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Job Description

StepWise is partnering with Zalego Academy to hire experienced developers to help build internal software products StepWise is making an impact by providing people with physical disabilities in the developing world with meaningful employment in the digital economy. Our highly motivated and skilled teams located in East Africa perform data processing tasks such as transcription and digitization, data labelling and annotation for machine learning and artificial intelligence data sets, and content moderation. StepWise has offices in Austin, Texas and Nairobi, Kenya. About the Job As a Java developer at StepWise, you will work directly with our developer team and to develop new software features. To be successful, you must be equally comfortable interacting with business executives and diving into a detailed discussion with technical experts. You will work directly with the developer team to understand the needs of our customers and navigate the development and deployment of complex software features. We are looking for a talented Java Developer who is an IT professional specializing in developing web applications using Java Programming Language. Qualified persons with disabilities and women are encouraged to apply.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Education + Experience

1. BS/BA in Management Information Systems, Information Technology or Computer Science
2. BSc
3. Degree in Computer Science, IT, ICT, BBIT or related Subjects or a Diploma in ICT, under KNEC Examination Body or relevant experience
4. Proven hands-on Software Development experience, in Java development Hands on experience in designing and developing applications using Java EE platforms Object Oriented analysis and design using common design patterns Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases Understanding of the Spring Framework
5. Experience in developing web applications using at least one popular web framework (JSF, Wicket, GWT, Spring MVC) Proven skills in Enterprise Java Bean (EJB), J2EE framework, XML, Xquery, XSL, Linux/Unix Windows Platform, Java XML Parsing, Coding among others