{"id":4247,"date":"2018-08-22T13:01:35","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T11:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmkedev.wpengine.com\/?p=4247"},"modified":"2022-04-15T13:19:08","modified_gmt":"2022-04-15T11:19:08","slug":"working-at-andela-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/working-at-andela-kenya","title":{"rendered":"Andela Kenya: Shaping The Kenyan Tech Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fee3cdcd0cc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fee3cdcd0cc\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/working-at-andela-kenya\/#Telling_the_Kenyan_Story_Through_an_EPIC_Journey\" >Telling the Kenyan Story Through an EPIC Journey<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/working-at-andela-kenya\/#What_Makes_Andela_Kenya_Tick\" >What Makes Andela Kenya Tick?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/working-at-andela-kenya\/#So_How_Do_You_Join_the_Andela_Fellowship\" >So, How Do You Join the Andela Fellowship?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/working-at-andela-kenya\/#Life_at_Andela_Kenya\" >Life at Andela Kenya<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Telling_the_Kenyan_Story_Through_an_EPIC_Journey\"><\/span>Telling the Kenyan Story Through an EPIC Journey<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The silicon valley story is commonly told as the best thing that happened to the world of technology. Well, while silicon valley has indeed started most of the technological advances enjoyed in the world today, many more tech startups are coming up across different parts of the world. One such tech-innovation centre is Andela, born and grown in Africa. Andela started in Nigeria as a software development company, helping young, passionate and innovative Africans hone their skills in software development and work with global companies to leave a mark on the tech space.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently, the company has offices in Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda, where it is changing the African narrative, one software developer at a time. The company was successfully incubated in Lagos in 2014 and has since attracted the attention of global tech giants such as Facebook and Google who have become its partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Makes_Andela_Kenya_Tick\"><\/span>What Makes Andela Kenya Tick?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4252 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/featured-Image_Andela-Kenya-Shaping-The-Kenyan-Tech-Space-1.png\" alt=\"Working at Andela Kenya\" width=\"702\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/featured-Image_Andela-Kenya-Shaping-The-Kenyan-Tech-Space-1.png 702w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/featured-Image_Andela-Kenya-Shaping-The-Kenyan-Tech-Space-1-390x159.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a class=\"article-body-links\"href=\"https:\/\/andela.com\/\">Andela Kenya<\/a> has been in existence for two years now. Led by Joshua Mwaniki, Kenya\u2019s Country Director, it has been able to recruit developers in 20 \u00a0cohorts. Each recruitment cycle accepts 12-15 developers, who are placed in a cohort. Currently, Andela has about 250 employees in Kenya, in only two years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4253 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/What-makes-Andela-Kenya-tick.png\" alt=\"Andela's MD\" width=\"848\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/What-makes-Andela-Kenya-tick.png 848w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/What-makes-Andela-Kenya-tick-770x252.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/What-makes-Andela-Kenya-tick-390x127.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andela\u2019s vision is to empower the next generation of technology leaders across the globe. The company aims \u00a0to impact as many people as possible. Mr Mwaniki adds, \u201cAndela is filling \u00a0a skills gap in Kenya. For example, the government has an ICT roadmap with an emphasis on infrastructure but there is no one talking about skills since no one is looking to build highly skilled people. So, even if we have the best infrastructure, we will have to import skilled people and these are not people who have an intrinsic knowledge of the market. So we need to get people ready for the next challenge.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this goal ahead, Andela is looking for people with a passion for technology. It doesn&#8217;t matter what a person\u2019s educational background is. What this means is that Andela is not specifically looking for people with a degree in computer science. Instead, Andela is interested in working with young people who are passionate about technology and want to shape the future of Africa\u2019s tech space through software development.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"So_How_Do_You_Join_the_Andela_Fellowship\"><\/span>So, How Do You Join the Andela Fellowship?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4254 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Mr-Mwaniki.png\" alt=\"Joining Andela\" width=\"848\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Mr-Mwaniki.png 848w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Mr-Mwaniki-770x148.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Mr-Mwaniki-390x75.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4255 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Getting-into-Andela-Kenya.png\" alt=\"Andela Kenya\" width=\"848\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Getting-into-Andela-Kenya.png 848w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Getting-into-Andela-Kenya-770x252.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Getting-into-Andela-Kenya-390x127.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, Andela recruits passionate young people for the fellowship on a monthly basis who are taken through a rigorous process of recruitment that is \u00a0in 4 stages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The four stages of recruitment are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those interested in Andela go through the \u00a0a home study curriculum which is accessible to all on their website. In Kenya, the curriculum has 10 modules, based on Python, the software development standard that Andela uses for testing. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The potential recruits are then sent a a psychometric test and a technical test based on the curriculum. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those who score highly are invited for interviews where they are assessed for their ability to fit into the Andela culture and their technical capabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those who qualify are invited for a boot camp at Andela for 2 weeks, which is a fast-paced learning environment facilitated by developers at Andela. After the 2 weeks, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the highest performing participants are accepted <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to join Andela.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>On joining Andela, developers start earning a living immediately! The developers are taken through an initial 6 month immersion where they undergo simulated training and product development and then later begin to work with Andela\u2019s global partners.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Life_at_Andela_Kenya\"><\/span>Life at Andela Kenya<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4256 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/James-ndiga.png\" alt=\"Work life at Andela\" width=\"848\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/James-ndiga.png 848w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/James-ndiga-770x153.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/James-ndiga-390x77.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andela Kenya is a close-knit community of bright-minded young people who want to make a difference. Some of the benefits employees get on joining Andela are breakfast and lunch as well as a macbook because Andela believes in giving its employees the best facilities to work with. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best part about working at Andela is the fact that you are \u00a0employed to learn and work with top global tech companies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4257 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Life-at-Andela.png\" alt=\"Andela's employees\" width=\"848\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Life-at-Andela.png 848w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Life-at-Andela-770x252.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Life-at-Andela-390x127.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andela is keen on helping young people to grow and take ownership of their careers and as such, has developed systems which help people grow and achieve their dreams together.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Michael-Rosenberg.png\" alt=\"Andela's programs\" width=\"848\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If that is not enough, then maybe you are the kind of person who likes to work with global teams and Andela gives you just that. After the first 6 months, developers in the fellowship start working with Andela\u2019s global partners on their teams. . This means that you are placed on a team in a certain company and you get to work with the team remotely. Moreover, since the teams are global and spread across different time zones, you get flexible working hours so you do not always have to fight with the morning traffic if your team requires you to work later in the day or at night.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Within the Andela office is an awesome working environment, where you can unwind by playing games in the game room, you can choose to snooze in a room set aside for relaxation, and the best part is, you get to manage your own time. According to Janet Njoroge, the People and Culture Manager, \u201cAndela hires the right people and so gives them the autonomy to exploit their full potential. Every day is a learning day at Andela. Additionally, Andela holds regular barbeques, fair days, and quiz nights which allows employees to interact and have fun.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Andela Kenya: Shaping The Kenyan Tech Space\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OxOGndIe1sY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are keen on working at a place with a great culture then Andela is the place for you,driven by its EPIC values which stand for excellence, passion, integrity and collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Feel like Andela is the ideal environment for you career to take flight?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4326 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/andela.png\" alt=\"Andela jobs advertised on BrighterMonday\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/andela.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/andela-378x198.png 378w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/andela-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/andela-770x404.png 770w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/andela-600x315.png 600w, https:\/\/www.brightermonday.co.ke\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/andela-390x205.png 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The silicon valley story is commonly told as the best thing that happened to the world of technology. 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