Senior Fullstack Engineer - Software Development at NewGlobe

NewGlobe supports visionary governments to transform public education systems, the cornerstone of a prosperous, equitable, and peaceful society. With a comprehensive system transformation platform and data-driven educational services, NewGlobe delivers rapid and dramatic improvements in learning outcomes at state and nationwide scale. Through building impactful partnerships and programmes, NewGlobe ensures that all children have access to an education that will develop their full potential and create a foundation for growth and prosperity.

NewGlobe leverages more than a decade of educational experience and proven impact in integrated school management, teacher professional development, instructional design innovation, technological system support, child-centered classroom practice, and parent engagement -  all grounded in learning science - to ensure each teacher is empowered to engage children in transformational learning, and all children have the opportunity to develop to their full potential. Every day, NewGlobe supports governments to solve what were once seen as intractable problems, and by doing so, ensures this generation will be able to grow up to lead more fulfilled lives, while simultaneously building economic prosperity for themselves, their communities, and the globe.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Fullstack Engineer - Software Development

Location: Lagos

About The Role

• We are looking for a full time Full-Stack Engineer, Software Development to be part of one of our Amsterdam-based cross-functional software development teams, helping to build the software that powers our educational offering. 
• The ideal candidate will have a strong customer focus, a track record of delivering high-quality products in a continuous delivery environment, and an appreciation for clean and simple code. 
• NewGlobe especially values “T-shaped” team members – individuals with expertise in a particular area, but an interest in working across all parts of the technology stack and aspects of delivery.

What You Will Do

• Design, implement, and support new products and features.
• Ensure software is built with an eye towards quality, maintainability, and scalability.
  • Collaborate with project sponsors to elaborate requirements and facilitate trade-offs that maximise customer value.
• Work with product and development teams to establish overall technical direction and product strategy
• Coach and communicate work responsibilities to subordinates

What You Should Have

• 5+ years of enterprise software development experience in C#, especially .NET Core, and relational databases, especially MS SQL Server and Vue.js in the front end.
• Ability to function well in a fast-paced, informal environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high.
• Familiarity with continuous delivery practices and tools (e.g Jenkins, Bamboo, GoCD, Octopus).
• Experience in any of the following areas are a plus (and interest a must):
  • Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behaviour Driven Development (BDD)
  • Cloud environments (esp. AWS) and Containerisation (Docker)
  • Web stacks associated with single-page applications (SPAs) and progressive web applications (PWAs)
  • Other languages and ecosystems (e.g. NodeJS, Ruby, functional languages, NoSQL DBs)
• NewGlobe is a strong supporter of open source projects – familiarity with OSS projects is a plus; contributions to open source projects is a big plus.

Application Closing Date
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