Software Engineer

African Management Institute (AMI) is an EdTech start up building Africa’s leading workplace learning for ambitious companies and talent. As an African champion, building Africa's business champions, we've trained more than 100,000 people and 40k+ enterprises - from executives to entry-level workers in large and small companies across the continent.

AMI is looking for an ambitious and talented Software Engineer to build and shape the technical infrastructure powering AMI’s AI coach bot and digital learning platform across Africa.

1. Link pre-programme data (application forms, participant surveys) with platform data to give the coach bot a complete, contextual view of each participant
2. reducing repetitive data collection and enabling personalized coaching from day one
3. Build and iterate on coach bot features, including prompt engineering, conversation design, and AI-powered personalization of nudges, content, and scheduling
4. Integrate LLM capabilities (RAG, fine-tuning, or AI-powered features) into AMI's learning platform to improve coaching quality and participant outcomes
5. Develop and maintain features on AMI's learning platform serving entrepreneurs, company employees, and young people across AMI's program portfolio
6. Create internal tools to design and run experiments across digital services
7. testing variables such as content type, delivery schedule, and participant nudges
8. and surface clear insights to product and program teams
9. Work closely with the Learning and Content teams to translate program requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions
10. Design and maintain data pipelines integrating diverse sources
11. application forms, surveys, platform events, and third-party tools
12. into a unified, reliable data layer
13. Instrument AMI's platform to support rigorous measurement of program effectiveness, enabling data-driven improvement across services
14. Propose, design, and run experiments with clear hypotheses and measurable outcomes, producing actionable product recommendations from the results.

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
2. or equivalent practical experience
3. 7+ years of professional software engineering experience at a tech or product-driven company
4. Experience with AI/ML systems, data pipelines, or learning technology is a strong asset
5. Experience in or with the social sector, ed-tech, or emerging markets is valued but not required
6. Proficient in TypeScript, React, and Python
7. Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL) and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
8. Strong data engineering skills
9. integrating diverse sources and building reliable pipelines
10. Hands-on experience with LLMs
11. RAG, prompt engineering, fine-tuning, or AI-powered product features
12. Able to design and run rigorous experiments using SQL, Python, or R, and translate results into clear product recommendations
13. Clear communicator who works comfortably with non-technical colleagues across program, content, and leadership teams
14. Proactive and ownership-driven
15. identifies problems, takes initiative, and follows through without waiting to be directed