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Consultant API Developer

International Rice Research Institute

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The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through rice science; improving the health and welfare of rice farmers and consumers; and protecting the rice-growing environment for future generations. IRRI is an independent, nonprofit, research and educational institute, founded in 1960 by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations with support from the Philippine government. The institute, headquartered in Los Baños, Philippines, has offices in 17 rice-growing countries in Asia and Africa, and over 1,000 staff.
Working with in-country partners, IRRI develops advanced rice varieties that yield more grain and better withstand pests and disease as well as flooding, drought, and other harmful effects of climate change.
Job Purpose
To support the WP1 De-Risk activity, RCMAS Climate+ of the ClimBeR initiative through developing seamless link between the RCMAS platform and digital platform providing climate information (Agro-climatic Advisory Portal or ACAP) managed by DA, implementing and refining the messaging templates from information generated from both platforms and providing technical assistance to the DA and UPLBFI IT staff handling the ACAP.
This position will be based at the IRRI Headquarters, Los Baños, Philippines and may only be filled by permanent citizens of the Philippines.
Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Co-lead in the continuing creation, analysis, and evaluation of product requirements
  • Lead in the development ofspecific software features or components
  • Carry out software development tasks within the agreed time frame and according to the set best practices and agreed principles. Create and update the required user and technical documentation
  • Provide technical support to storage, analysis, and retrieval of data
  • Conduct code reviews when necessary
  • Conduct user demonstrations and technical training when needed
  • Introduce new approaches and relevant technologies that will enhance the current capacity of the project team
Qualifications:
  • At least seven (7) years of related experience in developing software applications using any modern Javascript Frameworks and PHP 7, and in developing API (RESTful) for system interoperability. Knowledgeable in using Docker technology and Github platform for source code repository, version control, and backup and in using some SMS APIs and Python for data processing.
Skills Required:
Mandatory:
  • System introperability
  • Agile software development methodology
  • Web application development using these tech stack:
  • Backend: Node.js, Python, RESTful APIs, Laravel/PHP
  • Frontend: HTML/CSS/JavaScript Frameworks (Angular, Ionic, React, Flask)
  • API Integration: SMS APIs such as Twilio, WhatsApp or any other SMS APIs
  • Version Control: Github
  • Deployment and DevOps: Docker, CI/CD
  • Cron or Job scheduling tasks
  • Database architecture and administration: MySQL, MongoDB, NoSQL
  • Monitoring and Logging
  • Unit and Integration Testing
  • Design and API Documentation
  • AWS

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