Senior Engineer - Integration Services

Summary

Join Open Function Group, a fully remote team of IT and data integration specialists, as a Senior Software Engineer! As a technical services lead, you will design and implement data integration solutions using OpenFn, a free and open-source platform. You'll collaborate with technical teams and clients, provide technical support, mentor other engineers, and contribute to the development of open-source modules. This role requires extensive experience in JavaScript, software architecture, and system integration. The position offers a flexible schedule, remote work, opportunities for travel, and the chance to make a significant impact on global health and humanitarian programs.

Requirements

• 5-7+ years of experience successfully delivering high performing application solutions that meet scope, cost, and date parameters
• 5-7+ years of experience in software development utilizing a variety of common system integration methods and technologies including web services, JSON, REST, APIs, automated testing frameworks, and orchestration tools
• Proficiency in Javascript and Node.js, and experience with backend development
• Solid understanding of software architectures, cloud-native development, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with an agile work approach and feel passionate and motivated about supporting software teams in all their disciplines
• Expertise in comparing data integration approaches and assessing their relative strengths and limitations in terms of meeting business goals
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to facilitate technical workshops with external stakeholders
• Fluency in English (written and spoken)
• Ability to work from home or a shared office space with fast, stable internet, preferably in a country that is located in Africa/Europe time zones

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with technical teams, partners, and clients to design and develop data integration and workflow automation solutions
• Leverage expertise in system integration, software architecture, deployment strategies, and modern development practices to deliver solutions
• Design and implement data integration approaches and solution architectures using OpenFn as an integration platform
• Provide feedback on solution designs and support API discovery to help OpenFn consultants deliver robust, secure, and scalable automation solutions
• Configure and implement deployment strategies and architecture design for customers seeking to host OpenFn on local infrastructure
• Conduct code reviews, provide feedback, and mentor engineers on the Services team, who develop workflows using the open source OpenFn toolkit and Node.js
• Develop the open source JavaScript Adaptor modules which our users depend upon to interface with various backend platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience implementing different middleware technologies
• Strong proficiency with Docker and containerization, including experience delivering and managing local deployments
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, system monitoring)
• Strong understanding of cloud-native development and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Terraform)
• Experience with API design and development
• Experience developing and/or integrating with supply chain systems
• Experience with technology consulting for NGO and government partners, and/or experience working remotely with multifunctional teams from different countries
• Experience leading a team or managing people
• Experience delivering technical training sessions
• Working proficiency in another language (preferably French or Spanish)

Benefits

• Financial compensation is commensurate with experience
• Flexible working schedule
• Fully remote with team meetups across Europe and Africa
• Exposure to hottest industry and technology trends and leading health and humanitarian interventions in the sector
• Opportunity for leadership and advancement
• Opportunities to travel to team meetings, partner visits, and conferences
• The opportunity to shape our strategy and impact millions of lives through our open source software in a small, mission-driven organization