Backend Developer at Palladium Group

Purpose of Position

• Palladium is seeking to employ a Backend developer with adequate experience in Back-end programming.
• The Backend developer will work closely with the National OVC Management Information System development team to develop server-side logic, maintenance, and definition of the databases while ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front end.
• He/She will be responsible for, among others, building services using Java and Spring Boot, working within a Linux environment, deploying and managing services on both AWS and Microsoft Azure, and using Postgres to interact with relational data.
• The Backend developer will report to the Senior Developer.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, deployment, and integration of the suite of solutions, ensuring successful delivery, high quality, and sustainability of project solutions.
• Support the development and implementation of technical strategies and solution architectures and design of the project’s suite of technologies.
• Design and develop REST-based web services utilizing Java Spring Boot.
• Participate in developing web-based high-capacity information systems for cloud and local environments.
• Support evaluation of existing systems and maintain detailed technical documentation for all products developed, including system design documents, data dictionaries, and database design.
• Build and maintain test and evaluation environments as required.
• Design and execute performance and security tests and produce reports on these systems as appropriate.
• Apply design principles and patterns in creating enterprise-level solutions as needed.
• Perform web services tuning and performance testing.
• Implement unit tests as needed.
• Automate/script common developer tasks and continually optimize personal and team workflows.
• Infrastructure setup and configuration.
• Engage in code review and feedback process.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• 3 years of experience developing and implementing digital tools relating to technology and data solutions in a data-driven environment.
• Familiarity with programming languages/back-end web frameworks for rapid development, such as Java, Express.js (Node.js), Django (Python), Ruby on Rails (Ruby), or Laravel (PHP). Experience with relational databases, schema design, and performance analysis.
• Experience deploying solutions using containers and other cloud technologies.
• Good knowledge of Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring JPA, and Hibernate.
• Relational data modeling concepts and experience in PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar applications.
• Conducting unit testing, integration testing, and debugging back-end code for quality assurance.
• Experience securing the back end, including authentication and authorization, data encryption, and best practices for preventing common vulnerabilities.
• Familiarity with microservices-based application architecture.
• Knowledge of standards for systems integration, such as REST, OAUTH2, and OIDC.
• Experience with Git or similar version control systems.
• Experience in health or social protection programs will be an added advantage.

Skills And Abilities

• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Highly self-motivated and directed.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.