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Kampala : Jameson Hangout a quarterly fest organized by Talent Africa Group took place at the Ndeere Center in Ntinda on Saturday 28th September 2024 featuring an assortment of interactive games, trend-setting pop-up shops that brought the venue to life, captivating musical performances, mouth-watering barbecue delicacies, free haircuts, complimentary Jameson cocktails, discounted tattoos paired with the finest Irish whiskey. The event which was headlined by renowned Ugandan songstress Irene Ntale and Beenie Gunter together with the Alternate sound from Nigeria had gates pen by 4 pm. DJ Tony welcomed revelers with a dynamic mix, he was followed by Shawn Mane, Denesi, professor Joewi, and The Black Wave Sounds. Irene Ntale at 10 pm together with the back wave sounds took center stage with her hits like “Ssembera” and “Stay with Me” which had the crowd singing along. Right after, Naselow Da Don and Beenie Gunter had revelers turning up the vibe, celebrating life with the people who m...

CrossFit is seeking a skilled and visionary Senior DevOps Engineer to bolster our team in a fully remote capacity. The chosen candidate will be instrumental in harnessing cutting-edge technology to architect, develop, and operationalize our next-generation product platform. This role demands a proactive approach to enhancing efficiency, reliability, security, and scalability within our infrastructure, aligning closely with application developers to automate and refine every phase of the DevOps cycle—from code development, through build and test, to deployment, and ongoing monitoring. Your contributions will be pivotal in driving the sustained efficiency and productivity that underpin product enhancements and innovation. RESPONSIBILITIES Assist in the development of a state-of-the-art product platform, focusing on the use of Python, containers, and Terraform to build a scalable, secure, and efficient infrastructure. Implement and refine CI/CD pipelines, emphasizing Infrastructure a...

CrossFit is seeking a Test Engineer to join our technology department and play a vital role in enhancing our product quality and reliability. In this role, you will collaborate closely with product and development teams to comprehend their testing requirements, create test plans and test cases, and determine the optimal balance between automated and manual testing approaches. Your primary objective is to expand CrossFit’s test automation capabilities; however, in the interim, you will assist in executing test plans, documenting bug reports, and ensuring confidence in the code released by our teams. This role entails a substantial hands-on contribution in designing, developing, and maintaining automation scripts and processes. RESPONSIBILITIES Define and implement test automation tools and strategies to enhance the quality and dependability of CrossFit’s products Participate as an integral member of an agile software development team, promoting quality throughout the entire softwa...

Eastridge is seeking a skilled  UX Researcher Contractor  for an exciting project with  Eventbrite . In this role, you will leverage your expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methods to uncover valuable insights about Eventbrite’s users and guide product decisions. As a contractor, you will engage in customer interviews, surveys, usability testing, and data analysis, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that research informs design, product development, and strategic direction. Key Responsibilities: Participant Recruitment: Manage the end-to-end recruitment process for diverse participants in research studies, including outreach, scheduling, and follow-ups. Collaborate with research operations and external vendors to ensure timely and effective participant recruitment. Research Planning (Qualitative & Quantitative): Develop comprehensive research plans that integrate qualitative (e.g., interviews, usability tests) and...

Discord is about giving people the power to create space to find belonging in their lives. We want to make it easier for you to talk regularly with the people you care about. We want you to build genuine relationships with your friends and communities close to home or around the world. Original, reliable, playful, and relatable. These are the values that connect our users and our employees at Discord. The central Data Platform seeks to build a self-service tooling platform to make the petabytes of data at Discord easily accessible for everyone at the company. We build full-stack applications, tooling, and frameworks to improve the productivity of teams at Discord, in particular our product, analytics, and machine learning teams. Our tooling covers the end-to-end lifecycle of data from acquisition to consumption. Reporting to the Engineering Manager of Data Infrastructure, you will work on strategy that is foundational to the company and product. To learn more about Discord Engineering...

Airbase is the top-ranked modern spend management platform for businesses with 100-5,000 employees. It’s the best way to control spending, close the books faster, and manage financial risk. Airbase software offers modules for Guided Procurement, Accounts Payable Automation, Expense Management, and a flexible corporate card program on a single collaborative platform. It can be implemented in full or as individual modules. Airbase automates all spending workflows and guides the process for all purchases — procure, pay, close. It brings efficiency to complex business processes like multi-stakeholder compliance and accounting needs like multi-subsidiaries, amortizations, and purchase orders. Flexible intake and approval workflows ensure oversight across all stakeholders and spend compliance. Airbase integrates with your other business systems and seamlessly syncs to popular general ledgers. Employees and accounting teams love using Airbase. Awards and Recognition:  We’re proud of wha...

The E ast Africa UK Tourism and Cultural Expo 2024 , scheduled to take place on  November 8th and 9th at the Rembrandt Hotel in London. This highly anticipated event will be a pivotal platform for promoting East Africa’s rich cultural heritage, breathtaking tourist destinations, and vibrant business opportunities to a global audience. This year’s expo promises to attract an esteemed gathering of leaders and influencers from various sectors, solidifying its position as a must-attend event for stakeholders in tourism, trade, and cultural diplomacy. The  East Africa UK Tourism and Cultural Expo 2024 will feature the participation of notable personalities who have made significant contributions to media, governance, and regional development. The Guest of Honor  will be Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga Alitwala , the  First Deputy Prime Minister of Uganda  and  Minister for East African Community Affairs . Known for her tireless dedication to regional integra...

Our team is focused on creating secure, user-friendly, and innovative solutions in the self-custody wallet space. As we expand, we are looking for a crypto native Senior Software Engineer to join our full stack engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining our codebases across both React Native and Node. Your expertise in building scalable and high-performance applications will directly contribute to the success of our platform. You will stay up-to-date on new technologies and trends, conduct thorough research and evaluation to ensure that the system remains at the forefront of the industry. The opportunity Design, develop, and maintain high-quality web & mobile applications using ReactJS & React Native. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, and Backend Engineering, to deliver high-impact features and improvements. Contribute to the architecture and design of the company’s Onchain applications. Identi...

As a Sales Development Representative, you will be an integral part of our Sales Team. In this role, you’ll partner closely with our Account Executives, Growth & Revenue Operations teams. This role may take on more focus on either Inbound or Outbound Sales – both skill sets should feel welcome to apply! You’ll excel in this role if you’re comfortable with rapid experimentation, have a customer-first mentality, and are excited by the prospect of working cross-functionally. You are willing to learn new technologies and experiment with ways to drive more efficiency that also improve customer experiences. And we are a remote-first company, so we value highly the ability to work autonomously, be self-driven, and stay productive. What you’ll do: Generate new potential sales leads and build relationships by nurturing early-stage prospects Contact, qualify, demo, & escalate prospects through our sales funnel Prospect creators, founders, & CEOs who meet our criteria ...

We are a SaaS, Cloud-Based Managed File Transfer platform that enables organizations to securely transfer, share, and store files between users, teams, and organizations. Our app and API is primarily written in Ruby on Rails (though we built our own internal framework for APIs, not ActionController, and we don’t use Rails views at all). We have additional backend services written in Ruby, have built our own version of Resque, and heavily use things like Redis and Elasticsearch. We are looking for a seasoned Infrastructure Engineer with a strong background in building internal tools to join our team and help us build tools and features that will support scaling our already great app. World Class Pay and Benefits: Earn a “Bay Area” Salary from Anywhere in the United States. Our pay is competitive with the top software companies in the world, with generous base salary plus equity compensation. Big Company Benefits: You’ll get full Health/Dental/Vision Insurance coverage (plus 75% of ...

• UK-funded Climate Finance Accelerator Uganda to mobilise private investment for climate resilient projects and green innovations • The CFA will build capacity for Ugandan project developers in areas of waste transport, energy, agriculture and forestry with some projects having the opportunity to travel to London. • Chargé d’Affairs Philip Smith highlighted UK leadership in climate finance, emphasising their commitment to Uganda achieving its climate finance goals and fostering economic opportunity through private sector engagement. Kampala : The UK-funded Climate Finance Accelerator Uganda has selected six new businesses to join the capacity building programme’s second phase. Chosen from over 140 applicants, these innovative low carbon projects will receive bespoke support from Ugandan and international experts to increase their chances of finding investment. The businesses will receive expert advice on financial, technical and gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) issue...

By Frikkie Jonker An average of 2,960 attacks. This is the number of cyberattacks the average African organization is subjected to – every week ! It’s a staggering number – and it’s growing rapidly every year. According to Checkpoint Research, this year’s number was up 37% from the year before. Not only is Africa suffering thousands of cyberattacks, but it is also the region with the highest weekly average on earth. The global average is 1,636 attacks per week. Cyberattacks are now part and parcel of the business landscape – and Africa is a major target. Given the sheer scale of the problem, cybersecurity is a fundamental requirement for any business, NGO, or government entity trying to operate on the continent. Cyber vulnerabilities What makes Africa particularly vulnerable is the continent’s lack of infrastructure and resources due to budget limitations; a lack of awareness of the truly critical nature of the problem; legislative and policy lethargy; and a continuing shortage o...

The Senior Onboarding Consultant engages customers immediately following the license sale and provides guidance, insights and enablement to help them quickly and successfully deploy their use case and meet their business objectives. The Senior Onboarding Consultant completes the Onboarding processes and covers the fundamentals for getting started using the platform. This role provides the customer with best practices, industry and standard third party product integration guidance to help customers build, launch and manage their deployment of our web and pre-connected applications. The Senior Onboarding Consultant is typically the customers’ first experience with the product and company. Passion for customers, professional maturity, technical fluency, excellent verbal and written communication, strong presentation skills, and ability to manage a high volume of projects at different stages while enabling customers to adopt change is critical in this role. This position is an individual ...

Sonatype is the software supply chain management company. We’re on a mission to change how the world innovates by making software development easier. From running the world’s largest repository of Java open-source components (Maven Central) to inventing componentized software development and then software supply chain management to creating the only solution that stops malicious open-source malware in its tracks, we’re constantly leading the industry while helping thousands of customers manage open source every day. Already used by 15 million developers, we have lofty goals for our technology to be in the hands of every engineering team. And we need you to do that. Sonatype’s global sales team is made up of more than 100 Sales professionals. Much of our team is based remotely in the regions or territories they support. Our reps are committed to achieving and exceeding expectations and providing a high-quality service to our growing client base. What you’ll do As a Regional Acc...

This is a great opportunity to work with an amazing team and drive the technology of learning products and platforms. We operate in a highly collaborative environment with Product and Design to build experiences that matter to our customers. At Nerdy, engineers do not just write code; they actively participate in the conversation on what and how to build the systems and solutions that matter to our customers. If you love your customers as much as we do, we’d love to hear from you. The Staff Engineer will assume a dual role as a technical leader and a visionary for our highly complex and high-performing systems. In this capacity, they will not only provide technical guidance and mentorship to the team but also play a pivotal role in shaping and driving the overarching vision of our system, aimed at enhancing the experience for our tutors and optimizing our tutor-supply chain. This position is a full-time remote opportunity. (We’ve been remote-friendly for years, and that isn’t going a...

The State Minister for Sport Hon. Peter Ogwang has confirmed that Namboole’s Track and Field section is complete and ready for use . He hailed the UPDF Engineering Brigade for the great work done. He lashed out at those who said they said they lacked experience and nothing was going to be done. “Some people never believed in us when work was going on, they said we lacked experience but now here we are. What are they going to say? Always learn to trust people when work is ongoing even when you know everything,” Hon. Peter Ogwang said. “Running tracks are now complete,” Hon. Ogwang shared on X. Namboole Track and Field is now the best in East and Central Africa. Hon. Peter Ogwang, the Sports Minister Under the leadership of Hon. Peter Ogwang, Sports has greatly improved in the country and we say big up to him. The post Namboole Track and Field section complete, Minister Ogwang hails the team first appeared on Showbizuganda . from Showbizuganda https://ift.tt/YV9DGNR vi...