Interactive Media Developer Job in Kenya

Interactive Media Developer 
 

Employment Type: Full-Time

Summary:    

 

We’re looking for a talented Interactive Media Developer who can help us build a set of next-generation web services that will enable us to reliably interface with a multitude of mobile devices and scale the system quickly.
 

Description:    

 

The successful candidate will be responsible for a broad array of individual services, with responsibilities that include the following:

• Design templates, stylesheets, and XML components
• Build semantic markup that is extensible and maintainable
• Help conduct UX research to hone product performance as seen through the lens of its users
• Work in a nimble, cross-language environment that uses cutting-edge tools to bring the product vision to life.
• Manage the lifecycle of the components for which you’re responsible in a test-driven environment
• Design and build rich web applications for the desktop and for mobile devices
• Troubleshoot and quickly resolve system, network, and application problems as necessary

Requirements:    

 

Skills and Experience:

• Strong fundamentals in software engineering and computer science
• Demonstrated skill in making JavaScript do all the things it wasn’t designed to do
• Experience with modern web technologies like HTML5, CSS3, JS, SVG, OpenGL ES, etc.
• Comfortable working in a broad array of languages, including Python, Java and Scala
• Deep familiarity with the components of cloud-based services, including caching, database architecture, API design, queueing services, etc.
• Very strong experience with back-end technologies: for fun, you design scalable horizontal data partitioning methods in both Scala and Erlang, just to see which yields a more robust application
• Good graphic design, typography, and information design skills
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• Proficiency in the Adobe Creative Suite
• Effective communication and documentation skills
• Comfort with ambiguity; the ability to start with a blank slate and create something stunning from scratch
• Humility and a genuinely collaborative attitude, receptivity to feedback and enthusiasm for an iterative design process that incorporates multiple points of view
• Relentless pursuit of perfection

Applicants should submit examples of prior work, preferably by pointing us to available applications or URLs that we can review, and a resumé (PDF)to idea.hutch@yahoo.com
 

We have open positions for entry-level individuals with limited experience, but a clear knack for web/mobile development. 

 

We also have positions for more experienced developers.