Software Engineering Fellow

DepartmentFarmerline Fellowship Program

 

About Farmerline Fellowship Program

Since 2013, Farmerline has directly helped farmers to improve their productivity and profit globally and also provided technical support to other organizations to do the same. Farmerline started its operations serving 800 farmers in the Ashanti Region of Ghana with information via mobile information services. 

The Farmerline Fellowship Program is designed for early-career professionals and recent graduates who are passionate about driving impact in agriculture, technology, and rural development. The program offers a hands-on opportunity to work alongside Farmerline’s teams, gaining practical experience while contributing to real projects that improve the lives of farmers across Africa. The roles are designed for candidates with limited formal work experience but with an understanding of agriculture, technology, data services, or community-based development work.

Farmerline is a learning organization and you will have the chance to apply your ideas and creativity to solve problems every day.  If you work well in a dynamic collaborative culture, set high standards, and meet challenges with determination and a sense of humour, you’ll thrive in  the Farmerline Fellowship Program

 

Role Overview

The Software Engineer Fellow/Intern will support the development and implementation of functional web applications throughout the software development life cycle, while gaining practical experience and mentorship.  This role is designed for a motivated individual with a keen eye for detail, strong problem-solving and debugging skills, and a desire to learn. Exposure to Agile frameworks and relevant coding languages is a plus. The goal is to contribute to building efficient programs and systems that serve user needs, while developing your software engineering skills.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Assist in the planning and execution of assigned projects under guidance.
  • Learn to develop new systems and assist in maintaining and modifying existing systems.
  • Support system maintenance and assist in periodic inspection processes.    
  • Contribute to project analysis, design, implementation and commissioning phases.    
  • Assist in preparing user requirements, technical specifications, design specifications and commissioning plans.    
  • Provide support in system acceptance testing and validation activities.
  • Learn to review and recommend improvements to existing system designs.
  • Analyse project requirements and accordingly provide technical and functional recommendations under supervision.
  • Respond to customer queries and concerns in a timely fashion, with mentorship.
  • Participate in engineering meetings to discuss new ideas, issues and project status.    
  • Observe and learn to evaluate existing engineering processes and recommend improvements.
  • Learn to recommend new technologies to improve system performance and reliability.
  • Assist in performing system failure analysis and provide corrective actions.
 

Who are you?

  • Team player with a keen eye for detail and exceptional problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • Experience in Agile frameworks.
  • Working knowledge of relevant coding languages.
  • The ability to build efficient programs and systems that serve user needs.
  • A passion for technology and its potential to improve lives.
  • A desire to work in a dynamic, collaborative culture and tackle challenges with determination.
  • Familiarity or interest in advanced AI topics such as Large Language Models, computer vision, or generative AI
  • Strong problem-solving mindset with a curious and growth-oriented attitude
  • Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, team-first approach
 

Why join us

  • A mission-driven, inclusive culture focused on impact
  • Mentorship from experienced Software Engineers
  • Opportunities to work on high-impact projects at the intersection of agriculture and technology
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