Junior Software Engineer at CoGrammar

About The Role
As the Junior Software Engineer you will be responsible for initiating, building and maintaining all aspects of our bespoke software platforms, including but not limited to:

• Our student portal
• Our mentor portals
• Our placements portal
• Our website and payment gateways
• Our sign up flows
• Our data analysis platforms

Our tech stack consists primarily of Python, Django, AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch, Route53), Postgres, and a little bit of Ubuntu. To excel in this role, you should be a creative problem solver, possess advanced technical skills, and display keen attention to detail and high standards in code quality.

Responsibilities

• Write quality code for our website and platforms using Python and Django.
• Collaborate with other members of the team to execute engineering projects, plan sprint cycles, undertake technical troubleshooting, and reduce technical debt.
• Work closely with the Team Lead to help in planning, designing and creating an implementation roadmap of platform features which will be used by tens of thousands of people around the world.
• Communicate with technical people through clean code and documentation, and with non-technical people by translating their requirements into implementable milestones and smaller goals.

Requirements

• Minimum 1 years of experience as a software developer
• Experience with a core programming language, preferably Python, and with web frameworks, preferably Django.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and adapt in line with or ahead of external changes
• Prior tech startup experience in a high-growth and ambitious environment

Benefits

• Flexible & remote working: We are a remote-friendly organisation and offer flexible work options.
• Annual leave and medical benefits: We have a generous annual leave policy, as well as health insurance / financial benefits for medical aid for staff.
• Join the heart of tech in Africa, the US, and Europe: You'll work with the best of the best and rub shoulders with the world leaders in edtech, developer education, and developer assessments. Join one of the most ambitious and highest performing tech companies in the space, with a founding team that draws their former experience from companies such as Google, Amazon, GetSmarter/2U, & Yoco.
• Life-changing work: Solve real problems that make education and tech careers accessible to those who need it most: you're allowed to brag about it.