Safaricom is seeking a dedicated professional for the role of Software Development & Systems Engineering within their Financial Systems department. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and developing scalable microservices, building responsive front-end applications, and delivering end-to-end full-stack solutions. This role involves participating in solution architecture, technical design, and platform capacity planning, while ensuring high-quality software delivery through rigorous testing and CI/CD automation. You will work in an Agile and Scrum environment, contributing to the modernization and innovation of financial platforms to achieve high availability and scalability.
Responsibilities
- Uphold the company code of conduct, policies, and procedures, ensuring integrity and accountability in every aspect of your work.
- Adhere to safety, health, and wellbeing policies, guidelines, and procedures in all actions and decisions.
- Design and develop scalable microservices using Java, Spring Framework, Apache Camel, Django, Flask, and Go.
- Build responsive front-end applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and frameworks including React, Angular, Vue, Next.js, and Nuxt.js.
- Deliver end-to-end full-stack solutions leveraging microservices and micro-frontend architectures.
- Develop and implement new financial technology solutions aligned with approved solution designs and business requirements.
- Participate in solution architecture, technical design, and platform capacity planning for new digital services.
- Conduct functional, performance, security, and automated testing using TDD practices to ensure high-quality software delivery.
- Troubleshoot, debug, optimize, and enhance existing systems to improve performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Drive CI/CD automation, release management, and change management processes to support efficient deployments and operational excellence.
- Collaborate within Agile and Scrum environments using tools such as Jira and Confluence while contributing to code reviews and continuous process improvement.
- Support financial systems evolution, infrastructure integration, and platform modernization initiatives to achieve high availability, scalability, and innovation targets.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Electronic Engineering, or IT (Computing) – specifically covering operating systems, databases, and system development.
- A minimum of 2 years of work experience as an engineer in a Financial Technology or telecommunications environment.
- Proficiency in coding languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and TypeScript.
- Experience with frameworks and systems including Spring Framework, AngularJS, React, Git, Apache Camel, Node.js, and GraphQL.
- Strong understanding of both JSON and SOAP protocols.
- Experience in securing APIs using JWT, OAuth2, SAML, and Spring Security.
- Knowledge of Agile methodology; certification in Scrum fundamentals is an added advantage.
- Knowledge of DevSecOps, CI/CD, and version control (Git).
- Solid understanding of writing unit tests.
- Experience working with relational and non-relational databases such as Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, and Cassandra.
- Experience with mobile money systems.
- Knowledge of cloud technologies including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Huawei, or GCP.
- Knowledge of container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes and OpenShift Container Platform.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online via the Safaricom recruitment portal on Oracle Cloud by following the link provided in the application section.
