Software Engineer

About One Acre Fund

Founded in 2006, One Acre Fund equips 5.5 million smallholder farmers to make their farms more productive. Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, we provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by our team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions. To learn more, please see our Why Work Here blog post.

About the Role

Come join our mission-critical technology team and help build the most efficient rural distribution network on the African continent. Our technology is essential for empowering millions of smallholder farmers to increase their prosperity.

You will be a key member of the Retail & Sales Team, focused on developing and maintaining our core Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platform, Odoo. This system is the technological backbone for our field operations, managing everything from registering farmers and their orders to optimizing logistics, tracking inventory, and collecting mobile payments across multiple countries.

Responsibilities

Software Design and Implementation 

• Attend and participate in all team meetings (scrum ceremonies)
• Design and implement software of moderate complexity with a justification of the approach, considering designing for scale, fit for purpose, and long-term goals.
• Create and run software tests (manual and automatic)
• Remediate any issues discovered in one's own work
• Break down and refine work packages into tasks
• Confirm that the software is deployed successfully

Software Quality Assurance

• Move work forward independently once it has been assigned
• Own the quality of work deliverables
• Adhere to appropriate quality processes
• Solve problems mostly independently, with the ability to evaluate multiple options
• Review work performed by other engineers (code reviews, etc.)
• Suggest and implement improvements to work packages and work processes
• Assist other engineers in solving problems

Software Documentation

• Create documentation describing work performed

Troubleshooting Production Issues

• Communicate clearly and frequently with stakeholders 
• Communicate across teams about issues 
• Resolve issues with a sense of urgency

Go to Gemba

• Visit the field to build cultural fluency 
• Observe end users to understand how software is being used in the field

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning, and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

Across all roles, these are the general qualifications we look for. For this role specifically, you will have:

• 3+ years of development experience with a moderate level of autonomy 
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in Odoo ERP development, including Python, PostgreSQL, XML/QWeb, OWL, and JavaScript, with a solid understanding of the Odoo framework, ORM, and module architecture.
• Comfortable with one or more database engines (Postgres, MongoDB, Couchbase)
• Experience with automated testing frameworks and continuous integration
• Experience working in Agile

Preferred Start Date

As soon as possible

Job Location

Nairobi, Kenya and Kigali, Rwanda

Benefits

Health insurance, housing, and comprehensive benefits

Eligibility

This role is only open to citizens or permanent residents of Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Application Deadline

15 July 2026. Please note that we hire on a rolling basis, which means that applications are reviewed and processed on a continuous basis until a hire is made.

One Acre Fund never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any stage of the interview process. Official One Acre Fund emails will always arrive from an @oneacrefund.org address. Please report any suspicious communication here ([email protected]), but do not send applications or application materials to this email address.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI), and anti-racism are deeply connected to our organization’s mission and purpose. One Acre Fund aspires to build a culture where all staff feel consistently valued, represented, and connected – so that our team can thrive as professionals, and achieve exceptional impact for the farmers we serve.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.