Junior Implementation Engineer - Nairobi, Kenya

COMPANY BRIEF: InterIntel is an Information and Technology company , We aspire to fuse the future and present that is I.T. Based challenges by offering cutting-edge software design and development, infrastructure, mobile-commerce solutions and go to market services to our clients. Our key strength lies in the ability to build innovative systems that can be easily integrated with client networks. Thus, our strategy for mobile-commerce addresses the missing link between our clients, their distributors and end users. JOB SUMMARY: The engineer will be responsible for the technical deployment and integrity of a solution, and documenting project and/or complex designs. This position will deliver customer solutions, along with corresponding documentation, and assist with development of technical design collateral. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: • Work with the product and design teams to understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases, and then translate that into a pragmatic and effective technical solution. • Dive into difficult problems and successfully deliver results on schedule. Design and create services and system architecture for our projects, and contribute and provide feedback to other team members. • Help improve our code quality through writing unit tests, automation and performing code reviews. • Build robust and scalable software in Python • Collaborate with multidisciplinary team of Back-End Software Engineers, Project Managers and System Administrators. • Participate in brainstorming sessions and contribute ideas to our technology, algorithms and products. REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE • 1-2 years of recent hands-on coding and software design. • Proficient with Python, Django, nginx, uwsgi stack • Bachelor degree or more in Software Engineering, Computer Science or a related field. • A track record of projects completed on time – you are a flawless executor, not a procrastinator. • Experience with all phases of the software development life cycle, best practices and Agile Software Development. • Experience with Linux/Unix and scripting languages like Python, Perl, shell scripting, etc. • Knowledge in database systems like PostgreSQL • Experience deploying machine learning models is a plus • Experience with GIT, and Containerization(dockers), DevOps is a plus • Proficiency with Kafka, PySpark and NoSQL(Cassandra) would be a huge plus