Code for Africa is recruiting a full-time front-end & UX Engineer, based at its main civic technology lab in Nairobi, Kenya.
As a UX Engineer, you live on the front lines of our products and build features used by people across the continent and beyond everyday. The work is challenging, fast-paced and always changing. You have strong analytical skills, an unwavering commitment to quality, a collaborative work ethic and cutting edge coding skills. You should live and breathe the fundamentals of JavaScript (not just jQuery), CSS and HTML, and command an impressive portfolio of web technologies new and old — all in order to launch innovative features to a global audience.
The successful candidate will report to Code for Africa’s lead technologist, and will work with the tech support teams to build robust systems / infrastructure to support substantial growth over the next three years.
Code for Africa is an advocate for open source software, and the successful candidate would be required to use guidelines and best practices as part of the development work. Also in keeping with Code for Africa’s values, the engineer will also interact with grantees, partners, and the community.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with UI designers, project managers and back-end engineers to implement versatile front-end solutions to tricky web development problems.
- Embrace emerging standards while promoting best practices in order to push the limits of what a browser can do.
- Manage your own time, and work well both independently and as part of a team.
- Launch, iterate and make a difference. Provide front-end coding expertise, and be ready to make our products better for our users.
- Collaborate with a geographically distributed team of designers, researchers, developers, and journalists; proactively explore all options.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- BA/BS degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of relevant programming experience in JavaScript, Java, Python or C++.
- Applications development experience, working in Unix or related environments.
- Experience in web technologies (Object-Oriented JavaScript, HTML, CSS) and experience with web standards, including HTML5 and CSS3.
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (such as Backbone, Angular, or Ember) and CSS pre-processing frameworks (such as Sass or Less).
- Experience with d3.js and/or other data-visualisation libraries
- Experience with a scripting language, such as Python, Ruby, etc.
- Strong sense of web design and attuned to the fundamentals of user experience
- Ability to communicate to all levels of users (internal and external), strong problem solving skills, adaptable, proactive, and willing to take ownership.
How to Apply:
Apply by filling this form – https://goo.gl/forms/QeDga5KWG9b5GhKk2
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