Backend Engineer

• We are seeking an optimistic technologist, versatile, value-driven and self-motivated Junior Backend Engineer to join our ever-growing development Nigerian team.
• You will be working on advanced and resilient infrastructure solutions, focusing on cost optimization, security, availability and reliability of software applications that serve our clients to deliver best-in-class customer satisfaction.
• You will be pivotal in improving the quality and efficiency of our engineering team while also maintaining and improving the speed of delivery.

Key Responsibilities 

• Developing backend applications involving but not limited to APIs, server architecture, database design and optimization 
• Maintaining existing backend applications in diverse programming languages, e.g. NodeJs, Python, etc. 
• Research and implement new ways to improve software deployment and delivery, including but not limited to CI/CD best practices 
• Be a part of software design and implementation as well as infrastructure 
• Implement best storage and processing strategies for data systems
• Ensure monitoring and alerting are built into software applications and not an afterthought. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field
• Preferably, 3 years as experience as a DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer or Backend Engineer
• Experience building backend applications using Object-oriented programming languages like Python, Java, etc 
• Experience in Docker, Kubernetes, Digital Ocean and AWS/GCP is a plus 
• Experience using CI/CD tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi, etc
• Ability to write efficient, secure, well-documented and clean code 
• Cloud Security and cost-saving best practices