[kictanet] [ANN] devops and other positions in Nairobi

[Adam Nelson]

Hello All,

I've already reached out to some of you regarding the fact that Kili, a
startup cloud infrastructure company built on OpenStack, is finally in a
position to hire.  Here is some information about the open positions.  Feel
free to forward this email to friends.

Cheers,
Adam

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# Open Team Positions

Kili is a funded startup focused on building cloud infrastructure to help
local developers focused on East Africa to deploy their apps close to their
end-users.  We are building this solution to support fast, high quality
apps that are the future of the economy.  We will be a core part of the
startup ecosystem in Nairobi and anybody who joins the team will find this
to be one of the most edifying roles of their career.

Applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Adam Nelson (
adam at kili.io).  Plain text with minimal formatting is fine and the primary
focus is on a well-written explanation of what you will bring to the team.
 Anybody who sends a cover letter will get a response.

### Front-end Web Developer

Integrating Bootstrap themes, editing LESS or Sass files, doing the latest
things with HTML5 or CSS3 … these things should excite you.  We'll NEVER
make you support IE9 or any old-fashioned garbage like that.  You're going
to focus on highly refined responsive designs that delight the customer.

This position leans towards design so if you have a background in
typography, or color theory, or fine arts - those are all pluses.

### Python Developer

Writing extensible code, deploying every day, working on a high quality
codebase … these things should excite you.  We'll NEVER make you develop
low quality code and pair programming will be part of the process.

This position absolutely requires knowledge of UNIX fundamentals and
comfort on the CLI.  You will learn a ton more about working effectively on
the command line and managing Linux but it's expected that you are already
proficient in these areas.

Interest in other languages like Go is a plus.

### DevOps Engineer

Deploying systems via a configuration management solution, managing Linux
kernel versions, juggling network interfaces and VLANs … these things
should excite you.  We'll NEVER make you work on a 3 year old OS or jump
through hoops to backport a fix that's already been addressed in a current
stable release.  We're forward thinking and want you to be too.

It goes without say that the successful candidate for this position will be
spending virtually all of their time in a Linux terminal or a text editor.
 Advanced knowledge of Linux and storage concepts is critical. If you don't
have this knowledge but are extremely confident that you can learn quickly,
let us know.

### Choose Your Own Position

We can't do it alone.  If you have a special background, aren't capable of
filling the other roles, and feel that you can bring something to the team,
let us know.  You could be the one who acts as a catalyst for the rest of
us.  You should definitely apply to join - it might just be a great
partnership.

## Benefits

We work in one of the best and newest spaces for tech work in Nairobi
(88mph) and aside from being part of an amazing startup team, you will also
benefit from the larger community here with regular startup mentors giving
talks as well as many other startup teams with which you can interact and
learn.

You will also be supplied with a budget for high quality gear so you can
get high quality work done.

All team members will be expected to contribute back to the community via
open source projects, speaking at events, and contributing to the company
blog.

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Kili.io - OpenStack for Africa: kili.io
Musings: twitter.com/varud <https://twitter.com/varud>
About Adam: www.linkedin.com/in/adamcnelson
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