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

World Bank

Published

16 Oct 2026

Deadline

29 Oct 2026

Stage

Tender

Status

Open

Buyer

World Bank

Notice type

Request for Expression of Interest

Procurement method

Individual Consultant Selection

Reference

ET-MINT-570555-CS-INDV

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION)Country: Federal Democratic Republic of EthiopiaName of Project: Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (EARDIP)Project ID: P180931Assignment Title: Recruitment of 3(Three) Senior Full-Stack Software Engineers for Optimization of Ethiopian eServices Platform.Reference No.: ET-MINT-570555-CS-INDV• BackgroundThe 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. ObjectiveThe 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 ResponsibilitiesThe 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 PackageTo 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, and state-backed payment clearings.• Implement secure data exchange protocols (including tokenization and cryptographic signing) to safely transmit cross-ministry records without compromising data integrity or privacy.3.1.4 Platform Maintenance, Optimization, and Zero-Disruption Support• Take immediate accountability for the active, live production environment of public e-services, minimizing downtime through preventative server-side optimization and resource scaling.• Provide immediate, tier-3 diagnostic support and rapid bug-fixing routines for errors identified by public citizens, civil servants, or automated monitoring frameworks.• Implement containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) and orchestrate deployments via Kubernetes clusters to support zero-downtime rolling upgrades and automatic failure recoveries.• Configure automated application performance management (APM) systems and centralized logging pipelines to track error conditions and system bottlenecks in real-time.3.1.5 Code Quality, Governance, and Sustainable Knowledge Transfer• To guarantee long-term state capacity and institutional sustainability, the consultancy team shall treat knowledge transfer not merely as an ongoing activity, but as a defined, verifiable project output. The consultants shall establish strict engineering governance and execute the following structured mandates:• Rigorous Peer Review & Branch Governance: Establish and enforce rigorous peer code review processes, requiring all engineering branch merges to satisfy strict security protocols, comprehensive test coverage baselines, and mandatory documentation updates before production deployment.• Comprehensive System Documentation & Runbooks: Draft, maintain, and publish complete technical system documentation under version control. This must include comprehensive architecture diagrams, database schemas, interactive API specifications (e.g., Swagger/OpenAPI), deployment configurations, troubleshooting guides, and step-by-step operational runbooks.• Practical Technical Training Sessions: Develop and deliver practical, structured technical training sessions and deep-dive code walkthroughs for MInT developers and designated technical staff. Training must thoroughly cover the optimized application architecture, the core codebase, cloud deployment environments, and daily operational procedures.• Structured Counterpart Mentoring: Establish a practical, daily mentoring and paired-working arrangement with designated MInT technical counterparts throughout the duration of the assignment to systematically build internal engineering capabilities.• Absolute Handover & MInT Control: Execute a formal, documented handover process ensuring that all source code repositories, deployment artifacts, technical documentation, configuration keys, and operational knowledge are fully transferred to, verified by, and maintained under MInT’s absolute institutional control.4. Required Technical Competencies and Experience4.1 Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer Profiles (Core Team Structure)Candidates submitted for evaluation under these profiles must explicitly demonstrate a mature engineering pedigree, characterized by a history of shipping scalable, secure, and production-proven web applications. Rather than maintaining uniform generalist responsibilities, the consultancy team shall be deployed across three distinct areas of deeper technical focus while sharing a unified engineering core.4.1.1 The Cross-Functional Collaboration Framework (Explicit Relationships)To ensure the elimination of traditional development silos, all three engineering profiles must execute tight, continuous synchronization with separate Business Analyst and UX/UI design functions through the following defined responsibilities:• Requirement Translation: Collaborate closely with external UX/UI designers and Business Analysts to seamlessly translate citizen, business, and government user requirements into scalable, secure technical solutions.• Iterative Usability Optimization: Actively participate in iterative usability testing cycles and systematically incorporate user feedback into platform and service code improvements.• Pre-Automation Process Simplification: Partner directly with Senior Business Analysts to map administrative government workflows, transform complex functional rules into clean technical requirements, and support process simplification before writing automated code.4.1.2 Professional Experience• Continuous Pedigree: A minimum of five (5) years of continuous, verifiable, and direct hands-on professional software development experience within production-grade environments.• Domain Relevance: Demonstrated experience working on large-scale web systems, public e-Government engines, or comparable high-volume transactional environments (such as core banking, digital payment switches, fintech networks, or telecommunications platforms).• Targeted Implementation Expertise: Candidates must explicitly demonstrate a mature, production-proven background across the following operational domains directly relevant to this assignment:High-Availability Systems: Designing, scaling, and maintaining large-scale, fault-tolerant production systems with a history of ensuring continuous service reliability under high concurrency.Legacy Modernization: Modernizing, refactoring, and decomposing legacy, monolithic software architectures into cloud-native microservices or modular frameworks.API and Systems Integration: Orchestrating advanced API design and deep systems integration frameworks over diverse, heterogeneous data environments.Database Engineering: Executing advanced database design, data modeling, index tuning, caching mechanisms, and rigorous query performance optimization.Modern DevSecOps: Managing automated CI/CD code delivery pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes containerization, infrastructure-as-code, and live production deployments.Secure Development Lifecycle: Implementing secure software development workflows, defensive coding patterns, payload encryption, and strict protection against vulnerabilities.Localization & Multilingual Support: Building accessible application layers that natively support localization configurations, localized time/date formats, and multilingual engines (including Amharic script processing).Production Platform Support: Active troubleshooting, root-cause anomaly analysis, log monitoring, and engineering support for active production environments.Technical Governance: Compiling comprehensive technical documentation, conducting rigorous peer code reviews, and mentoring junior developers to foster engineering growth.4.1.3 Position 1: Senior Full-Stack Engineer – Backend & Systems IntegrationA. Position FocusThis position serves as the core systems and backend architect of the sprint team, taking primary ownership of business logic execution, heavy data orchestration, and deep ecosystem integrations (e.g., Fayda National ID and central payment rails).B. Targeted Technical Competencies• Advanced Backend Frameworks: Expert-level mastery building enterprise engines using Java (Spring Boot, Spring Security), asynchronous Node.js microservices, or Python (Django, FastAPI) with deep ORM tuning.• Database & Query Optimization: Verifiable experience configuring, indexing, and performance-tuning high-throughput relational engines (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and unstructured data layers (MongoDB).• High-Throughput Interoperability: Complete clarity constructing, securing, and orchestrating distributed RESTful, GraphQL, and gRPC endpoints across diverse legacy agency backends.4.1.4 Position 2: Senior Full-Stack Engineer – Frontend & User ExperienceA. Position FocusThis position bridges user requirements and hard engineering under the assumption of a separate UX/UI function. This engineer takes primary ownership of translating design mockups into high-performance, responsive code, focusing heavily on accessibility, multi-language support, and deployment across resource-constrained client devices.B. Targeted Technical Competencies• Modern Frontend Architectures: Production-level mastery constructing modular, reactive user interfaces utilizing React.js (Redux Toolkit, Context API), Angular, or Vue.js.• Mobile-First & Low-Bandwidth Engineering: Deep technical experience executing client-side asset optimization, aggressive asset caching, lazy loading, and lightweight bundle delivery to ensure high performance over low-bandwidth, unstable networks.• User-Centered Interface Translation: Proven pedigree in translating highly accessible, universal design wireframes into clean semantic code, ensuring digital inclusivity for diverse citizen demographics.4.1.5 Position 3: Senior Full-Stack Engineer – DevSecOps, Cloud & Platform ReliabilityA. Position FocusThis position serves as the operational safeguard of the platform, taking primary ownership of environment isolation, security engineering, deployment automation, and continuous server performance testing to maximize system availability (uptime).B. Targeted Technical Competencies• Automated CI/CD & Infrastructure-as-Code: Advanced proficiency managing containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) and configuring high-availability orchestration and automated code delivery pipelines.• Cloud & Platform Reliability: Deep production experience managing cloud-native deployments, load-balancing traffic spikes, and maintaining high uptime metrics across centralized integration gateways.• DevSecOps & Threat Mitigation: Implementing strict security configurations, static/dynamic code analysis workflows, automated backup frameworks, and zero-trust vulnerability auditing.5. Data Migration and ManagementWhere platform optimization and architectural refactoring involve structural changes to the core application architecture, underlying database schemas, or cloud hosting environments, the consultancy team shall take absolute technical responsibility for the secure preservation and transition of active production data.To ensure complete continuity of government operations and to mitigate the risk of data loss or corruption, the consultants shall execute the following data migration mandates:• Comprehensive Approach Design: Formulate and document secure, end-to-end data migration methodologies, establishing clean structural mapping protocols between legacy storage layouts and targeted future-state data models.• Rigorous Validation & Cleansing: Implement automated data cleansing, format standardization, and validation workflows to eliminate anomalies, duplicate records, or data structural defects prior to executing data ingestion cycles.• Integrity & Reconciliation Auditing: Execute mandatory cryptographic integrity checks, automated checksum verifications, and thorough data reconciliation procedures to guarantee that zero information loss occurs during the transit window.• Fault-Tolerant Rollback Arrangements: Establish, test, and maintain robust, near-instantaneous rollback mechanisms and disaster recovery procedures to safely revert database environments to their exact pre-migration state in the event of an migration anomaly.• Strict Sovereignty & Privacy Compliance: Enforce unwavering compliance with all applicable national data protection frameworks and privacy requirements, ensuring that sensitive citizen attributes remain fully encrypted, masked, and audited throughout the entire migration pipeline.6. Project Governance, Reporting, and Operational Arrangements6.1 Reporting HierarchyThe consultants will report directly to the appointed Focal Person of the EARDIP Project Implementation Unit (PIU) at the Ministry of Innovation and Technology. Technical engineering outputs will undergo secondary structural verification by MInT’s internal Digital Government Infrastructure Lead.6.2 Administrative FrameworksProgress Reviews: Consultants are required to participate in bi-weekly sprint reviews, updating project tracking software (Jira) to reflect task velocities and systemic technical roadblocks.Monthly Statements: On the final working day of each calendar month, consultants must submit a concise Monthly Progress Report summarizing items developed, bugs resolved, and documents authored. This report serves as the mandatory supporting document for monthly invoice clearances.6.3 Inputs Provided by the Client (MInT / EARDIP PIU)To facilitate the immediate, uninterrupted execution of tasks, the client will supply the consultants with the following resources:• Secure, designated physical workspace within the Ministry of Innovation and Technology headquarters in Addis Ababa.High-speed, enterprise-grade internet connectivity and stable access to internal development servers.• Comprehensive administrative access to existing legacy software source repositories, data schemas, server hosting environments, and hardware setups.• Formal letters of introduction to secure access, host discovery workshops, and extract process documentation from partner public institutions.6.4 Assignment Duration, Location, and Institutional Terms6.5 TimelineThe initial duration of this consultancy service contract is strictly fixed at twelve (12) calendar months. Upon the conclusion of the initial year, the contract may be renewed by mutual consent for an additional term. Any extension remains subject to exceptional individual performance evaluations, ongoing funding availability from the World Bank, and technical needs of the work.6.6 Nature of PositionThis is a full-time, dedicated professional consultancy position. The consultant cannot maintain external corporate employment or consulting obligations that compromise their project availability. The duty station is entirely based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, requiring regular on-site attendance at MInT offices (Arada Sub-city, Tracon Building).7. PaymentPayment will be made on a monthly basis.8. Selection MethodThe attention of interested individual is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” July 2016 (“Procurement Regulations”) revised November 2017, August 2018 and September 2023, setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interestAn individual consultant will be selected in accordance with the Selection of Individual Consultant (Section V) method set out in the Procurement Regulations. Further information can be obtained, by email at the address below during office hours from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM Addis Ababa time.Interested applicants should send expressions of interest, together with information demonstrating that they have the required qualification and relevant experience to perform the service (description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, qualifications, and so forth) by providing CVs, formal application letter and all supporting documents to the address indicated below in person, or by mail, on or before October 29th, 2026, but preferably by e-mail.Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT)Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration ProjectAttn: Focal Person, Project Implementation Unit (PIU)Address: Arada Sub-city, Tracon Building 6th floor, in front of Tikur Anbessa Secondary School,Telephone No.: +251-911-815731/+251-904-392542, Email address: wondwosseny@mintprojects.gov.et and zayedemoint@gmail.comAddis Ababa, Ethiopia