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.