Intermediate Node.js Developer at TechAdvance

Role

• If building infrastructure for hundreds of businesses in Africa excites you, this role is for you.
• We are looking for an Intermediate Node.js Developer to own and ensure that our platform and core infrastructure product is safe and secure by design.

Responsibilities
Every day, you will …

• Designing, building and maintaining scalable software systems that power our products and infrastructures.
• Writing well-tested backend infrastructure code.
• Building and maintaining public APIs.
• Working with engineers, product managers, designers to bring our product vision to life.
• Code according to industry and team standards, adhering to good practices
• Write maintainable, readable code with extensive test coverage, ideally applying Test-Driven Development
• Create technical documentation for internal and external use

Requirements
You would be great for this role if you have…

• Minimum of 3 years of experience building production applications with Javascript (and Typescript), Express, Node.js, MongoDB.
• Understanding of fundamental database concepts – relational (SQL) database, nonrelational (NoSQL) database and ORMs/ODMs.
• Good knowledge of HTTP and RESTful API design and architecture
• Experience with unit and integration testing, and testing frameworks/libraries.
• A strong understanding of backend performance, scalability and security

Skills:
What’s in it for you?

Network:

• Grow your network by working with some of the best minds we know. You will also get to work with an amazing team of designers, managers and strategists.

Impact:

• We believe we’re doing impactful work at Bloc—helping founders build FinTech solutions for the African market, indirectly contributing to financial inclusion. You will get first-hand experience contributing to impact-driven work.

Work Environment
Where would you work?

• We have an office in Lagos. However, we currently work remote, though once in a while there might be a need for physical presence.

You shouldn’t take this role if ...

• You need top-down step-by-step directions on how to carry your tasks.
• You will work in a very fast-paced, quick learning environment.
• You will work in very high-impact areas and collaborating with your team is of utmost importance to drive alignment.
• You find excuses for why you can’t get something done.
• While we understand that there’s a possibility that your skill level may not be as advanced, “not possible” is not a reply we want to hear.