Recuritment of 3(Three) Senior Full-Stack Software Engineers for EARDIP PIU, MInT

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION)

Country: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Name of Project: Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP)

Project ID: P180931

Assignment Title: Recruitment of 3(Three) Senior Full-Stack Software Engineers for Optimization of Ethiopian eServices Platform.

Reference No .: ET-MINT-570555-CS-INDV

Background

The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Easter Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the services of hiring qualified and experienced professionals to work as part of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) for Easter Africa Regional Digital Integration Project established under Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT). MInT want to hire qualified and experienced enior Full-Stack Software Engineers for Optimization of Ethiopian eServices Platform.

2. Objective

The overarching objective of this consultancy assignment is to source, embed, and utilize top-tier technical professionals to ensure the successful delivery, scaling, and maintenance of national e-Government services and their associated public infrastructure modules. In alignment with the current national digital strategy, Digital Ethiopia 2030, these experts will spearhead the modernization of public service delivery by strictly adhering to international digital government benchmarks. This includes the systematic implementation of mobile and API-first architectures, cloud-native approaches, open-source technologies, and deep interoperability frameworks rooted in user-centered service design.

3. Main Responsibilities

The Senior Full-Stack Software Engineers will take complete technical ownership of the engineering lifecycle governing the nation's e-Government platforms. They will lead active coding sprints, define microservice patterns, manage versioning branches, and ensure the absolute operational continuity of public-facing live systems.

Their detailed responsibilities include:

3.1.1 Defining Optimization and Establishing a Baseline Conduct Current-State Assessments: Perform an initial assessment of the existing platform to establish an architectural baseline and build a unified consensus with MInT on optimization priorities before prescribing future modernizations. Formulate a Quantifiable KPI Framework: Support MInT in defining and formalizing and defining the optimization of KPIs through a clear taxonomy, setting precise data sources and evaluation frequencies to transform broad optimization goals into measurable technical metrics. Collaborate, Define, and Track Key Indicators: Collaborate with MInT stakeholders to establish baseline performance metrics and directly define, implement, and track key platform optimization indicators—including transaction processing times, online application completion rates, system availability, and transaction success rates. Embed Institutional Sustainability and Knowledge Transfer: Integrate structured mentoring, paired-working arrangements, and continuous knowledge sharing into daily baseline activities to prepare MInT technical staff for long-term platform ownership.

Concrete Deliverable: Knowledge Transfer and Institutional Sustainability Package

To ensure knowledge transfer is a defined, measurable output rather than a generalized activity, the following tangible assets must be delivered: Technical Training Artifacts & Delivery: Development and execution of practical technical training sessions for MInT developers and operational staff, accompanied by training materials, code walkthroughs, and recorded sessions covering system architecture, deployment environments, and operational workflows. Comprehensive System Documentation Suite: Delivery of an up-to-date, centralized technical repository containing architecture diagrams, database schemas, API specifications, automated deployment procedures, configuration maps, troubleshooting guides, and operational runbooks. Structured Mentoring & Competency Log: Implementation of a paired-programming and co-engineering schedule with designated MInT technical counterparts, validated by a brief competency sign-off log documenting the shared handling of system tasks. Formal Platform Handover & Control Transfer: A verified handover package ensuring that all source code, deployment artifacts, infrastructure configurations, and administrative access controls are fully transferred to, and natively managed under, MInT's exclusive infrastructure control.

3.1.2 Full-Stack Architectural Design and Feature Development Lead the comprehensive end-to-end design, system modeling, backend programming, and frontend user-interface construction of new modules within transactional e-Government applications. Develop modular, reusable, and testable components, ensuring strict separation of concerns and adherence to international clean-coding standards. Provide technical support, routine maintenance, and immediate bug-fixing for existing live public-facing platforms to ensure zero service disruption. Construct dynamic, cross-browser compatible, and mobile-responsive frontend user experiences that match modern public design systems. Design and execute highly efficient database schemas, indexing strategies, and raw query optimizations for complex enterprise relational and non-relational storage layers. Optimize application performance, scalability, and code quality while ensuring integration with national digital ID and payment gateways.

3.1.3 Foundational National System Integrations Architect and program secure, low-latency RESTful and gRPC API channels to connect e-Government applications directly with the national single sign-on (SSO) and the Fayda National Digital ID ecosystem. Integrate multi-channel fintech infrastructures into the core, allowing real-time, verified payment processing across commercial banks, electronic wallets, an