Senior Software Engineer (all genders)

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Senior Software Engineer

Job Intro

You will be a part of a global team developing and expanding our Trade facilitation offering (TLIP) and as a senior software engineer, you will be shaping this infrastructure and working within a team of highly skilled software engineers working on bleeding-edge digital identity and distributed ledger technology.

We have an established ecosystem of internationally recognized organizations including the World Economic Forum, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation, the Institute of Export & International Trade, and the IOTA Foundation who are collaborating on this program. See more here:

As a senior engineer, you will be involved in designing, coding, testing, and delivering new products and services, working closely with the wider TLIP technical team. You will be a versatile developer proficient in both front-end and back-end development, also skills in the DevOps area will be used. Competence in testing/debugging at both a unit and end-to-end level is necessary. Understanding of modern development practices and the ability to quickly switch between tasks if the necessity arises. In addition to the current task you are working on, you should always be considering a holistic approach to what you are writing, with the understanding of how your code harmonizes with the other building blocks in the system.

Our ideal candidate will have true full-stack experience, building highly scalable systems. Furthermore, experience from international trade, B2B, and digitization of supply chains are all plusses.

The TLIP technical team consists of 11 people in Kenya, 5 people in Europe, collaboration support from IOTA Foundation’s 120+ employees, and our other partners with offices around the world, and the team is growing.

The role is open to candidates in Europe. The candidate will be expected to work remotely and must be open to travel for meetings and workshops.

Responsibilities & Requirements

• Designing and building both back-end and front-end solutions
• Engaging with other teams to gather requirements and request features
• Providing the materials for other teams to consume your work e.g. documentation, examples etc
• Deliver high-quality, full tested code

Skills & Qualifications

• A minimum of seven-plus years of software development experience
• Experienced in building, integrating, and supporting large complex applications
• Confident command of TypeScript/JavaScript and a strong technical aptitude with the ability to understand complex technology requirements
• Writing and communicating with REST APIs, OpenAPI, NodeJS
• Unit testing / E2E testing
• Source control systems and task management, e.g. Git, Jira
• Familiarity with agile working methodology
• High proficiency level in English
• Optional: Familiarity with Rust
• Optional: Familiarity with Blockchain/Smart Contract technologies
• Optional: DevOps experience
• Optional: Bachelor's degree (or similar certification) in computer science or equivalent

About the project

TLIP is architected on IOTA’s decentralized infrastructure technology enabling governments and businesses to exchange trade data in a secure and trusted manner. Already live in Kenya where the TLIP platform is integrated into the government systems it is used by large and small organisations to streamline their international trader administration and processes. The next phase of our programme will expand TLIP into international markets with the UK and EU our primary focus.

The digitalization of today’s fragmented paper-based international trade procedures, with platforms such as TLIP, increases efficiency and reduces the cost of access to international markets. Developing economies and small trader communities stand to benefit significantly with increased access to new markets which stimulate local growth and job creation. The increasing focus on the management of the environmental impact of international trade can also be more effectively monitored and regulated through a digital trade capability. More information can be found here:

The core principles of TLIP incorporate a focus on supporting emerging economies using a not-for-profit governing foundation and access to code via Open Source principles. Large companies and governments engage with TLIP through open APIs, but supply chains are characterized by a large number of small and middle-sized companies - both in the Northern and Southern hemispheres - that will work through web-based and mobile applications.

What we offer

• Constant challenges and ability to grow skills
• Being part of a growing international team
• Being part of a growing global organization delivering cutting-edge technology to global players
• Exposure to leading international organizations, governments, and industry players
• Opportunity to be a high-impact contributor
• Work with the best engineers in their field
• Freedom in planning – with responsibility for delivering
• Casual and fun work environment.