Lead Engineer - Front-end and Back-end at eHealth Systems Africa

Purpose of the position

• The Global Health Monitoring (GHM) unit at eHA focuses on innovative solutions like remote temperature monitoring devices to transform cold chain management. This aligns with eHA's mission to build stronger health systems.
• The Lead Engineer manages both front-end and back-end development for eHA’s Global Health Monitoring program. This role ensures seamless integration and execution across platform features, APIs, and hardware solutions. Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced environment, the engineer drives efficient processes, ownership, and growth while supporting eHealth Africa’s mission to improve public health outcomes.

What you’ll do

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned:

Front End

• Design and develop web features across Parsyl’s software and data platform, assessing user needs and technical requirements from inception to production.
• Collaborate with engineers, the CTO, product teams, customer success, and business stakeholders to keep the team informed of evolving outputs.
• Provide guidance to ensure the service/program adapts effectively, strengthening partnerships and deepening relationships with clients and collaborators.
• Utilize tools and methodologies that sustain eHA delivery standards, demonstrating the effectiveness of new methods to support rapid growth.

Back End

• Design and execute API endpoints across the platform, assessing the needs of device and fleet management, sensor data, administration, and data insights.
• Advise managers and team members on the requirements and expectations for backend architecture development, ensuring alignment of inputs and outcomes. Collaborate with mobile, web, hardware, and data engineering teams, keeping everyone informed of challenges and updates
• Design and manage API documentation, ensuring it evolves to address changing project needs and maintain the quality and clarity of service delivery.

Others

• Assist in recruiting additional team members to build the engineering team, ensuring timely and coordinated efforts to meet project demands and maintain dynamic growth.
• Adhere to eHealth Africa Code of Conduct as well as ethical standards of the field.

Who you are

• Front-End Development: Expertise in building modern web applications with a focus on JavaScript (Vue.js) and UX/UI best practices.
• Back-End Development: Strong proficiency in Python and Golang, with experience in API-driven architectures.
• API Design: Ability to design and build scalable APIs that handle high data volumes and are optimized for performance.
• Cloud Development: Strong understanding of cloud-based development, preferably in AWS (including Lambda, S3, API Gateway, RDS).
• Software Architecture: Solid understanding of software architecture and backend best practices for scalability and performance.
• Agile Methodologies: Experience working in Agile environments and adapting to fast-paced development cycles.
• Problem-Solving & Communication: Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with excellent communication abilities.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• 8+ years of experience in building web applications, particularly in SaaS and data-intensive environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Desirable

• Hardware/Connected Devices: Experience with hardware integration or connected devices.
• Machine Learning: Familiarity with machine learning applications.
• B2B Applications: Expertise in building data-intensive B2B applications.
• Supply Chain & Logistics: Experience in supply chain or logistics or building customer/partner-facing API solutions.
• Low-Connectivity Environments: Experience developing applications for low-connectivity environments.
• Additional Technologies: Familiarity with Go, AWS Lambda, S3, Athena, Terraform, Postgres, and Embedded C (not required but beneficial).