Backend Engineer at InfoStrategy Technology

Job Summary:

•  He / She Will be responsible for developing and maintaining codes, databases, APIs, and infrastructure that support our web and mobile applications. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with front-end developers, UI/UX designers, and business team members to understand project requirements.
• Understand the languages and frameworks behind the products and solutions we build and support. 
• Implement database structure. 
• Write clean, efficient, scalable, and secure codes.
• An agile practitioner.
• Integrate user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic.
• Understand the practice of DevOps.
• Collaborate with the DevOps team for deployment and infrastructure considerations.

 Required Skills 

• Strong knowledge of OOP concepts.
• Experience with development of RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of agile software development methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of any of the following RDBMS: MySQL, Oracle SQL, PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server.
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Aggregation of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Outputting data in different formats (JSON/XML)
• Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient knowledge of PHP and/or Javascript. Strong knowledge of either Laravel or Express would be an added advantage.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
• Proficient understanding of OWASP security principles.
• Understanding of “session management” in a distributed server environment.
• Experience with Queuing systems such as SQS, Rabbit MQ or Laravel Queues.
• Experience with caching mechanisms such as Redis or Memcached.
• Strong knowledge of the AWS ecosystem and migration of applications to the cloud.
• Experience with serverless technologies is an added advantage.

Education and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering/Development or any other related discipline. A Master’s degree would be an added advantage but is not mandatory.
• At least 6 years of experience in the development and delivery of high-quality software applications.
• Experience in the financial technology sector.

Competencies

• Excellent planning and team management skills, demonstrating mature confidence and integrity
• Proven ability to work as part of a cross-functional development team
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good report writing and documentation skills
• Should be proactive.
• Strong leadership skills.