Software Engineer, Javascript at eHealth Africa

eHealth Africa is focused on improving healthcare by creating effective ways to implement reliable health information management systems. We have developed eHealth and mHealth solutions that can be rapidly deployed to manage patient information, streamline clinical procedures, and provide data and analysis on health program outcomes. Accurate health data will provide NGO's, hospitals, and donor agencies with access to timely health system indicators needed to evaluate their health interventions and respond to critical public health needs. We bring about positive change by harnessing the potential of technology, valuing the power and knowledge of local people, and maintaining a sharp focus on the health worker. To help close the gap in access to health care we have developed and share a depth of expertise in:

• eHealth and mHealth software and solutions
• Technology Infrastructure
• Training and capacity building for sustainable health systems
• Research and data analysis
• Project Management

eHealth Nigeria is seeking to employ a suitable and qualified candidate for the position of:

Job Title: Software Engineer, Javascript

Location: Kano State.

Job Descriptions

• eHealth Systems Africa develops a variety of tools using AngularJS and CouchDB that are be used to manage outbreak response, vaccine inventory, to organize transport of health commodities, monitor vaccine usage and provide reporting to government and donor partners.
• We need an experienced developer that can work with our team in Kano to produce client side AngularJS and server side NodeJS and/or Django applications to collect synchronize and display data.

Qualification
Candidates must fulfill the following requirements:

• Degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering
• Minimum of 2 years commercial javascript experience
• Some commercial experience with AngularJS or Django, JSON, web APIs
• Experience working in a team environment with github (creating branches, merging branches, cherry picking commits, reverting commits, stashing, squash merging, tagging, etc.)
• Minimum 2 years working in software engineering team, experience with international teams a plus (ours is from all over the world)
• Familiarity with test driven development
• Familiarity with best practices in coding and design including enterprise patterns

Requirements
The following are desirable but not essential:

• Experience writing and working with REST APIs
• Android development experience
• Experience with document based databases (esp CouchDB)
• DevOps capacity (full stack linux sysadmin skills) a big plus
• A Postgraduate Degree in Computer Science

Application Closing Date
Not Stated.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online