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. --------------- 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@dimagi.com.