Full Stack Engineer

Co-operative Bank of Kenya, also known as “The Kingdom Bank,” is a financial institution operating in the banking sector, offering growth opportunities for IT professionals. It deals with corporate information systems in the banking sector.

You are brilliant, self-driven and have great follow-through. You are an exceptional IT professional with solid programming skills and knowledge of database concepts, and you possess strong analytical and process improvement skills with proven proficiency in dealing with corporate information systems in the banking sector. Does this sound like you? If yes, then look no further; Co-operative Bank of Kenya, “The Kingdom Bank” is the ideal place for you – here, you will find growth opportunities at every step of your career.

1. Shape and implement technology/business solutions to contribute to the organization’s competitive differentiation.
2. Use Agile engineering practices and various software development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance the organization’s technology stack.
3. Collaborate with other team members to implement user stories, write tests, and continuously deliver new/improved product functionality.
4. Communicate with internal IT teams to resolve technical dependencies during implementation.
5. Develop all front-end and backend and/or server-side logic, ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end according to user’s specification.
6. Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
7. Assist in preparing system specification by the users highlighting technical requirements.
8. Carry out analysis of the requirements and recommend solutions to address user requirements.
9. Carry out system testing.
10. Develop and maintain documentation/manuals on system configuration or setup.
11. Carry out technical user training in respect to these systems so that the business can utilize them.
12. Provide solutions for SIT/UAT and ensure that functions/features are ready before being put on the live system.
13. Secure systems by putting adequate controls and restrict access to programs by users in accordance with the requirements of the bank.
14. Attend to systems failures and resolve or coordinate the resolution of the problem.
15. Adhere to change control procedures in implementing solutions.
16. Build the organization’s brand in the technology community.

1. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, IT or related field from a recognized university.
2. Minimum of 3 years’ experience in software development, with proficiency in server-side technologies including Springboot, Apache Camel, NestJS, SpringMVC, ExpressJS, Node.js, Java, PHP, C#, ASP.NET, XML, as well as client-side languages such as HTML/CSS and JavaScript.
3. Knowledge of designing RESTful APIs, SOAP Services, SSO/OAuth, LDAP and Search Technologies.
4. Experience with at least one JS framework/library — Angular, Cordova, Ionic, ReactJS, VueJS, Ember, jQuery, JQWidgets, Bootstrap.
5. Very good knowledge of Windows Operating Systems and an understanding of Unix and Linux.
6. Excellent understanding of SQL database fundamentals (for MSSQL, Oracle etc.).
7. Knowledge of Agile software development practices and experience in an Agile environment. Familiarity with DevOps processes, workflows, and tools such as TFS, GIT, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI, TeamCity, Docker and Kubernetes will be considered a plus.
8. Very strong analytical, presentation & problem-solving skills with the ability to work confidently on high priority problems and present technical ideas in a user-friendly language.
9. Positive attitude and willingness to learn new things.