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Across nine countries that together are home to two-thirds of Africa's farmers, they provide high-quality farm supplies, tree seedlings, accessible credit, modern agronomic training, and a wide range of other agricultural services. On average, this model enables any farmer to increase their income and assets on supported land by more than 35 percent, while permanently improving their resilience. This is all made possible by a team of 9,000+ full-time staff, drawn from diverse backgrounds and professions.\nTheir Kenya program, founded in 2006, operates under a local brand. Close to 500 staff at the Kakamega headquarters support 1,747 field staff and serve more than 1 million farmers. In Nairobi, around 50 staff support global functions like procurement, recruitment, government relations, and communications.\nSeeking a highly hands-on AI and automation engineer to design, build, and scale intelligent solutions, integrations, and workflows that improve customer experience, operational efficiency, and farmer impact.\nYour Background\nKnowledge\nBachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Information Systems, or related technical field required\n\nStrong understanding of artificial intelligence, automation, machine learning, analytics, and emerging technologies\n\nStrong understanding of business process improvement, operational systems, and digital transformation principles\n\nGood understanding of enterprise systems, integrations, software engineering, and technology platforms\n\nStrong understanding of customer-centric design and technology adoption principles\n\nStrong understanding of 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