Back-end developer (Kampala, Uganda)
Work for a startup that does good.
- Hybrid work: remote and in-office
- Full-time employment
- Back-end: mySQL/postgreSQL, modern web programming languages, Apache, docker, bash
- Linux as a server
The Position
You will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of containerized web application server solutions on the Signalytic platform. You will be part of a small software development team that works on embedded server code, Android applications and web applications. Dev team members often collaborate on their work, allowing people to broaden their experience as a developer. Your main focus will be to work with clients to package their web application server product for the Signalytic platform. You will also work on other web-facing applications as needed.
Important skills and qualifications:
- Excellent communication skills - you will work directly with clients
- Web backend experience, SQL databases
- mastery of at least one modern web programming language
- Experience with docker
- Able to set up and configure a web application server
- A good understanding and ability with Linux
- Able to work independently as well as with a team
- 4 years of experience or more
Desired qualifications:
- Knowledge of health-related open software platforms such as openMRS
- Git, Gitlab
- familiar with other web programming languages
- Knowledge of container technology, networking, encryption are a plus
Everyone on our team has a few things in common:
- Passion to do impactful work that improves lives
- Driven to be a good team player, and enjoy working with others
- Open-minded critical thinker
- Appetite to work on the nitty gritty while also keeping the big picture in mind.
To apply
If working with our team to further our mission excites you, we’d love to hear from you. If you feel you have ~70% of the qualifications we are looking for but are still interested, we’d still love to chat. We value both experience and willingness to learn.
- Fill out this form with your cover letter, resume, and links to your Github/Gitlab or public repos. Use this opportunity to tell us about yourself and why you’d be a good fit for our team.
- Feel free to reach out to us on LinkedIn with any questions.
- Applications close September 8, 2023, and you will hear back from us shortly after. The targeted start date is October 1, 2023, but we can be flexible for the right candidate.
Working at Signalytic
SIGNALYTIC is a Global Health Solutions technology company with core teams in Vancouver, Canada and Kampala, Uganda. We are committed to creating a diverse, productive, and friendly workplace for our employees that encourages everyone to be their true authentic selves. Join us and help build a disruptive company creating a more healthy, egalitarian, and sustainable future.
We are looking for our next key hires which will help us deliver the next generation of excellence in technology for Africa’s health systems, while also becoming the newest members of our closely knit team. We are committed to supporting our teammates in their professional and personal growth. Here are some things we love about working at SIGNALYTIC:
- Competitive salaries, Stock Options, and Health Spending Account
- Milestone-oriented work with flexible hours
- Flexible vacation
- Human-first culture prioritizing work/life balance
- Opportunity to work fully remote, and a remote work fund to create a successful home office
- Opportunity to work on innovative technologies impacting lives and revolutionizing health systems today, and opportunities to work on various aspects of our product across our technology stack.
About Signalytic
SIGNALYTIC works to transform African health economies. SIGNALYTIC was born from its founders' lived experience in Subsaharan Africa, where they witnessed the loss of life and human capital due to shortages of drugs and quality care in rural and remote health facilities. Since 2018 SIGNALYTIC has worked to develop a novel technology stack which bridges the digital infrastructure gap, allowing health providers to provide better care to their patients by decreasing drug shortages and reliably accessing the digital tools they need. As a social enterprise we strive for lasting change with technology that can be locally supported and maintained. Actionable electronic health data supports health care providers in the delivery of quality care, reduces cost and saves lives.
Today health providers in 25 health facilities are using the SIGNALYTIC Platform to stream digital health data in their remote health facilities in northwest Uganda, allowing them to make better data-driven decisions. The SIGNALYTIC Platform is headed for national expansion in Uganda's 6000+ health facilities and beyond. Partners include Ministries of Health, United Nations Agencies, Medicines Distributors, and we are in active discussions to deploy the SIGNALYTIC Platform in countries outside Uganda.
Our Product
We create sustainable hardware and software to provide a modern distributed platform for electronic health management. Our product is a network of solar-powered edge servers that provide local connectivity. Software layers provide data storage and security, efficient communication between servers, and Internet access to data. Users interact primarily through Android applications, and the server network is managed through a web-based console.
Sustainability, quality and user experience are core to our design work. Within the team we aim to give each member the means to express themselves, and do their best possible work. Your work needs to fit with you and be something you can look forward to. We look for open-minded critical thinkers that enjoy engaging with others to create.
Additional Info
Signalytic is an equal opportunity organization committed to building and fostering a fair and inclusive community that values diversity and encourages respect for all. We welcome applicants across any race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, Indigenous status, or any other legally-protected factors. We recognize the value of identifying and removing barriers for any applicants interested in applying to our company.
