AmaliTech is a social business empowering the next generation of technology leaders in sub-Saharan Africa that reinvests its surplus in further training, network growth and local community support on the ground.

As a global talent accelerator, AmaliTech provides free IT training courses to skilled youth in regions of great need. We offer employment pathways into the digital sector, accompanying young tech talents from recruitment to employment.

Our training academies give local youth the necessary digital skills for employment. Subsequently, successful Graduate Trainees are empowered to apply their acquired skills in the local and international job market. AmaliTech Training Academy Limited Ghana has been in full operations since May 2019.

Position Details

Job Location: Ghana

Working Hours: 40 hours/week

Reports to: Service Centre Manager

Salary: Commensurate with qualification and experience

Job Summary

The primary focus of the selected candidate would be on developing user interface components and implementing and executing them following well-known React.js workflows and tool chests (such as Flux or Redux). Also ensuring that these components and the overall application are robust and easy to manage. A commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and quality products are important.

Key Responsibilities

• Development of new applications and services in an agile and collaborative environment.
• As a member of the scrum team, you may work on innovative solutions in the area of software testing, software development, operations and maintenance.
• Participate in developing or maintaining existing services, systems, databases, and applications.
• Development of Software system, testing and validating procedures.
• With a team, you will use new technologies to modernise and further develop the internally developed or existing software for our clients.
• Assistance with the analysis, design, and further development of the software architecture, plus the application of design patterns.
• Code and test major features, as well as work jointly with other team members to deliver complex change under tight deadlines.
• Actively participate in the design and further development of our IT landscape in the areas of software development and software testing.
• Code cleaning and code optimisation.
• Preparation of technical specifications and documentation.
• Reporting regularly and proactively to your line manager regarding your progress.
• Commitment to Continuous Improvement (CI) / Continuous Development (CD).
• Continuously learn, quickly adapt, and grow.
• Work/Coordinate with cross-functional teams as needed to define, implement, and deliver end-user functionality.
• Complete training and tutorials to learn new languages and skills to better support clients; Research best practices and understands code structure and organisation of code.
• Identify issues with existing code and proactively suggest recommended changes to prevent challenges in the future.
• Accumulate domain knowledge around existing clients and projects to assist them with ongoing needs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or such related field.
• At least 2 to 3 years working experience in React.js development.
• Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript including DOM Manipulation and JavaScript Object Model.
• Deep understanding of React.js and its core principles, ideally including modern features like Hooks.
• Experience with widely used React.js state managers like Flux, Redux, etc.
• Knowledge of REACT tools including Webpack and Enzyme etc.
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript.
• Working knowledge on Call stack, Page load time, UI performance enhancement, Cross network API consumption, Authorisation tokens etc.
• Hands on experience on other client-side technologies and frameworks is a plus.
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them.
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools like Webpack, Babel, NPM etc.
• Share in the core values (Excellence, Passion, Diversity, Collaboration, and Integrity) and vision of AMALITECH.

How To Apply

Interested and qualified applicants should click "I'm Interested" below and follow the instructions to apply.

Deadline to receive applications is February 28, 2021.

What To Expect

Working with AmaliTech provides an excellent opportunity for career growth and development in a healthy and diverse work environment. Our talented and welcoming team will ensure you feel part of our family to get you engaged on the job.