Contant me:

Name: Miheretab Alemu Woldesenbet (Mr.)
Address:  Postal Code = 27413   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Email: [email protected]
My linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mi ... 08854


About me:

I have 9+ years of experience in web development, mobile development application. I have done many works with PHP and Java for web application especially with different MVC framework like CakePHP, Grails, Laravel, Ruby on Rails, CodeIgniter, Zend, Symfony, Yii and different CMS like concrete5, moodle, modX. I am highly experienced in any MVC Framework even with different programming languages. I am also internationally certified on Java. I have done android game application and android home widget application in Java.

I have experience with many programming language like Python especially Pylons and Django web application, Ruby especially Ruby on Rails web application, Java with Grails including script languages such as ajax, json, javascript, xml, rss, xslt and flex for active script language and with content management systems. I have been using sql server, mysql, oracle, mongodb and sqlite3 for database.

I have participated on National and International project. I have masters on Software Engineering.


Employment history:
 
Software Engineer | KAISEN LTD   August 2015 - November 2015     I worked CakePHP web application job here. Software Engineer | Apposit    July 2012 - April 2013     I worked as Software Engineer there, my main work was to develop web and mobile applications especially using Grails and Android. I have added some... more Programmer | Transport Minister   January 2012 - July 2012    My main work was to develop application and to test the application which is done by other Company. I have worked Library system using CakePHP which I have added as my portfolio here. I have also participated in national project which is developed for Transport Minister of Ethiopia        
 
 
Education:
Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.), Software Engineering | HiLCoE (High Level Computer Education) 2011 - 2013
I have taken many courses here and gain knowledge and also I have worked a project called "Pervasive Tour Guide for Addis Ababa City", used android and CakePHP framework to show my final work and got excellent grade. less
        
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.), Computer engineering | Addis Ababa University    2005 - 2009
I have taken many courses here as Computer Engineer and Electrical Engineer but my major was Computer stream that is where I got my intention to Software developing. In my final project, I have worked "Green house Project" which involve some electronics (hardware work) and also some programming work which automate the green house with minimum human work. I have done the project with other 2 members and we have got A grade for that work.
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Yoco is an African technology company that builds tools and services to help small businesses get paid, run their business better, and grow. We believe that by opening up more possibilities for entrepreneurs to be successful, we can help create more jobs, enable people to thrive and help to drive our economy forward.

The role of our engineering team is to deliver products and solutions that move us ever closer to our goal of creating Open Commerce.  As a junior developer in the Yoco team you have a critical role to play in achieving this vision.

Start with us, grow with us, learn with us, make an impact with us.  Being young in your career does not mean you can’t change the status quo.

 

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Key Responsibilities:

Work on diverse set of projects including web front-ends, internal systems, payments, APIs, security, mobile apps
Collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation such as experts in product, design, infrastructure, and operations.

 

IDEAL CANDIDATE | WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR? 

Key requirements to perform responsibilities:

Enjoy being a generalist working on both the frontend, backend, and anything it takes to solve problems and delight users both internally and externally
Take pride in not just starting but also finishing projects
Can stitch together many different services and processes even if you have not worked with them before
Can put yourself in the shoes of your users and be a steward of crafting great experiences
Enjoy working with a diverse group of people with different expertise
Uphold best practices in engineering, security, and design
Want to make a difference
Relevant qualification - advantageous

 

EXPECTATIONS OF YOCO EMPLOYEES

Dealing with People

Communicating & influencing: Strong communication skills across various mediums, building collaborative relationships internally and externally.

Dealing with Business

Preventing & solving problems: Diagnostic information gathering and research, analytical thinking, application of conceptual thinking to problem-solving.
Achieving results: Proactive/initiative, customer orientated, fostering innovation, continuous improvement mindset, appreciation of results, business acumen, thoroughness and detail orientated 

Dealing with Self-management

Self-confidence, personal credibility, flexibility, adaptability and strong sense of personal accountability

 

VALUE PROPOSITION | WHAT WILL YOU BE GETTING?

As part of the Yoco team, you will have the opportunity to play a key role in the growth of the mobile Point of Sale opportunity in South Africa.  

To support this we have built a role-based organisation; where every individual is given the space to focus and develop his or her innate strengths. Everyone here has the opportunity to lead a project and become a specialist, enabling flexibility, collaboration and accountability at all levels. 

 

Please Note: Thank you for taking the time to apply for this role. Please note that, at times, we receive large volumes of applications and this makes for an extremely competitive selection process. Should you not receive feedback from us within 4 weeks (depending on the urgency to hire), this would mean we are unable to move forward with your application. However, should anything change on our end, we will definitely reach out to you.
 
Contact:
 
087 550 9626 (09h00 - 22h00)
[email protected]
[email protected]
 
 
About Us:
 
Yoco is an African technology company that builds tools and services to help small businesses get paid, run their business better, and grow. We believe that by opening up more possibilities for entrepreneurs to be successful, we can help create more jobs, enable people to thrive and help to drive our economy forward.
 
 
 

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Yoco is growing quickly, and so is our data volume, variety and velocity. We are looking for an experienced and entrepreneurially minded individual who can help us keep up with the growth, and identify signal from all of the noise.

This function is critical in increasing the speed of learning and action taking at Yoco, enabling fast feedback loops to support agile decision making.

You will have access to a state of the art tech stack and will be able to conduct analysis at lightning speed, the only thing slowing you down will be the pace at which you can learn.
 
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Key Responsibilities:
 
 
Setting up a high performing team: You will be setting up a Business Intelligence team at Yoco, working with top management to solve critical business problems using data to determine the impact of specific initiatives. 
 
Increasing data literacy and accuracy with leaders: Key responsibilities are reporting and analysis on KPIs across various operational functions (Sales, Marketing, Customer Operations). Beyond simply preparing dashboards you will be involved in on-going KPI reviews and performance analysis with function owners.
 
Solving complex problems: Your team will be exploring key business problems with an analytical approach, going deep to identify the root cause and sharing this in a simple fashion, along with proposing solutions.  You will be creating a nuanced understanding of the key operational functions at Yoco, how they interact and connect.
 
Building and maintaining technical systems: Your team will work closely with the Engineering and Data Science teams to manage and maintain the data pipeline end-to-end. You will be responsible for setting up and scheduling batch jobs to aggregate raw data into useable tables. You will also identify gaps, errors and inconsistencies in data tracking and work with Engineering to rectify these, you will need to create a complete picture of all data within Yoco.
 
IDEAL CANDIDATE | WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR?

Key requirements to perform responsibilities:

General capabilities:
 
 
BSc Computer Science or equivalent analytics/computation degree.5+ years’ experience across BI Analysis & Development, ideally leading a BI team with strong analytical skills.Incredibly strong communication skills, particularly data visualisation - creating insight beyond simply results.Statistical and business literacy, including KPIs design.Strong database and pipelining skills.Strong integrations and API experience, along with systems thinking capabilities.Very fast learner and keen to get your hands dirty early on with experiments and hacks.
 
Technical capabilities: 
 
 
SQL technologies: PostgreSQL & RedshiftPythonJavascriptC++
 
Bonus points:
 
 
Experience with TableauExperience with CRMs: Salesforce & ZendeskExperience with data tracking tools: Segment
 
EXPECTATIONS OF YOCO EMPLOYEES

Dealing with People

Communicating & influencing:Strong communication skills across various mediums, building collaborative relationships internally and externally.

Dealing with Business

Preventing & solving problems: Diagnostic information gathering and research, analytical thinking, application of conceptual thinking to problem solving.
Achieving results: Proactive/initiative, customer orientated, fostering innovation, continuous improvement mind-set, appreciation of results, business acumen, thoroughness and detail orientated 

Dealing with Self-management

Self-confidence, personal credibility, flexibility, adaptability and strong sense of personal accountability

 

VALUE PROPOSITION | WHAT WILL YOU BE GETTING? 

As part of the Yoco team, you will have the opportunity to play a key role in the growth of the mobile Point of Sale opportunity in South Africa.

To support this we have built a role-based organisation; where every individual is given the space to focus and develop his or her innate strengths. Everyone here has the opportunity to lead a project and become a specialist, enabling flexibility, collaboration and accountability at all levels. 

 

Please Note: Thank you for taking the time to apply for this role. Please note that, at times, we receive large volumes of applications and this makes for an extremely competitive selection process. Should you not receive feedback from us within 4 weeks (depending on the urgency to hire), this would mean we are unable to move forward with your application. However, should anything change on our end, we will definitely reach out to you.
 
 
 

087 550 9626 (09h00 - 22h00)
[email protected]
 
About US:
 

 
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