Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 18 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
About HOT
Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) sits at the nexus of participatory mapping, community-led development, humanitarian response, open data and tech. With a talented and diverse team spread around the globe, HOT is an NGO which supports a dynamic global community of thousands of dedicated volunteers using maps and open data for humanitarian response and the Sustainable Development Goals. Working with humanitarian and development partners like the Red Cross, Médecins Sans Frontières, UN agencies, governments and others, the HOT community maps in solidarity with those affected by or at risk of disaster, contributing the maps and data aid workers need to do their lifesaving work.

In 2020 the work of the HOT community was recognized by TED’s Audacious Project, a collaborative philanthropic initiative that serves as a springboard for social impact on a grand scale, leading to an exciting new phase of growth. HOT is expanding its activities: opening four regional hubs and scaling up its support to local mapping communities with the audacious goal of mapping an area home to one billion people in 94 countries at high risk of disasters or experiencing poverty - mapping with communities before they are in crisis.

About You
We are seeking an open source technologist with demonstrated experience contributing to open source technology development, community development, and product evolution. The Senior Mobile Software Engineer will be able to support engineering efforts of a rapidly growing team and community. Furthermore, you will be a great community facilitator that can draw out the needs and desires of a HOT’s wider free and open source community including individual members, NGOs, private sector partners and multi sector donors.
They will understand how technology can contribute to inequity and creatively develop solutions to improve representation in open technology and open mapping ecosystems. The candidate will also understand and live values of human, equitable and community driven software.

About the Role
The hot_tech Mobile Software Engineer will play a critical role in increasing the accessibility of HOT and OpenStreetMap technologies within HOT’s 94 priority countries. Leading with free and open source software, user first and agile principles and practices, the Mobile Software Engineer will be responsible in architecting and developing mobile solutions to augment and amplify traditional open mapping workflows.
The Mobile Software Engineer will work closely with open mapping regional hubs and communities to develop solutions in a way that are human centered and increase equity and inclusion in open software and open mapping ecosystems.
The Mobile Software Engineer will advance HOT’s mission by operationalizing the HOT_Tech core ethics:

• Human: Our Human ethic is our commitment to people as our priority. At the center of all our technology sits a human. The ultimate purpose of our technology is to improve human conditions. We use technology to enable and amplify human efforts.
• Open: Our Open ethic permeates all we do. Our actions reflect radical openness and transparency. We encourage open inputs and outputs. Our team and technology openly welcomes and engages community, collaboration and contribution.
• Truth: Our Truth ethic reflects an OpenStreetMap core principle; the ‘truth on the ground’. Our activities and decisions will be guided by this ethic, where not easily resolved will defer to this as a core principle in order to define what best reflects the truth on the ground..
• HOT_Tech Principles > Can be found here >> https://github.com/hotosm/tech/blob/master/principles/README.md 

The Mobile Software Engineer will remotely collaborate with hot_tech engineering and supporting functions including the Director of Technology, Senior Technical Lead, DevOps Manager and the wider HOT and OSM Communities.

Responsibilities
Role Specific Skills
• Ability to integrate diverse and differing user and stakeholder needs and deliver highly accepted mobile solutions
• Work with HOT & OSM communities of users to increase accessibility and experience through the development of open data mobile applications
• Co-lead the development of mobile solutions to increase local representation in OSM.
• Facilitate a transition to a mobile first approach for HOT’s existing and future technology solutions.
• Support staff and community members to develop knowledge and skills in development and implementation of mobile open data solutions.
• Develop and manage product roadmaps and guide the growth of HOT’s new mobile solutions.
• Will make thoughtful technical decisions in a time efficient manner
• Passionate about user well being and user experience
• Comfort connecting and contributing to open source communities, including a mix of paid staff, volunteers and private sector partners providing in-kind developer hours.
• Utilize strong verbal and written communication to articulate complex concepts across varied audiences to build consensus and lead change.
• A committed and passionate humanitarian hacktivist
• Be comfortable working in a fully remote work environment

Essential Functions
• Code quality & evolution: The Mobile Software Engineer will at all times pioneer and promote code quality and integrity. This will be based on robust standards that will ensure HOT’s technologies meet reputable security and scalability and perform optimally on current and developing codebases.
• Agile Development & Open-Source: The candidate will work in an agile development team supporting user-centric design and development, driving the open-source community conversations, encouraging the diversity of participants, and ensuring transparency of the process throughout while driving continuous redesign.
• Tech Equity: The candidate will understand the importance of equity in technology and will see mobile development as a key part of building more accessible, inclusive and equitable entry points for groups typically underrepresented in open tech and open data ecosystems.

Qualifications
Essential
• Passionate about humanitarian action and international development
• At least 6 years experience developing applications for Android
• At least 6 year experience with user interface design for mobile devices
• Proficiency with Java and Kotlin
• Competency with github workflows
• Experience with Android Studio and the Android NDK and SDK
• Proven ability to contribute to open source projects
• Ability to learn fast and work independently
• Speak and write English fluently

Desirable
• Experience working with diverse, distributed teams over multiple time zones
• Experience working in an agile development team
• An open portfolio of mobile products
• OpenStreetMap experience
• IOS app experience
• Some knowledge of Python and C++

Are you missing a few of the technical skills listed? We would still like to see your application. While the skills above fit our vision of this role, we are open to those candidates with a strong knowledge foundation that are fast learners and highly motivated to close any skill gaps.

Compensation and Benefits
HOT values transparency and equity. All HOT compensation globally is set according to a framework detailed on our website. HOT also offers:
• Fully remote & flexible work arrangements
• Flexible public holidays
• Paid time off
• Home Office Allowance
• Healthy Staff allowance or group plan
• Learning & Development Opportunities
• Book Stipend
• Collaborating with a fast-growing, dedicated team who values humanitarianism, free, open-source, and accessible data

Equal Opportunity
We seek to recruit persons that reflect the diversity of the communities we work with. HOT does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender identity and expression, national origin, race and ethnicity, physical ability, religious or belief systems, political convictions, or sexual orientation. Further, HOT seeks to support the development and advancement of staff within the organization. Our staff includes people who are parents and nonparents, the self-taught and university educated, and from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds, lived experiences, and perspectives on the world. HOT is an equal opportunity employer. We seek to live our values and promote inclusivity in all locations. All of our staff work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of all is valued and respected.

HOT is committed to diversity within our team, and recognizes our role in closing the digital divide, including identifying obstacles that certain groups face in developing skills needed for roles in the humanitarian & technology sectors. Women, nationals of developing countries, and members of other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.




Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 72

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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