Backend Engineering Intern

Duplo is a Lagos-based fintech startup that enables businesses in Africa to automate their spend management, simplify cross-border payments, and control business finances all on one platform.

We want to make B2B payments as simple as P2P payment apps. Most business payments in Africa are made offline….yikes. We are on a mission to transform this. We are backed by top investors including Tribe Capital, Commerce Ventures, Liquid2 Ventures, My Asia VC, Soma Capital, YCombinator, Oui Capital, and others.

This is a unique opportunity. You'll have the responsibility and resources to take a significant part in the creation of a paradigm-changing product that will impact millions.

Responsibilities:

• Learning the codebase and improving your coding skills.

• Writing and maintaining code.

• Working on minor bug fixes.

• Monitoring the technical performance of internal systems as well as external facing API’s.

• Responding to requests from the development, customer support, and external api teams.

• Gathering information from consumers about program functionality.

• Writing reports.

• Conducting development tests.
  

Technical & Professional Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or any related course.

• Knowledge of basic coding languages including React, Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript.

• Basic programming experience (minimum of 1 year).

• Knowledge of databases and operating systems.

• Ability to learn new software and technologies quickly.

• Ability to follow instructions and work in a team environment.

• Detail-oriented.