We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our team at Pawa IT Solutions in Nairobi. You’ll help build and improve our cloud and AI-based products that help African businesses work better.

What You’ll Do:

• Write backend code using Python (FastAPI)
• Build and maintain web applications using React, Vue, or Angular
• Handle database work with MySQL and Redis
• Set up and manage background tasks and message queues
• Work with Docker containers
• Use SSH for secure server access
• Help build and improve AI features using Large Language Models (LLMs)

Requirements

• At least 4 years of real coding experience. Please provide a portfolio of your recent works to support this.
• Good general knowledge of the Python language and the FastAPI framework
• Experience with React, Vue, or Angular is required
• Good understanding of frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Familiarity with Redis / RabbitMQ or similar technologies is a plus.
• Basic understanding of AI and LLMs. If you have ever built an AI application, even better. Please include this in your application.
• Experience with Docker / Docker Swarm for development and production use-cases
• Knowledge of Git for code management
• Comfortable using Linux/SSH. Deployment on Linux servers will be a required skill.