Consultancy: Junior Full Stack Developer, DID Digital Inclusion (6 months, remote)

Overview

Seeking a short-term software engineering consultant to support the development of the Giga Meter application for health centers, including the integration of internet speed test protocols.

Tasks Summary

• Optimize the Giga Meter for Health Windows application by refactoring and hardening the existing codebase.
• Strengthen offline resilience and long-duration data capture.
• Enhance sync reliability with advanced retry logic, real-time monitoring, and robust failure recovery mechanisms.
• Extend the measurement scheduling engine to support dynamic updates and complex configuration changes.
• Improve the application's handling of edge-case scenarios.
• Refine and optimize Cloudflare speed test implementations.
• Tune the data efficiency of network tests.
• Expand automated and regression test coverage across the full stack.
• Integrate comprehensive testing suites into CI/CD pipelines.
• Oversee ongoing deployments and upgrades within Windows environments.
• Maintain and update technical and operational documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Experience Requirements

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional experience in software development.
• Knowledge of internet measurement protocols and standards.
• Frontend Development: Ionic, Angular, Capacitor, and Electron for cross-platform desktop application development (Windows focus).
• Backend Development: NestJS for scalable API services and business logic implementation.
• Database Management: PostgreSQL for relational data modeling, indexing, optimization, and secure storage.
• Deployment & Testing: Windows packaging and deployment, functional/integration testing, and CI/CD workflows.
• Documentation & Standards: Preparing technical documentation, following standards, and adhering to code quality best practices.

Qualification Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or related field.

Other Details

Languages Required: Fluency in English is required.

Languages Preferred: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Contract Duration: 6 months

Work Modality: fully remote

Remuneration: