Housing Finance Company of Kenya was incorporated as the premier mortgage Finance Institution in Kenya licensed under the Banking Act with the CDC and the GoK owning 60% and 40% respectively.

Housing Finance started operations with the main objective of implementing the government’s policy of promoting thrift and home ownership by lending ...

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Full Stack Engineer

Job Type: Full Time

Qualification: BA/BSc/HND

Experience: 3 years

Location: Nairobi

Job Field: ICT / Computer

Principle Accountabilities

Front-End Development: Design and implement responsive, interactive, and visually appealing interfaces for users. Ensure the application performs well across devices, browsers, and screen sizes. Collaborate with designers to create intuitive and user-friendly experiences.

Back-End Development: Build and maintain the business logic that processes user requests, manages data, and integrates with other systems. Design, query, and manage databases to store and retrieve application data efficiently. Implement authentication, authorization, and data encryption mechanisms.

Integration of Front-End and Back-End: Ensure seamless communication between the user-facing front-end and the server-side back-end. Use APIs, middleware, or message queues to manage data flow and system interactions.

Deployment and Maintenance: Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, building, and deployment processes. Monitor application performance and resolve bugs or issues promptly.

Collaboration: Work closely with designers, product managers, and stakeholders to understand project requirements. Collaborate with other developers (front-end, back-end, or specialized roles) to ensure cohesive development. Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge.

Develop User Interface (UI) Components: These outputs are user-facing components that ensure a seamless, interactive, and responsive experience.

Back-End Outputs: These deliverables ensure the server-side logic and infrastructure work smoothly.

DevOps and Deployment Outputs: These contributions ensure the software is deployed, maintained, and monitored effectively.

Security Outputs: These outputs address the protection of data, applications, and infrastructure.

Cross-Cutting Outputs: These outputs apply across both front-end and back-end responsibilities

Documentation: API documentation, system architecture diagrams, and codebase instructions.

Testing: Automated test scripts and error-handling mechanisms.

Collaborations: Sprint contributions, project updates, and stakeholder communication.

Key Competencies and Skills

Programming Languages

Software Design and Architecture

Algorithms and Data Structures

Databases and Data Management

Version Control Systems

Testing and Debugging

Software Development Frameworks

Cloud and DevOps

Networking and Security

Operating Systems and Environment Management

Development Tools

Documentation and Communication Tools

Problem-Solving Skills

Collaboration

Communication

Project Management

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field

Experience in both Front End and Back End technologies e.g. Spring Boot, React, PHP Laravel, Databases MySQL, MS SQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle Databases, REST/JSON and SOAP/XML, Python, Linux Operating Systems

3+ years’ experience in a busy software development environment.

Experience with building and Back-End and Front-End applications

Experience securing APIs (e.g., OAuth 2.0, JWT, TLS/SSL).

Proficiency in languages like Java, Python, Node.js, C#, or Go.

Familiarity with DevOps tools for CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).

• Design and implement responsive, interactive, and visually appealing interfaces for users.
• Ensure the application performs well across devices, browsers, and screen sizes.
• Collaborate with designers to create intuitive and user-friendly experiences.
• Build and maintain the business logic that processes user requests, manages data, and integrates with other systems.
• Design, query, and manage databases to store and retrieve application data efficiently.
• Implement authentication, authorization, and data encryption mechanisms.
• Ensure seamless communication between the user-facing front-end and the server-side back-end.
• Use APIs, middleware, or message queues to manage data flow and system interactions.
• Set up and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, building, and deployment processes.
• Monitor application performance and resolve bugs or issues promptly.
• Work closely with designers, product managers, and stakeholders to understand project requirements.
• Collaborate with other developers (front-end, back-end, or specialized roles) to ensure cohesive development.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge.
• Develop User Interface (UI) Components.
• Ensure the server-side logic and infrastructure work smoothly.
• Ensure the software is deployed, maintained, and monitored effectively.
• Address the protection of data, applications, and infrastructure.
• API documentation, system architecture diagrams, and codebase instructions.
• Automated test scripts and error-handling mechanisms.
• Sprint contributions, project updates, and stakeholder communication.

• Programming Languages
• Software Design and Architecture
• Algorithms and Data Structures
• Databases and Data Management
• Version Control Systems
• Testing and Debugging
• Software Development Frameworks
• Cloud and DevOps
• Networking and Security
• Operating Systems and Environment Management
• Development Tools
• Documentation and Communication Tools
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Project Management
• Spring Boot
• React
• PHP Laravel
• MySQL
• MS SQL
• PostgreSQL
• Oracle Databases
• REST/JSON
• SOAP/XML
• Python
• Linux Operating Systems
• OAuth 2.0
• JWT
• TLS/SSL
• Java
• Node.js
• C#
• Go
• Jenkins
• GitLab CI/CD

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field
• Experience in both Front End and Back End technologies
• Experience with building and Back-End and Front-End applications
• Experience securing APIs (e.g., OAuth 2.0, JWT, TLS/SSL).
• Proficiency in languages like Java, Python, Node.js, C#, or Go.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools for CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).