Junior Software Engineer at Hydro Operation Great Lakes (HOGL): (Deadline 14 June 2023)

JOB OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position: Junior Software Engineer 

About the company: HOGL

Hydro Operations Great Lakes (HOGL) is a Rwandan company incorporated in 2016 in Kigali. The company has a recognized expertise in hydropower and is developing expertise in mini-grid management. With more than 40 employees, the company has an established core business in Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of hydropower plants and expanding into the development of digital tools to support energy access projects in the region and beyond.

One of these tools in development is HPPbot, a digital assistant for O&M of hydro power plants (HPPs). This project was selected for the competitive grant funding as one of the six start-up winners of the AFD’s Digital Energy Challenge 2021.

To continue the development and improve this tool and other tools developed by the company, HOGL is looking for a full-time Junior Software Engineer, Geek with an interest in data science and/or electronics.

This position is based in our office in Kigali and will work with our current development team composed of one Senior Electronics Engineer and one Junior Electronic Engineer. The team is supported by two international experts, the Managing Director of HOGL and an external expert in electromechanics, and the highly experienced technicians and operators within HOGL’s team.

He will also be trained by our Senior Data Scientist who will move shortly to the US to continue his career.

The opportunity

The Junior software engineer will work on: 

• The maintenance and improvement of the system installed that allows the flow of data between the data recorder on-site and the cloud-based SQL database.
• The maintenance and improvement of the PostgreSQL database available.
• Develop user-friendly interfaces for clients that include dashboards and the capability to export data from the database.
• Develop user-friendly interfaces for the operator on site, to introduce manually some data.
• Follow-up with HOGL partners with expertise in data science during the development of machine learning models for the company.
• The maintenance of the data analysis tools developed by the partner company.
• The improvement of some Excel sheets developed by the company.
• The improvement of the company website.
• Assisting other employees in all IT related issues.

An ideal candidate: 

• Is a Software Engineer with a proven track record in software development.
• Has a proven track record in User Interface design.
• Is interested in Data Science and/or Electronics.
• Is familiar with Database Management Systems and SQL.
• Is a geek who likes learning new technologies (LoRa, Arduino, ML, etc…)
• Is interested in creating dashboards for data analysis. PowerBI knowledge is an added asset.
• Has a good knowledge of Excel.
• Is interested in renewable energy.
• Is fluent in English. French knowledge is an added asset.
• Is innovative and resilient, kind, teachable, and committed; Affinity for working with people.

What we offer as standard 

• Onsite workshops at online hydro plant(s) to introduce the first principles of optimum functional operations and maintenance.
• HOGL provides full access to RSSB health insurance, 18 days holiday, secure wage and paid sick and maternity leave as standard.
• Space to bring creativity and innovation to the job specification, to make the work your own.
• Possibility of flexible working arrangements and a commitment to wellbeing and happiness of the team.
• We are an international team, with diverse skill sets and backgrounds. We do not discriminate on race, gender, ethnicity, disability, or any other bias factor.
• We work with an exceptional standard, and will always provide support to the successful applicants in maintaining this standard.
• Once HPPBot is built, it should operate semi-autonomously. HOGL has an interesting catalog of pending development projects, spanning energy access, finance management in remote areas, and large-scale infrastructure that the successful applicant will be expected to work on. This space is also for you if you have a project in mind, you can see HOGL as a willing project partner.

Salary range for this position: 300,000 Rwf – 600,000 Rwf

How to apply

Complete this google form, making sure you follow the instructions to send all relevant documents requested. The deadline for applications is 11:00 AM on the 14^th June 2023. Any applications submitted after this time will not be considered but may be saved for other positions.

For more information, please visit our website www.hogl.rw