Database Systems Web Developer

Job vacancy

Application Status: Actively Recruiting
Reference code: TSOSJ/HR/SIS/HO/CONS/CA/06/25
Application Deadline: 04 Jul, 2025
The School of St Jude is a pioneering educational institution in Arusha, Tanzania, committed to fighting poverty through education. As part of our long-term strategy to empower our alumni and reinforce the school’s lifelong impact, we are initiating the development of a dedicated Alumni Portal. This portal will serve as a centralised digital platform for networking, career opportunities, mentorship, and community engagement, extending the school’s mission beyond graduation. We are seeking a qualified, experienced, and mission-aligned Database Systems Web Developer to join the CA Team on a contractual basis and lead the development of this project.
What you’ll do
  • Lead the end-to-end development of the Alumni Portal
  • Collaborate with the CA Team and stakeholders for requirement gathering and planning
  • Develop secure and scalable backend and frontend systems
  • Design modern, responsive, and accessible user interfaces
  • Conduct regular fortnightly/monthly knowledge transfer sessions with the internal CA Team developers
  • Ensure thorough testing, documentation, and technical training for future maintenance
  • Suggest and implement additional features to enhance functionality, upon mutual agreement
What we’re looking for
  • 5+ years in full-stack web application development
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or any other related field.
  • Proficiency in:
    Backend: PHP (Core + Frameworks)
    Frontend: Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX
    Database: MySQL/MariaDB
    Web servers: Apache, Nginx, IIS
    Version control: GitHub
  • Strong grasp of web security and RESTful API development
  • Experience with remote consulting and international projects
  • Proven a minimum of three previously delivered projects actively in use using the mentioned technologies (provide proof from the clients)
  • Mobile app development experience (Android/iOS)

Interested in applying?

If you feel you meet the criteria for this position, please fill out the application form and upload your completed form along with your CV and cover letter to the form on this page.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you have any further questions you can head to our FAQ page or contact recruitment@schoolofstjude.co.tz.

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