Senior Software Developer
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Palladium is hiring a Senior Software Developer to support the Ministry of Health in enhancing, customizing, testing, and maintaining approved national digital health products such as eAfya/UgandaEMR, iHRIS, and eCHIS. The role involves full-stack development, secure API design, system interoperability, and mentoring Ugandan partner developers. The position is based in Kampala, Uganda, and applications close on 26 September.
- Lead full-stack development for national digital health systems
- Work within MOH-controlled repositories and release processes
- Mentor MOH and Ugandan partner developers through pair programming
- Duty station is Kampala, Uganda
- Application deadline is 26 September
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Palladium
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9 hours ago
Closes 26 Sep
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Job Title:
Senior Software Developer
Organisation:
Palladium
Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda
About Organisation:
Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact – the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.
Job
Summary
The Senior Software Developer supports MOH-led enhancement, customization, testing, and maintenance of approved national digital health products and supporting components. The position works within MOH-controlled repositories and release processes to improve usability, reliability, performance, security, and interoperability of systems such as eAfya/UgandaEMR, iHRIS, eCHIS, and approved partner-built modules.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities
- Lead full-stack software design, development, code review, testing, and optimization for approved MOH digital health products
- Translate MOH product-owner priorities, user feedback, and workflow
Requirements
- into well-documented technical solutions
- Develop and maintain secure APIs, backend services, user-facing components, integrations, and supporting modules
- Implement unit, integration, security, regression, and user-acceptance testing; resolve defects and performance issues
- Ensure all development follows MOH-controlled version control, code review, CI/CD, documentation, release approval, and rollback procedures
- Support system interoperability through approved FHIR, API, registry, and terminology patterns
- Mentor MOH and Ugandan partner developers through pair programming, code reviews, knowledge transfer, and technical documentation
- Contribute to technical estimates, product roadmaps, release plans, evidence packs, and operational handover
- Qualifications, Skills and
Experience
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or related field
- At least 5 years of full-stack or backend software development
- Strong proficiency in relevant programming languages and frameworks such as Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Node.js, Spring Boot, React, Angular, or equivalent
- with Git, CI/CD, APIs, relational databases, automated testing, secure software development, and agile delivery
- with digital health systems, DHIS2, EMRs, iHRIS, eCHIS, FHIR, or OpenHIE is strongly
- in Months: 60
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Preferred Qualifications
- Strong mentoring, communication, and documentation skills
- How to Apply:
- All suitably qualified and Interested applicants should apply online at the link below.
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- Level of
Education
- bachelor degree
- Work Hours: 8