A kiosk is an informal convenience store selling everyday household items. Known locally by their vernacular names e.g. Duka in Kenya, Spaza in South Africa, Kantemba in Zambia. kiosk-type retail outlets are the cornerstone of African retail, accounting for over 60% of all retail trade flows. Despite their importance, kiosk-type retail outlets face significant challenges, including high cost of stock and unreliable delivery

Role Profile:

Kyosk is looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer to help strengthen the development competency of a team of software engineers who are developing solutions on the leading edge of innovation in Africa. The successful candidate will play a leading role in the full SDLC of the team output.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll join our growing team of Product and Technology professionals who share a passion for leveraging technology to empower informal retailers across

the African continent. You’ll work with teams from multiple countries across the organization to imagine and build innovative solutions for Kyosk’s customers and internal teams.

To be successful in this role you will need to be a strong technologist, innovator and an analytical problem solver. You will need to develop high quality, resilient, scalable software.

Key Responsibilities

•  Play a leading role in the design and development of software solutions
•  Triage, investigate and resolve errors and bugs
•  Adhere to, promote and help to improve Kyosk’s development processes
•  Perform Peer Code reviews
•  Mentor less experienced software engineers

Requirements

Minimum Technical Requirements:

•  A minimum of 6 years proven work experience as a Front-end developer;
•  A bachelor’s degree in computer science; Engineering or related field;
•  Strong working experience with JavaScript, Angular;
•  Familiarity with Figma and/or able to convert wireframe/designs to html/CSS/SCSS/Angular page;
•  Hands on experience with markup languages;
•  Familiarity with browser testing and debugging ex: playwright/cypress;
•  In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment);
•  Understanding of layout aesthetics;
•  Organized and able to follow best practices regarding code quality, testing and code reviews;
•  An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment;
•  Familiarity with agile (scrum) environments;
•  Comfortable with working remotely;
•  Nice to have: experience in working with Launch Darkly;
•  Able to work in an environment where new features are built and applications are continuously deployed;
•  Experience with SCSS, experience with Ionic and an understanding of security on single page applications.
•  Experience with GraphQl and integration with backend team

Minimum Behavioural and Soft Skills Requirements:

•  Strong work ethic
•  Focus on delivery
•  Punctual
•  Works independently
•  Expectation management
•  Passion for learning
•  Ability to lead a discussion with clients in a professional manner
•  Ability to give reasonably accurate time estimates
•  Proactively accommodates value chain outside of sphere of responsibility
•  Ability to communicate technical information clearly and concisely
•  Can take the lead on small projects

Desired Technical Competencies:

•  6+ years of software development experience
•  3+ year of experience of the full SDLC
•  A bachelor’s degree in computer science; Engineering or related field
•  Strong working experience with JavaScript, Angular
•  Familiarity with Figma and/or able to convert wireframe/designs to html/CSS/SCSS/Angular page
•  Hands on experience with markup languages
•  In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment)
•  Understanding of layout aesthetics
•  Organized and able to follow best practices regarding code quality, testing and code reviews
•  An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment
•  Familiarity with agile (scrum) environments
•  Comfortable with working remotely
•  Nice to have: experience in working with Launch Darkly
•  Able to work in an environment where new features are built and applications are continuously deployed
•  Experience with SCSS, experience with Ionic and an understanding of security on single page applications
•  Practitioner of the shift-left approach
•  Experience introducing automated tests into a code base
•  Experience architecting, designing and implementing a software system

Desired Behavioral Competencies:

•  Constantly seeks to improve tech and processes to streamline development
•  Ability to work under pressure, with tight timelines and ambitious deadlines
•  You have integrity: You do what you say you will do and make no excuses.
•  Promote psychological safety in the team, as well as across the entire organization