About Us:
Dimagi is a social enterprise and Benefit Corporation that builds software solutions and provides technology consulting services to improve the quality of essential services for underserved populations. Headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Dimagi partners alongside governments, leading NGOs, and foundations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, and the World Bank to tackle complex health and social inequities. Our open-source technology platform, CommCare, is the world’s most widely-used and researched mobile data collection platform for frontline workers. To date, Dimagi’s team of project managers, engineers, and health experts have supported over 2,000 projects in 80 countries.
About the position:
Dimagi is looking for an Applications Engineer to join our Indian team. This position will be based out of our New Delhi office but is also open to remote employment within India.
The Applications Engineer will help bridge the in-depth domain-knowledge of our partners and field team with the power of our technology platform. You’ll develop a deep understanding of our software platform and push the boundaries of what CommCare can do. That experience and training will help you design the architecture, best practices, and design patterns that our field teams apply to their work. You’ll work with our world-class services team to help them adopt those patterns, as well as with our software team translating real-world experience to design.
Responsibilities include:
Implement advanced CommCare app features for Dimagi projects which require platform expertise and a high level of technical competency
Provide early-stage design support to projects to scope the value and risk of complex technical components
Develop, document, and champion best practices with our field teams for application deployment and release for large projects
Provide product feedback and technical requirements to the tech team to inform the design of advanced features for the platform
Work with Dimagi’s support team to backstop issues requiring in-depth knowledge of the platform. Develop tools and procedures to build capacity in the support team to resolve complex problems independently
Skills and Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or an equivalent technical field and 2-5 years of experience in a professional technical role, OR
5-7 years of experience in a professional technical role
Able to build an understanding of the scope of a (non-technical) problem and adapt novel technological solutions to it
Aptitude and self-direction to quickly learn new technical systems
Capacity to seek out, identify, and interpret unfamiliar technical components (configuration files, HTTP response, etc.) to identify and address problems
Strong debugging skills
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to coordinate with and work within teams across multiple geographies
Reliable, self-directed, and resourceful
Eligible to work in India
Benefits Provided:
We aim to make a difference, not just as a company, but as an employer as well. The benefits we offer are geared towards having a strong impact on our staff’s well being. A few of our key benefits are outlined below:
100% employer-sponsored medical insurance covering employees and their family, paired with a generous OPD and mental health allowance
Health and Fitness allowance
Air Quality reimbursement to include air purifiers, pollution masks, etc
Monthly contributions to each employee's EPF account
Employee stock option plan
30 days Paid Time Off and Flex-Time
Occasional opportunities to travel
Complimentary lunch in the office
Dimagi is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate and support diversity and all employment decisions are based on individual qualifications.
How to apply:
Please apply with your CV and cover letter on the link below: