We’re seeking an experienced, technical, and people-focused App Developer Manager to join our App Services team. As App Development Manager, you will be responsible for managing a team of five developers who are focused on building digital health apps. All mobile apps are built using the Community Health Toolkit, a collection of open-source technologies and open-access resources. Medic has hubs in Nairobi, Dakar, Kampala, and Kathmandu but the position can be fully remote.
This is a unique opportunity to bring together your passion for global health and technology and to strengthen health systems in some of the hardest to reach communities. We expect that you are an experienced manager of software developers.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a team of software developers to produce high-quality mobile apps on time and on budget.
- Guide the growth of the team through technical mentorship, performance management, and by organising development opportunities.
- Building a cohesive and effective development team.
- Collaborate across the Operations department to balance priorities, scope new opportunities, establish shared best practices, and improve our process and tools.
- Engage the team through regular 1-on-1s.
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and maintenance of the team’s mobile apps.
- Support the growth our open-source community by contributing learnings, expertise, and apps.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience managing a group of software developers. Experience managing a remote team is an asset.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent.
- Proficiency in English communication both written and spoken. French language skills are an asset.
- Proficient in Javascript or other programming languages. Proficient in relational databases.
- A capable and experienced mentor of junior to intermediate developers.
- Can manage and prioritise a distributed team of developers to deliver on multiple concurrent projects.
- Passionate about technology, process, and team management.
- Experience delivering and monitoring software services.
- Familiarity with the Community Health Toolkit is an asset.
Why Medic?
- Opportunity to contribute to an innovative and culturally diverse team focused on achieving impact through our mission and vision
- Travel insurance
- Flexible working culture
- Monthly communication allowance
- Enjoy travelling to an annual full team meetup to meet your teammates from around the world, face to face
How to apply
Please visit our career pages on our website http://medicmobile.org/careers or click here to apply. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Details about compensation and benefit offerings will be discussed with candidates who progress through the selection process.
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