Software Engineer (Backend) at Youverify Online Services

Job type: 2 Contract and 1 Full-time

Detailed Description

• This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-growing scale up and product driven environment using new technologies and frameworks as we continue building our ID verification solution.
• We are looking for a Software Engineer (Backend) to join the Technology team to build the next-generation applications to solving complex problems and work with a world-class engineering and product team to deliver innovative products for our users.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and implement new features and enhancements using NodeJS.
• Fix bugs assigned during the sprint planning process.
• Design, innovate and solve complex problems inherent in operating a high scale classifieds platform.
• Play a key role in reviewing and approving the work of your peers as part of the software development process.
• Interact with product owners, partners and business stakeholders to understand and develop requirements
• Debugging and Improvement of existing systems.
• Expand our micro-services architecture
• Management of all 3rd party tool relationships and integrations from a technical aspect. i.e. SMS providers, Email, APIs, Finance tools, Marketing tools, Business tools, AWS etc.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience working with NodeJS
• Bachelor or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering or related field
• Comfort working within agile methodologies and experienced in estimation and time management
• Intermediate understanding of unit and integration testing, and testing frameworks/libraries Ч Mocha, Jest etc
• Strong preference for test-driven-development (TDD) and understands its importance
• Experience having worked with at least one Web Framework for your language of choice
• Comfort and familiarity with code editor and formatting tools
• Familiarity with at least one web server technology Ч (ex: Apache, Nginx)
• Working knowledge of at least one CI/CD tool Ч Jenkins, Travis CI, Circle CI
• Strong ability to problem-solve, debug, and understand pertinent performance metrics
• Familiarity with containerization infrastructure(Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of micro services (or SOA), Docker, and/or distributed systems.
• Good working knowledge of NoSQL systems (MongoDB, Elastic, Cassandra), Relational Database Systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle), Messaging Systems (RabbitMQ)
• Experience with managing and deploying applications on AWS/Digitalocean

In addition to the requirements listed above, candidate need to possess a combination of the following soft skills:

• Integrity and honesty
• Dependability
• Effective communication
• Open-mindedness
• Teamwork
• Creativity
• Problem-solving
• Critical thinking
• Adaptability
• Organization
• Willingness to learn
• Empathy

What you get

• A fast-paced and collaborative environment where we leverage the latest technology
• Hands-on coaching and professional development
• Full medical coverage
• Very attractive Remuneration
• A unique opportunity of growth and having strong impact in building the African identity and data management sector
• Top Range Machines