• Application Deadline:
• Position: Senior Backend Engineer (Java EE/Spring)


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 7 years


• Location Lagos


• Job Field ICT / Computer 
  

• The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in software development and agile methodologies.


• S/he should be able to work independently with little or no supervision with excellent organization and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of technical solutions from coding, and release, to production.


• Design and improve the maintainability of the code base through innovative design.


• Use technical skills to build amazingly exciting world-class products.


• Constantly communicate with diverse internal and external stakeholders in embracing agile practices.


• Seek to understand how the business works to identify risks (in code, features, and design).


• Diagnose complex issues across various levels of the stack.


• Understand the business context deeply and leverage engineering knowledge to propose creative solutions to problems.


• Work collaboratively to complete projects, showcase progress, and address problems.


• Mentor and coach junior and intermediate engineers within the Engineering team.


• Constantly improve to keep pace with new innovations and technologies.


• Balance deep work with cross-team collaboration.

Requirements

• A degree in Computer science, Software engineering, or any related field from a reputable University.


• 7+ years’ experience working in the financial technology or banking sectors.


• Knowledge of Object-oriented Programming concepts.


• 5+ years of cognate experience working with Java EE/Spring


• Good understanding of relational databases, and agile methodologies


• Working knowledge of core data structures and a passion for Software Development


• Test-driven development (TDD) experience


• Experience working with AWS, architecture, and design principles


• Strong team leader and player, with the ability to improve knowledge and skills


• Good Interpersonal, stakeholder management, and communication skills