Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) is a citizen sector organisation established in 2003. We are driven by the desire to have a more transparent and accountable government as well as citizens empowered to actively participate in governance processes. Our programs and activities are formulated in a manner intended to drive institutional and behavioural change. We are passionate and driven by the need to effect change for a better society.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Full Stack Engineer

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• We are looking for a seasoned full-stack engineer to build out and manage our entire web infrastructure. Successful candidates will have a minimum of three years of recent experience with all of the skills listed below.
• Our project entails implementing our pre-approved UI, constructing our API, connecting the two, and setting up our server infrastructure. This includes all associated areas such as database and architecture design.

Responsibilities

• Design and implementation of the overall web architecture
• “Pixel-perfect” implementation of our approved user interface
• Design and deployment of our database
• Ensuring the entire stack is designed and built for speed and scalability
• Design and construction of our REST API
• Integrating our front-end UI with the constructed API
• Design and implementation of continuous integration and deployment
• Server and Database Administration
• Scripting to automate tasks and calculations

Qualification

• Degree in Computer Science, ICT or relevant discipline

Skills

At least three years of experience with:

• Writing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Being up on the latest practices is a must, e.g., HTML5, CSS3, and ECMAScript 6 (minimum)
• A relevant back-end programming language, especially PHP, Python, Ruby or JavaScript
• Database design and management, including being up on the latest practices and associated versions
• Server management and deployment for the relevant environment
• Familiarity with a relevant and globally supported framework—both front-end and back-end, if necessary e.g. React, Vue, Laravel or Flask
• Ideally, familiarity with CSS preprocessors, bundlers, and associated languages/syntaxes/libraries e.g., Sass, Less, and webpack
• Thorough understanding of user experience and possibly even product strategy
• Experience implementing testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficiency with Git or another version control system as required
• Appreciation for clean and well-documented code.