5 Job Positions at Irembo: (Deadline 9 January 2026)

 


5 Job Positions at Irembo: (Deadline 9 January 2026)

Software Architect – Digital Health at Irembo: (Deadline 9 January 2026)

Irembo is a technology company that designs and develops digital products to ease the accessibility of services in users’ everyday lives worldwide, starting with Rwanda. Our pioneer products, IremboGov and IremboPay, have enabled Rwandan citizens and foreigners to access and pay for over 150 public services online through our one-stop-shop e-governance and payment platforms. To date, we have facilitated over 30 million transactions through our platforms and have ambitious goals to scale our technology worldwide to enable more governments and institutions to serve their citizens better. More information is available on irembo.com.

Location: Kigali, Rwanda.

Duration: 24 months.

Terms of Reference – Software Architect

The Opportunity 

Irembo is transforming the healthcare landscape by launching a national-scale telemedicine platform, building on our success in service management (IremboGov) and payment solutions (IremboPay). This project directly leverages the seven-year legacy of Babyl Rwanda, which pioneered telemedicine and delivered over 3.5 million consultations.

We are seeking an experienced Software Architect with a strong background in digital health to design the technical foundation for this transformative initiative. You will be responsible for defining how we build a secure, compliant, and highly interoperable health platform on top of the existing IremboHub architecture.

Key Responsibilities: 

  • System Architecture and Design:
    • Architect the entire microservices landscape for Telemedicine, ensuring secure, high-performance handling of sensitive patient data. This includes defining robust, scalable patterns for services that will support both modern (web/mobile) and legacy (USSD/Voice) interaction channels.
    • Define architectural patterns for seamless, compliant integration with Irembo’s existing national platforms, specifically IremboAccount (for user authentication) and IremboPay (for payments and reimbursements).
    • Design the architecture for a secure, highly available distributed system, leveraging containerization to manage workloads on on-premises infrastructure.
  • Interoperability and Standards:
    • Define the definitive technical strategy for interoperability with critical external Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) such as OpenMRS and eBuzima.
    • Mandate and implement the use of international Digital Health standards like HL7 FHIR to ensure efficient, secure, and standardized read/write access to patient health records across facilities.
  • AI and Security Infrastructure:
    • Architect the system to reliably support on-premise AI model deployment and real-time inference for clinical decision support, triage, and other AI-driven features designed to optimize health system efficiency.
    • Establish the architectural foundation that meets national data protection standards and international best practices for data privacy, ensuring the system can easily facilitate security and regulatory audits.

Qualifications:

Required Skills & Experience

  • 7+ years of engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a Software Architecture role, designing and leading large-scale software projects.
  • Deep, verifiable knowledge of Digital Health standards and protocols, including HL7, FHIR, and ICD-10.
  • Experience designing secure, high-availability distributed systems.
  • Practical architectural experience with on-premise infrastructure and modern containerization technologies (Kubernetes/Docker).
  • Expert understanding of microservices architecture and API gateway management.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with specific EMR integrations (e.g., OpenMRS, DHIS2, eBuzima).
  • Knowledge of privacy-preserving data architectures and techniques relevant to handling sensitive patient information.
  • Experience architecting solutions for real-time machine learning inference and MLOps integration.

Why Join This Project?

You will set the technical and clinical safety standards for a national digital health ecosystem. This role provides the unparalleled opportunity to ensure clinical interoperability, security, and scalability at a national level, transforming the accessibility and quality of healthcare for millions of citizens.

Please note that the salary for this position is commensurate with experience and qualifications and will be discussed during the interview process.

Application Deadline

  • January 9, 2026

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. We’re on a mission to change our continent through technology and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds, nationalities, and walks of life.

Our head office is based in Kigali, Rwanda.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND APPLY

Senior DevOps/MLOps Engineer – Digital Health at Irembo: (Deadline 9 January 2026)

Irembo is a technology company that designs and develops digital products to ease the accessibility of services in users’ everyday lives worldwide, starting with Rwanda. Our pioneer products, IremboGov and IremboPay, have enabled Rwandan citizens and foreigners to access and pay for over 150 public services online through our one-stop-shop e-governance and payment platforms. To date, we have facilitated over 30 million transactions through our platforms and have ambitious goals to scale our technology worldwide to enable more governments and institutions to serve their citizens better. More information is available on irembo.com.

Location: Kigali, Rwanda.

Duration: 24 months.

Terms of Reference – Senior DevOps/MLOps Engineer

The Opportunity 

Irembo is transforming the healthcare landscape by launching a national-scale telemedicine platform, building on our success in service management (IremboGov) and payment solutions (IremboPay). This project directly leverages the seven-year legacy of Babyl Rwanda, which pioneered telemedicine and delivered over 3.5 million consultations.

We are seeking a highly specialized DevOps/MLOps Engineer to design, implement, and manage the critical, resilient on-premise infrastructure for the Irembo TeleClinic platform. Your primary mission is to ensure high availability, security, and performance for a hybrid workload, specifically supporting cutting-edge AI workloads for improved diagnosis and personalized care, while handling massive user traffic across multiple channels (Web, Mobile, USSD/Voice legacy).

You will build the robust infrastructure needed to securely run high-impact digital health services within a national data environment. You will sit at the intersection of Telecommunications, High-Performance Computing, and Healthcare Compliance.

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Core Infrastructure Management and Operations:
    • Infrastructure Management (On-Premise): Co-design, Set up, maintain, and upgrade on-premise infrastructure (compute, storage, network) to reliably support Digital Health traffic and ensure high availability for clinical services.
    • CI/CD Automation: Design, implement, and maintain robust, automated CI/CD pipelines for microservices (backend) and mobile/web applications, ensuring rapid, safe, and reliable feature deployment.
    • Edge/API Layer Optimization: Engineer the API layer for environments with unstable networks (3G/4G). This includes implementing high-efficiency binary protocols (e.g., gRPC/Protobuf) and aggressive edge caching strategies to minimize bandwidth consumption for citizens, moving beyond standard REST/JSON architectures.
    • Immutable Audit and Compliance Logging: Establish a centralized, tamper-proof logging architecture that correlates all infrastructure events with AI decisions, ensuring full traceability for medical audits and regulatory compliance.
  • Machine Learning Operations:
    • Provision, configure, and manage dedicated on-premise GPU clusters optimized for low-latency AI model serving, real-time triage, and advanced diagnostic engines.
    • Collaborate with the data team to design and secure efficient data pipelines that feed high-quality, clinical data to the training and inference environments.
    • Manage MLOps tools (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, KServe)  or comparable alternatives to streamline the lifecycle of AI models, including tracking, versioning, testing, and serving models in high-volume production environments.
    • Continually optimize AI serving infrastructure for cost, latency, and throughput, essential for improving diagnosis and personalizing care at a national scale.
  • Security and Compliance:
    • Implement stringent security controls and compliance checks, adhering to national health data regulations and international best practices for data protection and security audits.
    • Establish and regularly test comprehensive disaster recovery and backup strategies for all patient data and core service components to ensure business continuity for critical healthcare services.

Qualifications: 

Required Skills & Experience

  • 4+ Years of Experience in a dedicated DevOps, SRE, or Platform Engineering role.
  • Low-Latency Protocol Mastery (gRPC/Protobuf): Deep experience in the design, setup, maintenance, and troubleshooting of gRPC and Protobuf for mobile and web-application communication. A critical understanding of HTTP/2 multi- and demultiplexing, and strategies for minimizing bandwidth usage on unstable 3G/4G networks, is required.
  • Experience with the telecom protocols and technologies (SMPP, USSD Gateways, and SIP) for delivering services via USSD and Voice/IVR channels.
  • MLOps Production Deployment: Deep-Dive Experience with MLOps toolchains (e.g., MLflow, Kubeflow, KServe) or comparable alternatives for successfully deploying and serving machine learning models in high-volume production environments.
  • Mandatory experience with on-premises infrastructure management.
  • Deep AI Observability: Proven ability to design and operate full-stack monitoring solutions from scratch, moving beyond simple “uptime checks” to complex SLO/SLI (Service Level Objective) definitions for AI workloads.
  • RAG System Scaling: Proficiency in scaling Vector Databases and building robust data ingestion pipelines for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems.
  • Deep Linux System Mastery: Proven ability in Linux kernel tuning, networking stack optimization, and storage performance management.
  • Container and Orchestration Proficiency: Strong, mandatory knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with setting up and optimizing GPU clusters for inference workloads.
  • Security-First Monitoring: Experience implementing “Privacy-Preserving Telemetry”- Ensuring that logs and traces never accidentally capture PII or PHI.
  • Certifications: Relevant certifications (e.g., CKS, NCA-AIIO, HCISPP) are a strong plus.

Why Join This Project? 

This is a unique opportunity to apply cutting-edge DevOps and MLOps practices to a project with a profound social impact. You will not only manage the infrastructure but also be a critical force in expanding access and convenience for efficient, high-quality digital health services for every Rwandan. You will directly build the resilient foundation for running cutting-edge AI services securely within a national data environment.

Please note that the salary for this position is commensurate with experience and qualifications and will be discussed during the interview process.

Application Deadline

  • January 9, 2026

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. We’re on a mission to change our continent through technology and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds, nationalities, and walks of life.

Our head office is based in Kigali, Rwanda.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND APPLY

QA Engineer – Digital Health at Irembo: (Deadline 9 January 2026)

Irembo is a technology company that designs and develops digital products to ease the accessibility of services in users’ everyday lives worldwide, starting with Rwanda. Our pioneer products, IremboGov and IremboPay, have enabled Rwandan citizens and foreigners to access and pay for over 150 public services online through our one-stop-shop e-governance and payment platforms. To date, we have facilitated over 30 million transactions through our platforms and have ambitious goals to scale our technology worldwide to enable more governments and institutions to serve their citizens better. More information is available on irembo.com.

Location: Kigali, Rwanda.

Duration: 24 months.

Terms of Reference – QA Engineer

The Opportunity 

Irembo is transforming the healthcare landscape by launching a national-scale telemedicine platform, building on our success in service management (IremboGov) and payment solutions (IremboPay). This project directly leverages the seven-year legacy of Babyl Rwanda, which pioneered telemedicine and delivered over 3.5 million consultations.

We are seeking a meticulous QA Engineer to ensure the reliability, accuracy, and patient safety of the Telemedicine platform. Given the medical nature of the service, your role is absolutely critical in validating complex clinical workflows, multi-channel interfaces, and high-stakes financial and medical data integrations. You will be the guardian of quality for a system where software reliability directly impacts patient health and safety.

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Test Strategy and Planning:
    • Develop and execute comprehensive, risk-based test plans for all interfaces, specifically including mobile, web, and USSD channels, with a deep focus on critical clinical paths (e.g., patient triage, consultation, e-prescription).
    • Rigorously validate end-to-end clinical and operational workflows, ensuring the system accurately supports remote consultations, chronic disease management follow-ups, and data recording.
    • Apply meticulous attention to detail regarding patient data accuracy, security, and the workflow logic of provider and patient tools.
  • Critical System Integration and AI Testing:
    • Plan and execute rigorous integration testing for critical external systems, including the RSSB/Insurances claims processing system and connections with national EMRs (e.g., eBuzima).
    • Play a critical role in Safety Validation, verifying that the integrated AI Triage engine and clinical decision support tools perform accurately and consistently within defined safety and efficacy parameters.
  • Automation and Quality Governance:
    • Design, implement, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks to ensure efficient and reliable regression testing across APIs, web, and mobile platforms.
    • Actively assist in technical assessments and prepare the necessary software logs, test results, and documentation required for crucial clinical quality audits and regulatory compliance checks.

Qualifications: 

Required Skills & Experience

  • 3+ years of professional QA experience, with a focus on functional, non-functional, and security testing.
  • Proven experience developing and implementing test automation tools such as Selenium and Appium.
  • Strong experience testing complex API integrations and mobile applications.
  • Demonstrated ability to create detailed, reusable test cases that account for data accuracy and complex workflow logic.

Preferred Skills

  • Prior experience in testing medical software or safety-critical systems.
  • Experience in performance and load testing for high-volume service platforms.

Why Join This Project?

You will be integral to a national project, serving as the guardian of quality for a system where reliability directly impacts patient health and safety. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply specialized QA and safety validation skills to a platform that is transforming healthcare access for millions.

Please note that the salary for this position is commensurate with experience and qualifications and will be discussed during the interview process.

Application Deadline

  • January 9, 2026

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. We’re on a mission to change our continent through technology and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds, nationalities, and walks of life.

Our head office is based in Kigali, Rwanda.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND APPLY

Project Manager – Digital Health at Irembo: (Deadline 9 January 2026)

Irembo is a technology company that designs and develops digital products to ease the accessibility of services in users’ everyday lives worldwide, starting with Rwanda. Our pioneer products, IremboGov and IremboPay, have enabled Rwandan citizens and foreigners to access and pay for over 150 public services online through our one-stop-shop e-governance and payment platforms. To date, we have facilitated over 30 million transactions through our platforms and have ambitious goals to scale our technology worldwide to enable more governments and institutions to serve their citizens better. More information is available on irembo.com.

Location: Kigali, Rwanda.

Duration: 24 months.

Terms of Reference – Project Manager

The Opportunity 

Irembo is transforming the healthcare landscape by launching a national-scale telemedicine platform, building on our success in service management (IremboGov) and payment solutions (IremboPay). This project directly leverages the seven-year legacy of Babyl Rwanda, which pioneered telemedicine and delivered over 3.5 million consultations.

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to orchestrate the end-to-end delivery of this national-scale, multi-phased rollout. You will be the pivotal coordination point, ensuring the integration of advanced technologies, like AI for personalized care, and the alignment of technical delivery with clinical safety, regulatory bodies, and national infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Project Delivery and Execution: 
    • End-to-End Platform Launch: Manage the full project lifecycle for the Telemedicine platform, including the launch of patient interfaces (USSD/App) and provider portals:
      • Patient Interfaces: Launching accessibility-focused channels (USSD, Voice) and modern interfaces (Mobile App, Web).
      • Provider Tools and integration: Rollout of the provider portals (Clinician, Pharmacy, Lab), and integrations with Insurance providers.
      • AI Integration: Coordinating the successful integration and deployment of AI models designed to improve diagnosis and personalize care.
    • Resource & Timeline Management: Oversee scheduling, dependency management, and resource allocation for highly critical milestones, with a focus on integrating national financial and clinical systems, such as the Insurance/RSSB claims systems.
  • Stakeholder and Governance Coordination:
    • Act as the primary liaison and driving force for coordination between technical teams and key external stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health (MOH), RSSB, and NIDA, ensuring all regulatory, security, and operational requirements are met.
    • Lead the project planning for technical integrations with complex national EMR/Health Information Systems, such as eBuzima, to facilitate seamless e-referrals and data sharing.
    • Proactively manage risks and dependencies, particularly those related to clinical safety protocols and high-quality assurance measures. Support the Clinical Governance Committee by ensuring all project activities align with audit requirements and professional standards.
  • Agile leadership: apply expertise in Agile methodologies and the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) to lead cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Operations, Clinical), ensuring effective sprint planning and adaptive project execution within the fixed-term duration.

Qualifications: 

Required Skills & Experience

  • A minimum of 5+ years of Project Management experience in large-scale software development or digital transformation projects.
  • Proven track record of successfully managing complex, multi-system integrations with government or large-scale enterprise systems.
  • Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and SDLC, and their practical application in a rapidly evolving technical environment.
  • Demonstrated experience in managing cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Operations, Clinical stakeholders).

Preferred Skills

  • Professional certification, such as PMP or Agile/Scrum certification.
  • Prior experience in the HealthTech sector or demonstrated familiarity with Digital Health standards and protocols.
  • Experience coordinating projects involving both traditional backend systems and AI/ML model deployment.

Why Join This Project?

You will be at the helm of a national-scale project that is fundamentally changing how healthcare is delivered in Rwanda. This is a unique opportunity to build on the legacy of Babyl Rwanda and Irembo, directly impacting the lives of millions by making healthcare more accessible and efficient.

Please note that the salary for this position is commensurate with experience and qualifications and will be discussed during the interview process.

Application Deadline

  • January 9, 2026

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. We’re on a mission to change our continent through technology and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds, nationalities, and walks of life.

Our head office is based in Kigali, Rwanda.

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND APPLY

Job Product Manager – Digital Health at Irembo: (Deadline 9 January 2026)

Irembo is a technology company that designs and develops digital products to ease the accessibility of services in users’ everyday lives worldwide, starting with Rwanda. Our pioneer products, IremboGov and IremboPay, have enabled Rwandan citizens and foreigners to access and pay for over 150 public services online through our one-stop-shop e-governance and payment platforms. To date, we have facilitated over 30 million transactions through our platforms and have ambitious goals to scale our technology worldwide to enable more governments and institutions to serve their citizens better. More information is available on irembo.com.

Location: Kigali, Rwanda.

Duration: 24 months.

Terms of Reference – Product Manager

The Opportunity 

Irembo is transforming the healthcare landscape by launching a national-scale telemedicine platform, building on our success in service management (IremboGov) and payment solutions (IremboPay). This project directly leverages the seven-year legacy of Babyl Rwanda, which pioneered telemedicine and delivered over 3.5 million consultations.

We are seeking an expert Product Manager to own the operational and provider-facing modules of the Irembo TeleClinic. Your focus will be on designing and delivering the critical, intuitive, and efficient tools used by doctors, nurses, pharmacies, and laboratories to facilitate remote consultations, chronic disease management, and preventive care follow-ups. This role is vital for ensuring every Rwandan has access to efficient, high-quality digital health services.

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Provider Experience and Workflow Ownership:
    • Own the complete product roadmap and delivery for the Clinicians Portal, Pharmacies Portal, and Laboratories Portal. This includes designing seamless digital workflows for triaging, conducting remote consultations, issuing e-prescriptions, and managing e-referrals.
    • Define and manage the requirements for Call Center interfaces and operational dashboards that enable staff to manage patient traffic efficiently, perform initial triage, schedule follow-ups, and support communication for services previously delivered via USSD and voice calls.
    • Work closely with engineering and regulatory teams to design and implement complex integration flows for e-prescriptions and e-referrals, ensuring secure, seamless, and compliant connectivity with both the IremboHub ecosystem and external physical health facilities.
  • Product Strategy and Execution:
    • Collaborate with engineering and MLOps teams to integrate advanced technologies, including AI/ML-driven insights for diagnosis and personalized care, directly into the provider workflow tools.
    • Maintain a prioritized, data-driven backlog of user stories and technical tasks, utilizing great analytical skills to translate complex clinical and operational needs into precise, executable software requirements.
    • Serve as the primary liaison between clinical users, operations, engineering, and compliance teams, ensuring the provider tools meet the rigorous standards for high-quality digital health delivery.

Qualifications: 

Required Skills & Experience

  • A minimum of 3+ years of progressive experience in Product Management, preferably within high-stakes service or transaction-heavy environments.
  • Experience building and scaling workflow tools, provider dashboards, or CRM-like systems.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required to translate complex clinical and operational processes into highly intuitive software requirements.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage product requirements for complex system integrations and external facility connectivity.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience working with medical professionals or in clinical settings, with an understanding of clinical terminology and regulatory requirements (e.g., patient data privacy).
  • Familiarity with Irembo’s existing service management platforms (IremboHub Studio) or similar government/national digital platforms.
  • Experience launching products that involve multi-channel user interaction (e.g., web, mobile, and voice/USSD).

Why Join This Project?

You will build the essential digital tools that empower healthcare professionals nationwide. This role offers the unique chance to simplify complex health processes and enhance public engagement, directly impacting the quality and accessibility of healthcare for millions of people.

Please note that the salary for this position is commensurate with experience and qualifications and will be discussed during the interview process.

Application Deadline

  • January 9, 2026

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. We’re on a mission to change our continent through technology and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds, nationalities, and walks of life.

Our head office is based in Kigali, Rwand

CLICK HERE TO READ MORE AND APPLY

 

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