Senior Developer at Korto

About Korto

Korto provides summaries of key ideas from books in easily accessible ways and for free, so that everyone around the world can benefit. We believe that every human is born with great potential and we aspire to unleash it.

Korto was founded by a successful German software entrepreneur and is a growing global team of ambitious professionals collaborating remotely across national and cultural boundaries to create excellent learning offers for both developed and developing countries.

The Role

You will work with the founder and contracted IT outsourcing companies to create the backend or frontend of our software platform, depending on your area of expertise.

We work on several areas including:

• Creating a database of book titles
• Developing web crawlers and scrapers to find the most interesting bestsellers and support marketing
• Building a workflow management system for handling the work of our summary authors and translators
• Integrating AI and other tools for enhancing the writing and audio production processes
• Creating apps for end users

Professional Development

We believe in ongoing professional development. We will select online professional development courses together with you and find an experienced coach for you, either internally or externally.

Work Environment

We operate as a remote team of professionals. You will need to have or find a calm office space for yourself and be prepared to conduct meetings online.

Your Profile

• Passion for contributing to equal opportunities for all people around the world
• Clearly demonstrated competence in software programming
• Excellent proficiency in written English, or willingness to reach that level quickly
• Ambitious, intelligent, and analytical mindset
• Responsible and reliable in completing tasks

Job Details

Job Type: Full-Time

Location: Accra, Ghana