Software Engineering Internship
Job Type: Internship Job Category: Software Development Closing Date: July 3rd, 2025Location: Nairobi
Cytonn Asset Managers Limited (CAML) is a regulated Fund Manager by the Capital Markets Authority and the Retirement Benefits Authority. The company is also a licensed Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Manager under the Capital Markets Authority. Our objective is to offer superior risk-adjusted investment returns to our clients through investments in both the public and alternative investments markets. The fund manager provides Cytonn Money Market Fund (CMMF) (https://cytonn.com/asset-managers/money-market-fund), one of the high yielding money market funds in Kenya, which is fully automated for our retail investors.
CAML investors include global and local institutional investors, individual retail investors, and diaspora investors.
To fulfill its growing Technology needs, Cytonn Technologies is inviting applications from qualified graduates to its unique internship program. As a fresh computer science graduate, joining the workforce can be daunting, due to the gap between what you have learned and what the industry needs. At Cytonn Technologies, we are bridging this gap by providing you an opportunity to develop your career from the ground up and turn your newly learned computer science knowledge into a tool that is sought after by industry. Your productivity is driven by your passion and excellent knowledge of your subject. You bring your passion and aptitude, we sharpen your skills and show you how to learn and lead.
Responsibilities
- Developing web applications (both front end and back end), ensuring user requirements are met
- Designing database systems for web applications, ensuring efficient data storage and consistency
- Writing clean, reusable and testable code
- Maintaining web applications, ensuring uptime and dependability
- Working with designers to ensure that web applications developed are intuitive and user friendly
- Providing technical support to users when required
- Develop mobile apps and programs that meet the needs and requirements of the clients
- Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time
Requirements
- A grade of B and above in KCSE (or equivalent) with good grades in math and languages
- Computer Science (or related) degree. Candidates must have completed their degrees no more than one year ago. Candidates expecting to complete their degree work in the next few months are eligible as long as they will be available for the training
- Solid foundational skills of computing and algorithms, background in object oriented principles is an added advantage
- Basic foundational knowledge of web and Internet infrastructure, mobile app programming, databases, networking and programming
- Appreciation of web interfaces and user experiences
- A passion for computing and software and engaging learning experiences, as well as desire to make a difference in a highly productive environment
- Desire to use technology to develop innovative solutions that solve real world problems
- Interest in financial technology is encouraged
Learning Opportunities
This internship gives you the unique opportunity to learn in a real business environment led by young, dynamic and creative executives with worldwide exposure. Interns develop applications that solve real-world business problems. In addition to technical skills, interns learn essential communication and entrepreneurial skills needed to succeed in the industry and learn to work in a high-efficiency productive environment that guarantees the ability to fit in multiple work cultures. At the end of the internship, successful interns, who exhibit a high aptitude, creativity, and teamwork will be eligible for full-time employment. Those who do not get hired stand a very high chance of getting absorbed into the job market. Past graduates of this training have moved on to gainful employment. This training will define your future. The interns will have an opportunity to specialize in either front-end or back-end development
We provide workspace, fast internet, Mac Book pro with Retina Display, books, online resources, mentorship and challenges to develop knowledge to a sought-after skill.
