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About Savannah Informatics 

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Savannah Informatics is a Kenyan e-Health software company founded by clinicians and finance specialists to deliver interoperable, connected solutions for healthcare facilities, organizations, and regions. 

Our vision is to enable a better healthcare future for Kenya through the pioneering use of information technology and knowledge creation. 

We are a company with great ideas and employees. Working across various customers’ sites, our work epitomizes the future we foresee in the East African health sector: efficiency, higher value, better quality, and outcomes for patients and other consumers of health. 

Our customers partner with Savannah in delivering challenging projects, thus believing in the capabilities of our employees. 

The Savannah team is made up of medical doctors, project managers, and software engineers, who have a common aspiration of transforming the region’s health care. 

If you share in our motivation, vision, and aspirations, we would like to hear from you. 

 

 

Job Description

 

We are looking for  Backend Developers to join our engineering team and contribute to the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of our healthcare technology solutions.

 

The Backend Developer will be responsible for developing and maintaining the server-side logic that powers our applications, ensuring that our systems are reliable, scalable, secure, and responsive. The role will involve working closely with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to build and improve features that meet business and user needs.

 

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in software engineering, enjoys solving complex problems, is curious about technology, and can quickly learn and adapt to new concepts and systems.
 

Responsibilities 

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The successful candidate will be responsible for:

1. Developing efficient and scalable backend code in line with established coding standards and business requirements.

2. Enhancing existing backend systems through refactoring, optimization, debugging, and continuous improvement.

3. Developing and maintaining APIs, including REST and GraphQL, and collaborating with frontend developers to integrate backend services with user-facing applications.

4. Implementing new features and functionality while considering user requirements, system compatibility, performance, and maintainability.

5. Translating business and user requirements into effective technical solutions in collaboration with product managers and cross-functional teams.

6. Developing and maintaining unit tests, integration tests, end-to-end tests, and automated testing suites to ensure the reliability, stability, and quality of the backend codebase.

7. Working with databases to develop and maintain schemas, queries, and data structures that effectively support business processes.

8. Integrating backend systems with internal components and external services, ensuring reliable data exchange and system interoperability.

9. Contributing to technical documentation, code reviews, and engineering best practices to support maintainable and collaborative software development.

10. Continuously learning and sharing knowledge while staying up to date with relevant backend technologies, tools, security practices, and development trends.

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Skills and Competencies

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 The ideal candidate for this position should have the following:

1. Strong software engineering and system design fundamentals, with an understanding of how to build reliable, scalable, and maintainable backend solutions.

2. Solid backend development experience, preferably using Golang and/or Python.

3. Strong understanding of API design principles, including REST and GraphQL, with the ability to develop well-structured and efficient APIs.

4. Familiarity with relational databases, SQL, and ORM libraries, including the ability to design database schemas that support business processes.

5. Experience integrating backend systems with other applications, services, and external APIs, with an understanding of event-driven programming and asynchronous processing.

6. Understanding of security and compliance best practices, including authentication, authorization, and data protection.

7. Experience writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure code quality, system reliability, and application stability.

8. Proficiency with Git and version-control practices, with the ability to work effectively within a collaborative development environment.

9. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand existing codebases, troubleshoot issues, break down complex problems, and develop practical technical solutions.

10. Strong learning and collaboration skills, including the ability to quickly understand complex domains, work independently while collaborating effectively with others, receive and apply feedback, communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical colleagues, and stay current with evolving technologies.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, a science-related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Demonstrated knowledge and practical experience in software development and programming.

• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language, preferably Golang or Python.

• Good understanding of relational databases and SQL.

• Familiarity with Linux and common software development environments.

• Experience working with version control systems such as Git.

 

Are you the one we are looking for?

 

We are looking for motivated and independent-thinking developers who are excited about solving challenging problems and building technology that has a meaningful impact.

 

We are open to candidates with unconventional technology backgrounds. You do not necessarily need to have followed a traditional Computer Science career path. We welcome self-taught developers and candidates with backgrounds in fields such as Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or other technical disciplines.

 

If you can demonstrate strong and relevant technical skills, a willingness to learn, sound problem-solving ability, and a genuine interest in software engineering, we would like to hear from you.

 

Why Join Us?

 

We embrace an informal but fast-paced work environment that values openness, rapid feedback, and the contributions of every team member, regardless of rank.

 

At Savannah Informatics, you will have the opportunity to work on challenging technology projects, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and contribute to solutions that are transforming healthcare across the region.

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Benefits 

• Great mission and company culture

• Opportunity to work on impactful healthcare technology

• Learning and growth opportunities

• Market-competitive salary

• Health and medical benefits package

 

Savannah Informatics does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. Savannah is committed to providing a safe and productive learning and living community. To achieve that goal, we may conduct background investigations for all final candidates being considered for employment. Background checks may include but are not limited to, criminal history, national sex offender search, and motor vehicle history.

 

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.