Vacancy title:
Software Engineer
Jobs at:
icipe - African Insect Science for Food and HealthDeadline of this Job:
31 May 2022
Summary
Date Posted: Friday, May 20, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
Overall purpose of the job
The Software Engineer is expected to establish agile methodologies that meet standard software engineering principals in delivering a high-quality data-driven geographic information system (GIS) web software that will meet icipe’s 4-H paradigm (Environmental, Plant, Human, and Animal Health Themes) expectations.
Specific Duties
The successful candidate will be expected to:
• Design, develop, test, and deploy robust and secure web-based applications in React/Angular/Node JS, Flask, or related programming languages.
• Develop and deploy web-based data-driven GIS applications using modern frameworks such as ArcGIS, Esri JavaScript API, Leaflet, OpenLayers, Python (arcpy, shapely), or related programming languages.
• Create and manage data schemas in a variety of spatial structured query language (SQL) databases, such as PostgreSQL.
• Design and implement public/internal application programming interfaces (APIs) and web services for data exchange.
• Create and execute complex system implementations according to established timelines, budgets, and quality expectations.
• Write Linux scripts, commands and containerize applications.
Requirements/Qualifications
• BSc/BA in Computer Science, Information Technology, or any other related field from a recognized university.
• Strong software engineering skills
• Good understanding of web architecture, implementation, and deployment in relation to Web 2.0 concepts.
• Expertise in programming and deploying data-driven web-based GIS applications.
• Ability to use environmental data and develop applications for visualisation, analysis, and presentation.
• In-depth understanding of the PostgreSQL database.
• Minimum of 1 year of work experience in a relevant area.
• Previous experience at an international/ regional research organisation is an added advantage.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Closing date: 31 May 2022
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: Bachelor Degree
Job application procedure
Use the link below to apply.
http://recruit.icipe.org/description_of_assignment/displayRecord?id=387
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