Andela is a network of technology leaders dedicated to advancing human potential. We help companies build high-performing distributed engineering teams by investing in Africa’s most talented software developers. Based in NYC, SF, Lagos, Nairobi, Rwanda and Kampala, Andela is catalyzing the growth of tech ecosystems across the African continent while solving the global technical talent shortage.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Software Engineer – Front End
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
What You’ll Do
Our Andelan Software Engineers are masters of consistent execution. They reliably deliver technical and professional value to our teams and our partners.
Specifically, you’ll:
Use your knowledge in your core technology to delight our partners around the world.
Mentor and onboard junior engineers, by consistently displaying sound judgement, setting expectations, and working effectively, both independently and as part of a global team.
Collaborate excellently with peers and stakeholders in fast-paced distributed teams, through a love of constructive feedback, dedication and universal respect.
What You’ll Bring
All Andela engineers go above and beyond. To find out more about additional suggested competencies, check out our engineer framework.
Experience:
A minimum of 3-7 years of professional experience, during which you’ve built technical expertise and professionalism.
Required:
Intermediate knowledge of at least one front-end framework — React, Angular, Vue
Working knowledge of at least one CSS framework — Bootstrap, Materialize CSS, Semantic UI
Intermediate understanding of JavaScript core language concepts — DOM manipulation, Fetch API, ES6 features
Working knowledge of unit and integration testing and testing frameworks/libraries — Jest, Jasmine, Mocha
Working knowledge of at least one task runner — gulp, npm scripts
Working knowledge of at least one module bundler — webpack, parcel
Working knowledge of at least one version control tool — Git, Mercurial
Preferred:
Experience with architecture and design principles, building to consider maintainability, performance, security requirements, and impact.
Knowledge of code linting and formatting tools — ESLint, Prettier
Working knowledge of Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) architectural pattern.
What You’ll Get
Full-time compensation
Full medical coverage
Lunch and snacks provided daily
Beautiful working environment
Opportunity to work with the brightest minds inside and outside of your field
A chance to change the world for the better
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Software Engineer – Full Stack
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
What You’ll Do
Our Andelan Software Engineers are masters of consistent execution. They reliably deliver technical and professional value to our teams and our partners.
Specifically, you’ll:
Use your knowledge in your core technology to delight our partners around the world.
Mentor and onboard junior engineers, by consistently displaying sound judgment, setting expectations, and working effectively, both independently and as part of a global team.
Collaborate excellently with peers and stakeholders in fast-paced distributed teams, through a love of constructive feedback, dedication, and universal respect.
What You’ll Bring
All Andela engineers go above and beyond. To find out more about additional suggested competencies, check out our engineer framework.
Experience:
A minimum of 3-7 years of professional experience, during which you’ve developed technical expertise and stellar professional skills.
Requirements:
Intermediate understanding of the core features of at least one backend language: Python, JavaScript/Node, PHP, Ruby
Intermediate understanding of JavaScript core language concepts — DOM manipulation, Fetch API, ES6+ features
Working knowledge of at least one complementary front-end languages/frameworks (ex: React, Angular, Vue ) as well as experience with responsive design interface development
Intermediate understanding of at least one Web Framework for your language of choice: Flask/Django for Python; Node/Express for JavaScript, Rails for Ruby, Lumen/Laravel for PHP.
Strong understanding of fundamental database concepts – relational (SQL) database, non-relational (NoSQL) database, ORMs/ODMs and Web storage API (front end)
Experience with architecture and design principles, building to consider maintainability, performance, security requirements, and impact.
Strong preference for test-driven-development (TDD) and understands its importance
Familiarity with at least one web server technology — (ex: Apache, Nginx)
Familiarity with at least one cloud hosting platform –(ex: AWS, GCP)
Working knowledge of tools and editors– (ex: Grunt, Sublime, Atom, JSLint)
Comfort working within agile methodologies and experienced in estimation and time management
Preferred Skills:
Strong ability to problem-solve, debug, and understand pertinent performance metrics
Knowledge of unit, integration, e2e and UI testing, with at least one relevant testing framework
Familiarity with containerization infrastructure and orchestration
Awareness of the capabilities of applicable languages/frameworks/libraries as well as the inherent differences between them in order to understand trade-offs and make recommendations.
What You’ll Get
Full-time compensation
Full medical coverage
Lunch and snacks provided daily
Beautiful working environment
Opportunity to work with the brightest minds inside and outside of your field
A chance to change the world for the better
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Software Engineer – Mobile
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
What You’ll Do
Our Andelan Software Engineers are masters of consistent execution. They reliably deliver technical and professional value to our teams and our partners.
Specifically, you’ll:
Use your knowledge in your core technology to delight our partners around the world.
Mentor and onboard junior engineers, by consistently displaying sound judgement, setting expectations, and working effectively, both independently and as part of a global team.
Collaborate excellently with peers and stakeholders in fast-paced distributed teams, through a love of constructive feedback, dedication and universal respect.
What You’ll Bring
All Andela engineers go above and beyond. To find out more about additional suggested competencies, check out our engineer framework.
Experience:
A minimum of 3-7 years of professional experience, during which you’ve built technical expertise and professionalism.
Languages/Frameworks:
Proficient at an intermediate level in either Java/Kotlin for Android and Objective-C/Swift for iOS.
Good understanding of Object-Oriented Programming concepts i.e Classes and objects, Inheritance, Encapsulation and Polymorphism.
Working knowledge of core data structures provided by a language, i.e arrays/lists, tuples, dictionaries, hash tables.
Proficient at an intermediate level in mobile platform frameworks — UIKit(iOS), MapKit, ARKit, RxJava, RxSwift
Working knowledge of UI Design libraries/frameworks — Material Design (Android)
Data Stores:
Intermediate level understanding of fundamental database concepts — i.e database tables, querying databases, normalization, joins, database management systems
Good understanding of at least one database for Mobile dev — i.e SQLite, RealmDB
Good understanding of cloud mobile database backends — i.e Firebase
Working knowledge of ORMs/ODMs — i.e Room ORM, SqlDelight, CoreData
Testing/Security:
Knowledge of network security and deep knowledge of unit, integration, e2e and UI testing, as well as testing frameworks/libraries — JUnit(For Java), Espresso, Appium, XCTest(iOS)
Tools:
Working knowledge of software engineering collaboration tools– Jira, Pivotal Tracker, Git, Mercurial
Familiarity with language/platforms, build IDEs/tools — Simulators/Emulators and Gradle(Android), Android Studio, XCode
DevOps:
Aware of at least one cloud mobile backend platform — i.e Firebase, Fabric
Working knowledge of at least one CI/CD tool — i.e Jenkins, Travis CI, Circle CI
Working knowledge of the app stores for the respective mobile platforms — i.e Google Play Store, Apple’s App Store.
Working Knowledge of analytics tools — i.e HockeyApp/App Center,
Working knowledge of networking concepts — DNS, OSI model, TCP/IP, UDP, FTP, IP Addressing
What You’ll Get
Full-time compensation
Full medical coverage
Lunch and snacks provided daily
Beautiful working environment
Opportunity to work with the brightest minds inside and outside of your field
A chance to change the world for the better
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer – Back End
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
What You’ll Do
Our Andelan Senior Software Engineers epitomize ownership. They take personal responsibility for Andela’s ability to continue to deliver value to our partners.
Specifically, you’ll:
Use your knowledge in your core technology to delight our partners around the world.
Be responsible for the coding standards, conduct and deliverables of your fast-paced, distributed, teams, by proactively communicating and prioritizing effectively.
Act as role-model even in the most difficult and challenging situations, using constructive feedback, mentorship and universal respect.
What You’ll Bring
All Andela engineers go above and beyond. To find out more about additional suggested competencies, check out our engineer framework.
Experience:
A minimum of 5-10 years of professional experience, during which you’ve built deep technical expertise and exercised ownership on various technical teams.
Required:
Expert-level understanding of at least one core backend language: Python, JavaScript/Node, PHP, Ruby
Intermediate-level understanding of at least one other backend language (In addition to the core language): Python, JavaScript/Node, PHP, Ruby
Advanced understanding of at least one Web Framework for your language of choice: Flask/Django for Python; Node/Express for JavaScript, Rails for Ruby, Lumen/Laravel for PHP.
Deep understanding of fundamental database concepts – relational (SQL) database, non-relational (NoSQL) database and ORMs/ODMs
Strong knowledge of at least one cloud hosting platform (Ex: AWS, GCP)
Comfort with at least one CI/CD tool (Ex: Jenkins, Travis)
Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration techniques
Deep understanding of applicable unit and integration testing, and testing frameworks/libraries
Strong ability to problem-solve, debug, and understand pertinent performance metrics
Comfort working within agile methodologies and experienced in estimation and time management
Awareness of the capabilities of applicable languages/frameworks/libraries as well as the inherent differences between them in order to understand trade-offs and make recommendations.
Preferred:
Working knowledge of software engineering collaboration tools
Strong preference for test-driven-development (TDD) and understands its importance
Working knowledge of code editor and formatting tools
Comfort with at least one web server technology — (ex: Apache, Nginx)
What You’ll Get
Full-time compensation
Full medical coverage
Lunch and snacks provided daily
Beautiful working environment
Opportunity to work with the brightest minds inside and outside of your field
A chance to change the world for the better
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer – Front End
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
What You’ll Do
Our Andelan Senior Software Engineers epitomize ownership. They take personal responsibility for Andela’s ability to continue to deliver value to our partners.
Specifically, you’ll:
Use your knowledge in your core technology to delight our partners around the world.
Be responsible for the coding standards, conduct and deliverables of your fast-paced, distributed, teams, by proactively communicating and prioritizing effectively.
Act as role-model even in the most difficult and challenging situations, using constructive feedback, mentorship and universal respect.
What You’ll Bring
All Andela engineers go above and beyond. To find out more about additional suggested competencies, check out our engineer framework.
Experience:
A minimum of 5-10 years of professional experience, during which you’ve built deep technical expertise and exercised ownership on various technical teams.
Required:
Deep knowledge of at least one front-end framework — React, Angular, Vue
Working knowledge of at least one CSS framework — Bootstrap, Materialize CSS, Semantic UI
Deep knowledge of JavaScript core language concepts — DOM manipulation, Fetch API, ES6 features
Deep knowledge of the fundamental front-end languages/technologies — HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Extensive experience with architecture and design principles, building to consider maintainability, performance, security requirements, and impact.
Strong ability to problem-solve, debug, and understand pertinent performance metrics
Comfort working within agile methodologies and experienced in estimation and time management
Deep knowledge of unit and integration testing and testing frameworks/libraries (Ex: Jest, Jasmine, Mocha)
Working knowledge of tools and editors– (ex: Grunt, JSLint)
Working knowledge of at least one task runner — gulp, npm scripts
Preferred:
Experience using ESLint and module builders
Strong preference for test-driven-development (TDD) and understands its importance
What You’ll Get
Full-time compensation
Full medical coverage
Lunch and snacks provided daily
Beautiful working environment
Opportunity to work with the brightest minds inside and outside of your field
A chance to change the world for the better
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer – Full Stack
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
What You’ll Do
Our Andelan Senior Software Engineers epitomize ownership. They take personal responsibility for Andela’s ability to continue to deliver value to our partners.
Specifically, you’ll:
Use your knowledge in your core technology to delight our partners around the world.
Be responsible for the coding standards, conduct and deliverables of your fast-paced, distributed, teams, by proactively communicating and prioritizing effectively.
Act as role-model even in the most difficult and challenging situations, using constructive feedback, mentorship and universal respect.
What You’ll Bring
All Andela engineers go above and beyond. To find out more about additional suggested competencies, check out our engineer framework.
Experience:
A minimum of 5-10 years of professional experience, during which you’ve built deep technical expertise and exercised ownership on various technical teams.
Required:
Mastery of the core features of at least one backend language: Python, JavaScript/Node, PHP, Ruby
Advanced understanding of at least one Web Framework for your language of choice: i.e Flask/Django for Python; Node/Express for JavaScript, Rails for Ruby, Lumen/Laravel for PHP.
Deep knowledge of the fundamental front-end languages/technologies — i.e HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Deep knowledge of at least one front-end framework — React, Angular, Vue as well as experience with responsive design interface development
Extensive experience with architecture and design principles, building to consider maintainability, performance, security requirements, and impact.
Working knowledge of at least one complementary front-end languages/frameworks (ex: React, Angular, Vue )
Intermediate understanding of at least one Web Framework for your language of choice: Flask/Django for Python; Node/Express for JavaScript, Rails for Ruby, Lumen/Laravel for PHP.
Deep understanding of fundamental database concepts – relational (SQL) database, non-relational (NoSQL) database, ORMs/ODMs and Web storage API (front end)
Strong ability to problem-solve, debug, and understand pertinent performance metrics
Strong preference for test-driven-development (TDD) and understands its importance
Comfort with at least one web server technology — (ex: Apache, Nginx)
Comfort working within at least one cloud hosting platform –(ex: AWS, GCP)
Working knowledge of tools and editors– (ex: Grunt, Sublime, Atom, JSLint)
Measured experience with unit, integration, e2e and UI testing, with at least one relevant testing framework
Comfort working within agile methodologies and experienced in estimation and time management
Preferred Skills:
Working knowledge of software engineering collaboration tools (Ex: Git, Jira)
Familiarity with containerization infrastructure and orchestration
Awareness of the capabilities of applicable languages/frameworks/libraries as well as the inherent differences between them in order to understand trade-offs and make recommendations.
What You’ll Get
Full-time compensation
Full medical coverage
Lunch and snacks provided daily
Beautiful working environment
Opportunity to work with the brightest minds inside and outside of your field
A chance to change the world for the better
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer – Mobile
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
What You’ll Do
Our Andelan Senior Software Engineers epitomize ownership. They take personal responsibility for Andela’s ability to continue to deliver value to our partners.
Specifically, you’ll:
Use your knowledge in your core technology to delight our partners around the world.
Be responsible for the coding standards, conduct and deliverables of your fast-paced, distributed, teams, by proactively communicating and prioritizing effectively.
Act as role-model even in the most difficult and challenging situations, using constructive feedback, mentorship and universal respect.
What You’ll Bring
All Andela engineers go above and beyond. To find out more about additional suggested competencies, check out our engineer framework.
Experience:
A minimum of 5-10 years of professional experience, during which you’ve built deep technical expertise and exercised ownership on various technical teams.
Languages/Frameworks:
Proficient at an expert level in either Java/Kotlin for Android and Objective-C/Swift for iOS.
Proficient at an expert level in mobile platform frameworks — i.e UIKit(iOS), MapKit, ARKit, RxJava, RxSwift
Working knowledge of UI Design libraries/frameworks — i.e Material Design (Android)
Data Stores:
Expert level understanding of fundamental database concepts — i.e database tables, querying databases, normalization, joins, database management systems
Good understanding of at least one database for Mobile dev — i.e SQLite, RealmDB
Good understanding of cloud mobile database backends, like Firebase
Working knowledge of ORMs/ODMs — i.e Room ORM, SqlDelight, CoreData
Testing/Security:
Working knowledge of network security and deep knowledge of unit, integration, e2e and UI testing, as well as other testing frameworks/libraries — JUnit(For Java), Espresso, Appium, XCTest(iOS)
Tools:
Working knowledge of software engineering collaboration tools– Jira, Pivotal Tracker, Git, Mercurial
Familiarity with language/platform build IDEs/tools — i.e Simulators/Emulators and Gradle(Android), Android Studio, XCode
DevOps:
Working knowledge of DevOps tools — i.e Firebase, Fabric, Jenkins, Travis CI, Circle CI, Google Play Store, Apple’s App Store.
Working Knowledge of analytics tools — i.e crashlytics, HockeyApp
What You’ll Get
Full-time compensation
Full Medical coverage
Lunch and snacks provided daily
Beautiful working environment
Opportunity to work with the brightest minds on the planet
Oh, and a chance to change the world!
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Software Engineer – Back End
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
What You’ll Do
Our Andelan Software Engineers are masters of consistent execution. They reliably deliver technical and professional value to our teams and our partners.
Specifically, you’ll:
Use your knowledge in your core technology to delight our partners around the world.
Mentor and onboard junior engineers, by consistently displaying sound judgement, setting expectations, and working effectively, both independently and as part of a global team.
Collaborate excellently with peers and stakeholders in fast-paced distributed teams, through a love of constructive feedback, dedication and universal respect.
What You’ll Bring
All Andela engineers go above and beyond. To find out more about additional suggested competencies, check out our engineer framework.
Experience:
A minimum of 3-7 years of professional experience, during which you’ve built technical expertise and professionalism.
Required:
Intermediate-level understanding of at least one core backend language: Python, JavaScript/Node, PHP, Ruby, Java
Working knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming concepts i.e Classes and objects, Inheritance, Encapsulation and Polymorphism.
Good understanding of fundamental database concepts – relational (SQL) database, non-relational (NoSQL) database and ORMs/ODMs
Working knowledge of core data structures
Experience working with of software engineering collaboration tools
Experience with architecture and design principles, building to consider maintainability, performance, security requirements, and impact.
Familiarity with at least one cloud hosting platform –(ex: AWS, GCP)
Preferred:
Comfort working within agile methodologies and experienced in estimation and time management
Intermediate understanding of unit and integration testing, and testing frameworks/libraries — PyTest, Nose, Jasmine, Mocha, Jest
Strong preference for test-driven-development (TDD) and understands its importance
Experience having worked with at least one Web Framework for your language of choice
Comfort and familiarity with code editor and formatting tools
Familiarity with at least one web server technology — (ex: Apache, Nginx)
Working knowledge of at least one CI/CD tool — Jenkins, Travis CI, Circle CI
Familiarity with containerization and orchestration techniques
Strong ability to problem-solve, debug, and understand pertinent performance metrics
Knowledge of unit, integration, e2e and UI testing, with at least one relevant testing framework
Familiarity with containerization infrastructure and orchestration
Awareness of the capabilities of applicable languages/frameworks/libraries as well as the inherent differences between them in order to understand trade-offs and make recommendations.
What You’ll Get
Full-time compensation
Full medical coverage
Lunch and snacks provided daily
Beautiful working environment
Opportunity to work with the brightest minds inside and outside of your field
A chance to change the world for the better
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Note: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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