This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the continent\u2019s most promising urban data analytics firms. This role is based in our vibrant but tranquil shared office space. You will be joining the company in a
\nperiod of growth as we seek to launch the \u201cbeta-test\u201d version of the business hence our need for even more resources to help show the world the fruits of our analytical labours.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Back End Web Developer\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n If you consider yourself to be a logical and inquisitive individual with a proven ability in building complex, data-driven, secure, responsive back-end systems to support highly dynamic websites, then this is a great opportunity for you to join our web development team, or as we like to call them, the web wizards that make the magic happen. Are you the person we\u2019re looking for?<\/strong><\/p>\n We need a talented developer with a strong grasp of PHP, SQL and WAMP\/LAMP frameworks. Most importantly, we want people who are looking to join an innovative start-up, offering great scope for career development and future growth.<\/p>\n As a back-end Web Developer, you will be responsible for developing the back-end of websites and writing adaptable code for use by the public and our client base. You will also be responsible for debugging problems and offering critical support to other members of the team. Additionally, you will ensure smooth integration with existing libraries and command line utilities.<\/p>\n As a minimum we need people who have: World class recent experience of development working with the Windows Command Line Interface; What else would be good?<\/strong><\/p>\n Bachelors\/Masters level (or higher) degree in Computer Science (or a similar\/related field); Why work with Walulel?<\/strong><\/p>\n You\u2019ll join the beginnings of Walulel, a company with a friendly team of highly-skilled, ambitious and motivated data scientists, architects, urban planners and web developers who work collaboratively to achieve a common goal of delivering impactful analysis. We work closely together to develop statistical models, that solve complex problems and identify opportunities so as to show people the places they already know in a manner they\u2019ve never seen before.<\/p>\n Other information<\/p>\n Unlike other companies we work a four-day week (Monday to Thursday), but we pay a full-time salary. Now if that isn\u2019t reason enough to apply, we don\u2019t know what is! How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n Please send an up-to-date copy of your CV, together with a covering letter explaining your suitability for the role to kwesi@walulel.com<\/p>\n We are hoping to interview successful candidates from the 11th September 2017 onwards, so don\u2019t delay. Apply now to become a part of the Walulel team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the continent\u2019s most promising urban data analytics firms. This role is based in our vibrant but tranquil shared office space. You…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[81],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-6Pe","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26240"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26240\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIn this key role, after an initial acclimatisation period, you\u2019ll have the opportunity to further hone and demonstrate your web development skills, whilst building a dynamic database driven website. You will
\nhelp to optimise the company\u2019s development environment whilst working closely with the front-end development team. As it\u2019s a start-up, from day one you\u2019ll be considered a key member of the team, and you\u2019ll be in a role where your opinion always matters. You\u2019ll also be involved in all aspects of the product development lifecycle. In addition, there will also be a certificated training programme to capture your growth journey.<\/p>\n
\nExperience of both PHP and Python, with a solid knowledge of object oriented programming written in enterprise-class reusable, testable, and efficient JavaScript;
\nSome experience with the MVC framework (preferably Laravel);
\nWorld beating SQL skills, including database design, development and optimisation;
\nsome familiarity with and\/or a working knowledge of front-end technologies, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery;<\/p>\n
\nUnderstanding of Bash Scripting and its applicability;
\nWorking knowledge of windows server shell commands; and
\nExperience of writing scalable presentation-server code with associated server API tests and the documentation specific to developed APIs and
\ncomponent implementations.<\/p>\n
\nExtensive hands-on development experience with a viewable portfolio;
\nKnowledge of source control systems, such as Mercurial and\/or GIT;
\nPrevious experience of working with Amazon Web Services, including EC2, S3, Cloud Front and Route 53;
\nExperience of working with other scalable hosted solutions; and
\nExperience of working on mobile and\/or responsive web projects.<\/p>\n
\nOur place of work is in Accra and we are offering as much as you can convince us you are worth as what we\u2019re really concerned with is bringing the best talent on
\nto our team!<\/p>\n