Graduate Trainee – Software Engineering

About the role

Cellulant is looking for innovative, self‑driven graduate trainees to join its software engineering team in Nairobi. You will work closely with experienced engineers, receive on‑the‑job training and mentorship, and contribute to the development, testing and maintenance of business‑critical applications.

Key responsibilities

• Document, design, develop and thoroughly test code with high quality standards.
• Work in an agile environment, actively participating in scrum, sprint retrospectives and reviews.
• Adopt new engineering methods and integrate them into daily workflows.
• Gain technical depth in the products within your team’s domain.

Required profile

• Experience developing or consuming REST web services.
• Demonstrable knowledge of backend software development in Java.
• Minimum diploma in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering or related field (candidates awaiting graduation are welcome).
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Self‑motivation to grow as a software engineer.

Required skills

• Java programming.
• REST API development/consumption.
• Version control with Git (GitHub, Bitbucket or similar).
• Agile methodologies (scrum, sprint ceremonies).