American multinational technology company, Google has announced over 100 job vacancies for it's newly opened office in Nairobi.

This follows a decision by the tech giant company to invest sh 115 billion in Africa in order to support and grow the technology space in the continent.

The firm is now looking for product managers, software engineers, senior UX designers and UX researchers who will be tasked with solving technical challenges.

Some of the tasks will include improving the smartphone experience for people in Africa while improving its infrastructure across the continent.

"We’re looking for talented, creative, and collaborative people who can help solve difficult and important technical challenges, such as improving the smartphone experience for people in Africa, or building products that will help everyone to thrive together." reads a statement from the firm.

The new Nairobi centre is now Google's second big research and development investment in Africa, after the AI and research centre in Ghana opened in 2019.

To apply interested Kenyans can visit Google's website.