Associate Principal Engineer

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. Own the design and technical direction of significant parts of the PrismHR HR, payroll, and benefits platform .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeNairobi • KenyaSeniorLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates deep expertise in JavaScript and TypeScript with Node.js, Express, and Angular, or .NET with C#, ASP.NET Core, and Web API. Proven ability to lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and maintain high engineering standards while managing complex debugging and data challenges.

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JavaScript DevelopmentTypeScript DevelopmentNode.jsREST API DesignCode Review Leadership

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Hard Skills

JavaScriptTypeScriptNode.jsExpressAngularC#ASP.NET CoreWeb APISQLData Modeling

Soft Skills

MentoringLeadershipProblem Solving

Industry Keywords

HR PlatformPayrollBenefitsMicroservicesTesting Discipline

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularASP.NETJavaScriptMicroservicesNode.jsSQLTypeScript.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the design and technical direction of significant parts of the PrismHR HR, payroll, and benefits platform
Make architectural decisions and build difficult platform components hands-on
Own subsystems end to end, including design, implementation, test strategy, and production behavior
Solve complex debugging and data problems
Set engineering standards across the area
Lead code reviews
Mentor senior and mid-level engineers
Partner with architecture and product management on technical direction
Influence modernization between the mature payroll core and modern stack
Maintain migrations without missed pay runs

Requirements

What you’ll need

Roughly 8–12 years of hands-on software engineering, with recent time at senior or staff scope
Deep expertise in either JavaScript and TypeScript with Node.js, Express, and Angular, or .NET with C#, ASP.NET Core, and Web API
Experience designing REST APIs or microservices
Strong SQL and data modeling ability
Testing discipline across unit, integration, and functional levels
Demonstrated ownership of a subsystem or service in production
Code review leadership and mentoring of senior and mid-level engineers
Ability to debug across tiers under pressure and reason from symptom to root cause

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health coverage
Conference and learning support
Defined path to Principal Engineer and Architect
Competitive compensation aligned to the level