job in Kenya

Safaricom Limited is the leading mobile telecommunications company in Kenya. 

We are at the forefront of the industry and always seek to attract and retain talented, creative and innovative team players who are excited by the opportunity of pushing the frontiers of this evolving technology, growing our services, exciting our customers and contributing to our community. 

At Safaricom, we take pride in our talent and develop them to realize their maximum potential!

Service Engineer – Web Developer

Ref: TECHOLOGY-SEWD-SEPT 2013
 

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Product & Services Development Department within the Technology Division. 

In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:
 

Reporting to the Principal Service Development Engineer the purpose of the position will include activities relating to web development and evolution of the Safaricom Live web-portal and other web assets including integration to related service platforms. 

Web development duties include but not limited to specification, design, development, validation, documentation and evolution of the web portals and other web based assets; performance management; ensuring integrity of the web based services; maintenance and fault management; and research on web technologies and standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Requirement specification – eliciting & analyzing user requirements;
• Design –user interface design;
• Develop – development as per user requirement specification and integration to other service platforms;
• Validation – oversee the quality assurance of application logic, data processing and error management;
• Liaise with software and hardware suppliers for prompt rectification of any problems;
• Liaise with network administrators, information security to maintain network availability and integrity of the web applications;
• Track software advisories and releases to ensure application integrity;
• On a weekly basis report on the KPI of the applications & web services;
• Track web services KPI to ensure optimal service performance and plan for growth in capacity or licenses.

Role Requirements;

• BSc. Computer Science/Software Engineering/IT;
• Candidate should have at least 2-3 years of experience in commercial web development;
• Extensive experience of web technologies - HTML/XHTML/HTML5, WSDL, XML, SOAP, JQuery, CSS, CMS, JavaScript;
• Extensive experience with graphics design tools – Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash;
• Experience with web security techniques to prevent known web vulnerabilities;
• Experience in software life-cycle development (SDLC);
• Preferred experience with Apache Tomcat application server and SOA;
• Preferred experience with Java/C++ programming language and SQL;
• Preferred experience with Solaris, UNIX OS’s;
• Preferred knowledge of internetworking technologies – DNS, ESMTP, SSO, SEO, RSS, and Web Proxies.

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, please send your resume with your cell phone contact indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title and job reference to the address below by Tuesday 24th September 2013.

The Head of Talent and Resourcing,
Safaricom Limited
Nairobi 

via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke

The Governor Monthly Magazine Website Developer, Digital / Social Expert and Subscriptions Executive Jobs in Kenya

The governor, a monthly magazine published by Cosmopolitan Media Ltd focuses primarily on Counties and their respective leaders, unveiling business and economic opportunities available therein as well as social - cultural issues. 

The governor, aims at revealing the potential of each County.

The governor magazine is offering great and exciting opportunities in the fields below:

1. Website Developer - Responsible for designing a creative and interactive website that will allow for e-reading and online subscriptions.

2. Digital / Social Expert - A vibrant and creative person tasked with designing and managing a strong social media campaign run on multiple social platforms.

3. Subscriptions Executive - A mature, independent person willing to initiate and manage subscriptions.

 Are you willing to work in a challenging and dynamic environment?

Do you have excellent people skills to interact with colleagues and cross-functional teams?

Are you a team player with a strong independent work ethic?

Do you have the relevant experience?

If you are ready to take on this challenge and you meet the qualifications, send your CV to hr@thegovernor.co.ke by 10th September 2013.

Africa Nazarene University Website Development Consultancy in Kenya

Website Development Consultancy

Africa Nazarene University (ANU) intends to select a contractor to carry out designing, development and commissioning of their corporate website. 

This will entail a complete re-design of its external website.

All interested parties can request for a TOR by sending an email to cmosiany@anu.ac.ke

Deadline for submission of proposals is Friday, 9th August 2013.

Content Web Developer Job in Kenya

We are seeking to recruit a Content Web Developer. 

The incumbent maybe an individual or company interested in working together with a Content service provider. 

Applications are to sent to developer@peacenetkenya.or.ke by C.O.B 31st 2013

KenCall Junior Application Developer Job in Nairobi, Kenya

KenCall is the first company of its kind in Kenya and is setting the standard for the future of Call Centre operations in this country. 

We provide telemarketing and customer support services to customers in Britain and the U.S.

Title: Junior Application Developer
 

Deadline: 21-05-13
 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Openings: 1

Description

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the company’s application portfolio, development tools, and development procedures.
• Actively participate in the development and review of business and system requirements to obtain a thorough understanding of business needs in order to deliver accurate solutions.
• Provide development activities level of effort and duration estimates for schedule planning. The developer is expected to proactively manage activities to deliver required work on time.
• Design application solutions that fully implement business requirements.
• Develop high quality software code in accordance with established company standards and development guidelines.
• Produce technical documentation that accurately and thoroughly depicts the software design and code base. The documentation needs to sufficiently assist QA testing and production support activities.
• Perform adequate unit testing of own and other developers’ application development work. At a minimum, unit testing should ensure all requirements have been addressed, all basic functionality works, and errors are handled properly.
• Expeditiously troubleshoot application production issues that resolve the issues without causing additional problems.
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
• Provide updates to the Application Development team and Project Managers on work in progress, work completed, work planned, and issues potentially impacting the on time completion or quality level of work.
• Perform systems analysis and functional testing as needed.

Personal Attributes

• Strong work ethic.
• Ability to manage complex order processing and data input
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Must be highly motivated and committed to achieving results
• Ability to work under little supervision while meeting deliverables
• Ability to work in a team environment, as well as independently
• Flexibility to work in shifts including weekend and nightshifts.
• Must be willing to work in a diverse, dynamic environment and want to be part of a super-skilled and fun team.
• Very creative and a fast thinker

Personal Requirements
 

Educational and/or Other Requirements/Qualifications

• BA/BS in BIT, computer science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in the developing CRMs and CMSs in a Windows/Linux environment.
• Excellent communication skills, problem solving and crisis management skills, and strong analytical skills with the ability to work as an effective member of a team.
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools - MS Office suite.

If you are interested in joining a winning team, we invite you to view our current openings and submit your resume.

KenCall does not employ any recruiting agents or agencies, nor does it charge for interviews or any other activities related to recruiting.

Career applications are accepted daily online on www.kencall.com

KenCall shall not be held liable for any transactions entered into with any other persons outside of KenCall’s offices.

Website Design Business Field Sales Reps Jobs in Kenya

Larry M Consulting Ltd is a progressive company that offers ICT solutions to corporates and SME's. 

The following vacancies exists in their Company and would like to invite applications from suitably qualified persons for their website design division.

(Re-Advertisement) those who have applied need not reapply.

Field Sales Reps

To market our website design business.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work under own initiative and without supervision.
• Hardworking and able to work as part of a team.

Our websites are subsidized by Google and the Government of Kenya and as such, their uptake is quite good.

Salary

Retainer - Kshs 10,000 P/Month (Subject to meeting sales target of 3 sales/week)
 

In addition, a commission of Kshs 1000 per sale. (raising to ksh 1200/Sale for every sale above the target of 3/week)
 

Transport allowance - Kshs 500 paid every Monday.

You will be provided with the necessary training and materials required.

E-mail your CV to liaison@expressverifications.co.ke  

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

Please Note: We do not ask for any payment. interviews are conducted at our offices at Jameson Court, Ngong Road.

Centum Learning Limited Content Developers Jobs in Kenya

Content Developers

Role

Creation and customization of Content as per the business requirement.

Abilities:
To understand and study the business challenges and the market reality of the region operating in. Should be able to create effective content on Product, Process and Skills for Sales staff working at different levels.
Get an in-depth understanding of the training requirements of sales staff so as to create the content accordingly.
Update knowledge about the competition, company products, pricing and the industry so as create a useful and effective content.
Aligning with Sales trainers to get the feedback on the training program conducted so that relevant changes can be made.
Constructing learning solutions while ensuring quality norms.
Creating facilitator and participant guide as well as other training material.
Conduct field study as and when required to obtain ground level data.
Conduct pilot programs and Train the trainers for trainers on the content created
Skills and Knowledge:
Educational Qualifications: Post Graduate/MBA/Graduate in English Literature/Mass communication

Relevant Experience:
Should have created content or conducted Training programs for the telecom industry.
Training experience should be coupled with good writing skills.
People from the telecom/FMCG industry with Sales experience would be preferred.
Personal Characteristics and Behaviors:
Strong and creative Written Communication Skills
Proficiency in MS- Office
Team Player
Strong on logic and analytical ability
Sound visualization skills
Eye for detail
Research orientation.
Ability to work with deadlines
Relevant experience in writing/ editing/ proof reading for tutorials and technical articles would be added advantage.
Send all your applications and CVs to hr.africa@centumlearning.com

Centum Learning Limited Content Developers Jobs in Kenya

Content Developers

Role

Creation and customization of Content as per the business requirement.

Abilities:
To understand and study the business challenges and the market reality of the region operating in. Should be able to create effective content on Product, Process and Skills for Sales staff working at different levels.
Get an in-depth understanding of the training requirements of sales staff so as to create the content accordingly.
Update knowledge about the competition, company products, pricing and the industry so as create a useful and effective content.
Aligning with Sales trainers to get the feedback on the training program conducted so that relevant changes can be made.
Constructing learning solutions while ensuring quality norms.
Creating facilitator and participant guide as well as other training material.
Conduct field study as and when required to obtain ground level data.
Conduct pilot programs and Train the trainers for trainers on the content created
Skills and Knowledge:
Educational Qualifications: Post Graduate/MBA/Graduate in English Literature/Mass communication

Relevant Experience:
Should have created content or conducted Training programs for the telecom industry.
Training experience should be coupled with good writing skills.
People from the telecom/FMCG industry with Sales experience would be preferred.
Personal Characteristics and Behaviors:
Strong and creative Written Communication Skills
Proficiency in MS- Office
Team Player
Strong on logic and analytical ability
Sound visualization skills
Eye for detail
Research orientation.
Ability to work with deadlines
Relevant experience in writing/ editing/ proof reading for tutorials and technical articles would be added advantage.
Send all your applications and CVs to hr.africa@centumlearning.com

Digital Consulting Group Creative Web Designer Job in Kenya

About Us

Digital Consulting Group (DCG) is a Kenyan Based consulting firm specializing in strategic business information technology solutions for companies doing business in the countries in Eastern and Southern Africa.

We strongly believe in “Quality over Quantity” and proud of our team and culture that fosters high performance and innovation.

Job Description

We are searching of creative minds that are excited about digital communication, social media, mobile and web applications.

We currently need a creative web designer to join our design team who has experience developing designs and creative solutions for the web with high level of autonomy.

• Do you have a passion for creating eye popping, high converting campaigns for online and social media?
• Do you live, breath and sleep creative that pulls consumer response and understand how to optimize for even higher conversions?
• Does the challenge of working at the forefront of a fast paced, young & exciting design firm appeal to you?
• Do you like mixing fun & hard work, developing out of this world user friendly websites?

If so, then you are the right person for us!

You will join the creative and online marketing team, working in a collaborative environment to design and develop websites for a diverse group of clients.

Required Skills and Abilities

• A digitally focused web designer
• Detail orientated and passionate about your craft
• Driven to push yourself and the work
• Able to produce a variety of output from design, interactive, video and score
• Well versed with current web standards
• Able to design using PHP, HTML, CSS, Flash and Mobile Web and all CMS .
• Able to collaborate with clients, web masters and business analysts to create designs
• Extensive design experience in online marketing
• A portfolio of both personal and clients’ commissioned projects you have worked on
• A passion for the internet & social media
• Great communication skills and ability to get details out of people
• Strong conceptual ability and excellent design skills

Duties

• Design online banners, landing page campaigns and conversion funnels.
• Work closely with the online marketing guys to take loose requirements and turn them into amazing creative that generates conversions.
• Transform your designs from Adobe Creative Suite into ultra clean xHTML  & CSS compatible with the various popular browsers.
• Develop a content management system and selected functional components using Codeigniter and MySQL database.
• Leverage creative and marketing knowledge to develop new creative, landing pages, and campaigns for specific targets.
• Work with the marketing team to drive key revenue metrics including click through and conversions through targeting and creative optimization.
• Work with cross functional team to develop and advance the creative and online marketing team

What you can expect

• A superb working environment and a supportive team
• The opportunity to push your skills, experiment and deliver world class projects.

How to apply

Send your CV, link to or attachment with portfolio and a covering letter to hr@dcg.co.ke  with the subject “Creative Web Designer Application: [Your Name]”

Application package to be inclusive of;

• Updated curriculum vitae
• Copies of your academic and professional certificates
• Provide Proof of your online portfolio of previous projects you have undertaken, describing your involvement in the work .Include the relevant links /Sample work of atleast five Projects.
• A brief statement on why you believe you are suited for this position.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates that meet the above requirements will be summoned for interview.

Deadline: 22nd March, 2013

Graphics cum Web Designer Job in Kenya

Job title: Graphic cum Web Designer

Expected salary payable in Kshs. 17k -  30k

Desired educational qualifications, experience in years, or management trainee;

Proficient in Adobe illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Joomla, Ms Excel,

Key Skills required: Creative, Dynamic, Innovative, Team player, Enthusiasm

 Purpose, aim and duties of the position;

Looking for a creative individual who will be responsible for:

Design work: Print Design, Advertising, Branding of our products – Improving the quality of our design work, and being able to generate new innovative concepts and ideas

Managing and upkeep of our website – Keeping our site dynamic and interactive, as well as attracting more viewers/ users

Develop marketing skills and can identify where and how improvements can be made in the marketing of our products

Person responsible to and those responsible for;
Responsible to the marketing manager.

Although not defining characteristic, ideally looking for someone between 21 - 28

Kindly email cv to MRiona165@gmail.com, before the 24th of Feb 2013

Senior Application and Database Developer and Administrator Job in Kenya

Horizon Contact Centers is a fully on demand International Contact Center and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Company. 

Horizon has a world-class facility within Nairobi, Kenya fully enabled to service the global market by deploying the best of breed technology to run its operations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

We are looking to fill the following position;

Position: Senior Application and Database Developer and Administrator

(a) KPIs will be formulated and measure against the following:

• Ensure effective implementation of all departmental processes, policies and procedures.
• Efficient and effective automate at reasonable cost, ALL back office processes that have an impact on the most important unit of the organization, the production floor, to deliver real time operational stats to empower operations to make real time decisions.
• Efficient and effective automate all back office operations to ensure that all employees’ activities and task on any systems contribute to achieving their objectives.
• Provide metrics to show cost / revenue impact of workflow processes on Horizon’s bottom line.
• Work with Call Center Service Managers to ensure production workflows meet and exceed our client’s expectation and grow existing business from the client with the ultimate aim of establishing strategic alliance with the client.
• Ensure successful change management in the automation of the enterprises departmental business processes.
• Ability to lead effectively to ensure target objective are met for all projects.
• Ability to implement in timely manner all projects, which will include managing and mitigating risks.

(b) Knowledge, skills and experience

• 6 + years professional experience in a corporate enterprise setting with the following
• 6 + years in a Senior Technical Position Application/Database Developer with Experience C++, PHP, ASP, MySQL, LAMP, Linux, MS SQL, Oracle, and other object oriented;
• 6 + years experience in Technical Scoping and Specification, Accountability for the technical aspects of the implementation of project plans including technical design documents and diagrams;
• 6 + years experience of database design, management and development working with designers and developers.
• Bachelors degree and four years of related database administration experience and 6 plus years of related database support experience;
• Have in-depth knowledge of the software development life cycle, project management to met deadline and people management to ensure all projects are delivered in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Experience in CMM level 5 programming and project management environment is a big advantage.

If you believe this is an exciting and challenging opportunity for you; then please go to www.horizoncontactcenters.com for more details and to apply. 

An attractive remuneration is offered for the above position. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Closing date is Friday 09th November 2012.

Interns Jobs in Kenya at Rockstar Web Development

Needed: Rockstar Web Development Interns

dubco.de is a young start-up focused on web and mobile SaaS applications. We are looking for bright IT students and graduates with experience in developing web-based applications.

Role and Responsibility

Coding!

Required Skill
- above-average skill and experience creating php applications
 

- writing good, structured and OOP code

Beneficial

- experience coding JavaScript, Ajax, CSS is a plus

This internship is ideal for people who want to sharpen their profile as web developers. Here at dubco.de you won't have to work a helpdesk. You won't have to set up yet another network. You won't have to explain to anyone for the 10th time how Outlook works. You will only craft web applications and learn how to get better at it.

You will work in a team the way it’s done in a proper software firm; by using a revision control system for collaborative development, with quality checks and real deadlines. You will work on real projects, with real responsibility. You will grow on the challenges this responsibility provides.

All you need is some previous experience in coding, willingness to learn and improve as well as a serious ambition to become a rockstar webdeveloper. dubco.de internships are designed and structured to be a learning experience and to enhance your value on the job market; they are unpaid.

If you've got the php skills it takes to become a rockstar dubco.de intern, get started now! 

 

Send an empty email that only contains your CV as an attached PDF to internships@dubco.de and await further instructions.

We're waiting for your application!

Internship Job in Kenya - The Property Guide Mobile App Developer

Mobile App Developer - Internship                                     
 

The Property Guide is a FREE property classifieds site, where you can find ads on commercial property, houses, apartments and land for sale or rent in Kenya.

We are looking for a senior mobile app developer to lead the design, development and maintenance of Android and iPhone apps.  

The developer will lead the entire app lifecycle right from concept stage until delivery and post launch support. Apps will be mainly content based and integrated closely with the web sites. 

In addition to delivering the product the successful candidate will be heavily involved in driving the mobile strategy regionally.
 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Employment Type: Internship
 

Category: Mobile App Development

Description: Job Outputs / Responsibilities

• Acting as lead iOS and/ or Android developer. Depending on the skills set can be lead on one platform and play a supporting role across the other
• Working closely with another mobile app developer leading the other platform development
• Deliver across the entire app life cycle –concept, design, build, deploy, test, release to app stores and support
• Working directly with developers and product managers to conceptualise, build, test and realise products
• Gather requirements around functionality and translate those requirements into elegant functional solutions
• Build prototypes at tech scoping stage of projects
• Working along the web developers to create and maintain a robust framework to support the apps
• Working with the front end developers to build the interface with focus on usability features
• Create compelling device specific user interfaces and experiences
• Standardising the platform and in some cases apps to deliver across multiple brands with minimal duplication of effort 
• Optimising performance for the apps
• Keep up to date on the latest industry trends in the mobile technologies
• Explain technologies and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Attend industry events/ conference – both attending and presenting

Core Qualifications

• Proven software development experience – desktop and mobile
• Published examples of mobile applications on the App store or the Android market
• Excellent knowledge in information architecture, human computer interaction and usability design principles
• A track record of delivering successful consumer and or business products
• Ability to use analytic data and user testing to inform design decision
• A passion for new consumer technology and the emerging media landscape
• Ability to multi task and good time management skills
• Ability to work on their own and as a part of the team
• Excellent scoping and estimation skills
• Excellent testing/ QA skills
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) to liaise with various departments locally and internationally

Essential skills:
 

iOS –

• Strong OO design and programming skills in Objective-C
• Familiar with iOS SDK (UIKit, Cocoa Touch, Core Data, Core Location, etc)
• Familiar with xcode

Android –

• Strong OO design and programming skills in Java (J2EE/ J2ME)
• Familiar with the Android SDK
• Knowledge of SQLite, MySQL or similar database management system
• Familiar with Eclipse

Common -

• Understanding of other compiled languages
• Experience on web service integration (SOAP, REST, JSON, XML)
• Experience of development using web technologies
• Good understanding of OO programming and design patterns
• Good understanding of HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax and PHP
• Experience building web and native apps
• Experience using social media APIs
• Ads integration using a 3rd party ad server (DART)
• Using version control (e.g. SVN)
• Excellent debugging and optimisation skills

Desirable skills:

• LAMP development experience
• PHP frameworks (e.g. Zend)
• PHP template engines (e.g. Smarty)
• Creative design skills
• Working with a content management system
• Working in a media/ publishing environment

Competencies for success:

• Creativity
• Learning on the Fly
• Technical Learning
• Action Orientated
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Presentation Skills
• Peer Relationships
• Time Management
• Written Communications
• Problem Solving

If you meet the above requirements and would like to be part of the Property Guide team, please forward a comprehensive CV listing relevant skills and experience to careers@thepropertyguide.co.ke. 

Position applied for on the subject line of your email and mention projects worked on with relevant links in the body of your email. 
 

Deadline for applications is 27th September 2012.
 

Should you not hear from us within 1 month of the closing date, you may assume that your application was unsuccessful.