Rising Academy Network Careers 2024 | Backend System Developer

About Rising Academy Network Careers 2024

Our mission is to create the best schools and the most powerful teaching and learning tools for the people that need them most. We’re one of the fastest-growing quality-focused education companies in Africa, and a Certified B Corp®. And we get results: independent studies show Rising students make more than twice the progress of their peers in comparable schools. ​

Founded in Sierra Leone in 2014, we provided emergency education to children kept out of school by the Ebola Epidemic before opening our first school in April 2015. Today, we serve 300,000 students across more than 700 schools in Sierra Leone, Liberia Ghana and Rwanda.

Rising Academy Network Careers 2024 Details

Job Description For Rising Academy Network Careers 2024

We are looking for a backend focused engineer who is interested in building, designing and maintaining key technical aspects of the architecture we are building to deliver world class AI powered ed-tech products.

We are currently exploring exciting new technologies and languages, such as Rust, in order to find the best long term fit for the systems we are building. You will get exposure to these new technologies, and have an input into our decision making on their long term adoption within the team. As we make these decisions we expect our tech stack to evolve and change as it matures, therefore we are looking for someone who wants to join us for that challenge, rather than just to work with a specific language.

• Implement and contribute to designs for the new conversational tech stack
• Implement and contribute to the design of services that facilitate the conversational tech stack
• Contribute to team discussions on engineering standards and best practices
• Ensure engineering implementations meet with the team’s technical standards and best practices
• Upskill on new technologies and contribute to discussions and decisions on the adoption of those technologies within the Rori tech stack
• Acts as technical support for the systems

Location and reporting:

• This is a full-time remote position. Candidates can be based in any country.  The Backend System Developer will report to the to the Rori Engineering Manager

Qualifications and Experience:

• At least 2 years experience in databases, application hosting, software engineering, system security.
• At least 2 years experience with Python-based development and deployment (preferably using FastAPI and Django).
• At least 2 years of experience with API development, testing and deployment, preferably at scale.
• At least 1 years experience with architecture design for backend systems.
• At least 1 years experience with microservice architecture development and deployment.
• At least 1 years experience with CI/CD and modern deployment and monitoring practices, preferably using Docker or other containerization approaches.
• At least 2 years experience in modern software practices like kanban, agile methodologies or similar.
• Proven ability to understand organisational and product requirements and to be able to translate these into technical system plans.
• Beneficial: Experience with Rust, Go, Elixir, C++ or other “systems” languages.

About You:

• You have excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• You can communicate with technical teams and business stakeholders in a multicultural environment, as well as clearly document software for these audiences
• You demonstrate people skills, must be able to collaborate effectively with diverse personalities and skill sets, and enjoy constructive conflict
• You have a strong track record of professionalism and trustworthiness
• You possess effective communication, relationship building, and teamwork skills
• You have a strong track record of working within technical teams, with technical leads, product owners and fellow developers
• You can take initiative and problem-solve when challenges arise
• You have a strong ability to keep on task
• You are willing to take risks, fail, learn, give and receive feedback, and try new approaches
• You are passionate about improving the quality of education across Africa

Rising Academy Network Careers 2024 Application Process

• Eligible candidates are advised to open online Apply Link ( Link given bellow).
• This link will open on new tab on your browser
• Read carefully above job description and double click to apply online
• Fill all your academic qualification, skill experience and other mandatory details.
• Upload your resume.
• Check the details before submitting.
• If you are shortlisted, details will be shared through e-mail or phone call
• interview and Venue details also will be shared to shortlisted candidates through e-mail.
• Note : Apply the job before link Expires

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We wish you the best of luck in your Rising Academy Network Careers 2024. May your talents shine, and may you find the perfect opportunity that not only meets your professional goals but also brings joy to your everyday work.