About this role
Programmer Analyst, AKDN dHRC
Location: Karachi
Introduction:
Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research, and health care of international standards relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities and well-equipped diagnostic services. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan, East Africa, the United Kingdom, and Afghanistan, and is a major component of the Aga Khan Development Network.
As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.
The AKDN (Aga Khan Development Network) Digital Health Resource Centre (dHRC) is an initiative that leverages Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to improve healthcare access, quality, cost, efficiency, and safety, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. It supports service delivery and research projects in Asia and Africa and focuses on building capacity for healthcare providers. The Innovation Lab within dHRC develops and tests low-cost, high-impact health solutions.
This is a grant-funded contractual position.
Job Role / Responsibilities:
You will be responsible to:
- develop front-end and back-end components
- Integrate AI features and Python services
- fix bugs and improve application performance
- participate in code reviews and agile ceremonies
- ensure application security and quality standards
- develop and integrate AI-powered features using Python
- build and consume secure REST APIs
- collaborate with cross-functional teams for requirements gathering
- perform basic testing and debugging
- maintain documentation and follow best practices
- maintain and update application databases and tools to provide client support
- understand and assist in the application database schema.
Eligibility Criteria / Requirements:
You should have:
- a bachelor’s degree in computer science
- relevant certifications in network security, MERN stack (ES6 and React), UX design, and project management essentials
- at least one year of relevant experience in full-stack development (front-end and back-end)
- strong knowledge of asp.net, ASP.NET MVC, .NET Core, and web APIs
- experience working with SQL Server or other relational databases
- experience with front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- strong experience using Python for back-end services and AI integration
- hands-on experience with AI concepts and API-based AI services
- a basic understanding of software testing practices
- knowledge of git, CI/CD pipelines, and agile methodology.
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.
Other facts
About Aga Khan University
The Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan is a not-for-profit healthcare institute that offers all medical services under one roof. In addition to the quaternary care hospital in Karachi, AKUH has a network of four off-campus hospitals, 19 Medical Centres, 300+ Clinical Laboratories, and 35 Pharmacies in 130+ cities across Pakistan. It also offers Home Healthcare Services and home deliveries of medicines. The Hospital offers Zakat, Sadqah, and Welfare support for those patients who are eligible and are in financial need. In recognition of its high quality and patient safety, the AKUH is accredited by the Joint Commission International (JCI) as an Academic Medical Centre and its Clinical Laboratories are accredited by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) for fast and accurate testing.
What you'll do
- The Programmer Analyst will develop front-end and back-end components, integrate AI features, and ensure application security and quality standards. They will also collaborate with cross-functional teams and maintain documentation.
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