a lot of us in the ictd group at cse work pretty closely with the
folks at dimagi. they are great company to work for if you are
interested in writing code that runs all over the world.
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Dimagi is looking for exceptional software developers to join our
ranks. We are a small and growing social enterprise based in Boston
but our systems are deployed primarily in rural Africa and Asia. We
offer a fun and stimulating environment, a chance to see the world,
and to make a difference in places that need it most. At Dimagi, you
can do right by coding well.
We work on a broad range of issues, including strengthening community
health programs, electronic medical records, care coordination, and
remote data collection. We have projects in over 20 countries
including in Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Ethiopia, India,
Bangladesh, Senegal, Mexico, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Kenya, Afghanistan
and the United States. We are seeking a full-time programmer to join
our core team in Boston and lead or support development on multiple
projects. The ideal candidate prefers small organizations to large
ones, multi-tasking to single-project assignments, desires significant
international travel and field work, and a highly social atmosphere.
Our developers share a passion for rapid prototyping, design
iteration, learning multiple technologies, scaling our impact, and
focusing on making things work in the challenging field environments.
We view our culture as one of our greatest assets, and culture fit is
as important to us as technical expertise. We are highly collaborative
with our partner organizations who utilize our technology, a strong
advocate for open source, and support building local software capacity
in the countries where we work through our "Coded in Country"
initiative.
Depending on the specific skill set and preference, the candidate
would focus on one of more of the following projects:
- Core developer on an open source J2ME and Android mobile health
application for community health workers.
- Core developer on a Python/Django/CouchDB based web application to
help manage community health programs.
- Core developer on our SMS platforms to support patient outreach or
supply-chain logistics
- Core developer on our care coordination platform to support cervical
cancer screening and home based cancer care programs.
Required Skills:
- Excellent programming skills
- Excellent technical documentation
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent problem solving and debugging skills to troubleshoot
complex deployments
- Self-managed
Representative Technologies (not requirements for application, though
please highlight any relevant skills):
- Python and Django
- Java/Android/J2ME
- Javascript/jQuery
- CouchDB
Love your work. At Dimagi, you will have a tremendous freedom to
pursue your own interests and grow your skill set as well as make a
real impact across the world. Our developers have traveled to 20
countries in the last 5 years. The position is available immediately.
Please send your resume and cover letter to jobs(a)dimagi.com.