Senior Software Developer
Senior developer at a Nairobi business-technology firm providing queue management, digital signage, visitor management and time & attendance systems. The role anchors the dev team: designing scalable architecture, shipping complex features with Laravel, React, Next.js and C#, owning MySQL/MongoDB performance, and mentoring junior developers.
- Compensation
- KES 130K / mo
- Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related field
- Minimum 5 years' experience in software development
- Demonstrated experience designing, developing and supporting complex software solutions
- Strong leadership, mentoring and project ownership capabilities
- Experience with PHP Laravel, C#, React, Next.js, MySQL, MongoDB and system integrations
- At least one employer for a minimum of two consecutive years (stability and commitment)
Nice to have
- Portfolio of previous work
Full description
Senior Software DeveloperReports to: Head of Technical R&D
Location: Nairobi
Gross Salary: KES 130,000 per month
About the company: Our client is a business technology solutions company based in Nairobi, Kenya. It provides queue management, digital signage, visitor management and electronic safety and security solutions, serving sectors such as healthcare, finance, education, hospitality and real estate. Its offering also includes time and attendance and hospital management systems. Senior developers shape how these systems are designed, built and supported.
Why this role exists
As our client's systems grow, they need sound design, strong standards and people who can guide others. This person is the technical anchor of the development team: designing scalable architecture, delivering the most complex features, protecting quality and security, and developing junior developers.
What you are expected to achieve
- Design architecture and technical specifications
- Turn business needs into clear designs and technical specifications.
- What success looks like: designs agreed with stakeholders before build starts, and few major changes after development begins.
- Deliver high-quality, scalable features
- Lead development using Laravel, React, Next.js and C#, and write clean, efficient code.
- What success looks like: complex features shipped on time, meeting performance and security requirements.
- Own database design and performance
- Design, optimise and manage MySQL and MongoDB databases, and design and integrate APIs and other system integrations.
- What success looks like: fast, reliable queries, with performance problems identified and fixed early.
- Set and protect quality and security standards
- Lead code reviews, define coding and testing standards, and apply secure development practices.
- What success looks like: fewer defects reaching production, and no major security findings traced to development.
- Mentor and lead developers
- Coach junior developers, review their work and help them improve.
- What success looks like: junior developers delivering more independently and with higher quality over time.
- Own projects and communicate delivery
- Gather and analyse requirements with stakeholders, estimate work, track progress and raise risks early.