Full Stack Engineer III/IV

IDinsight

full-time

Posted on: 1/13/2026

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Nairobi • Kenya

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About the role

Understand workflows, decision points, and constraints, and translate them into clear technical requirements to build web products used in social and policy contexts.
Making thoughtful decisions about application architecture, data flows, integrations, and user-facing behavior to support scalable, production-grade products.
Design and implement user-facing products such as dashboards, web platforms, and chat-based tools, working across frontend interfaces, backend services, and data integrations.
Designing and implementing automated data ingestion pipelines that pull from databases, APIs, and external sources, and transform them into reliable, application-ready inputs.
Integrate analytics or generative AI components into applications to support workflows such as information retrieval, agent-based decision-making, and automations.
Ship tools to production, monitor usage and performance, debug issues, and refine both frontend and backend based on real-world feedback.
Work closely with other engineers, product owners, and domain experts to review code, plan releases, and deliver features end-to-end.
Write blog posts or present on lessons learned.
Support teammates through formal and informal coaching and collaboration that enables continuous learning and improvement for the team.

Experience of at least 5+ years in software engineering especially web development, with proficiency in Python for building production systems
Demonstrated ability to test, deploy, and operate user-facing products such as dashboards, chatbots, or web applications in production environments
Strong background in designing and implementing backend services, including APIs, business logic, and data persistence using frameworks like NextJS or FastAPI
Expertise in modern frontend frameworks such as React or similar
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure and deployment workflows such as AWS or GCP, Docker, CI/CD pipelines
Experience integrating external systems and APIs, especially foundational Large Language Models, into applications
Ability to work directly with clients to scope problem statements, define solution requirements, and deliver end-to-end solutions
Clear written and verbal communication skills for collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders internally and externally
Proven ability to work independently on ambiguous problems that involve both people and technology
Experience contributing to shared codebases, libraries, or platform components
Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
Fluency in languages spoken in countries where IDinsight works is a plus.

Benefits

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