Back End Developer at Klasha

Job Description

• Klasha is looking for an analytical, results-driven, fast-moving Back-End Developer to join our team and help to build an exciting payments and logistics startup in Africa.
• The Back-end Developer will use his or her understanding of programming languages and tools to build our product, write clean code, formulate more efficient processes, solve problems, and create a more seamless experience for users.
• You should have excellent communication, computer, and project management skills.
• To succeed as a Back-End Developer, you should be focused on building a better, more efficient program and creating a better end-user experience. You should be knowledgeable, collaborative, and motivated.
• We're looking for two mid-senior level developers in Lagos, Nigeria.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the front-end developers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience.
• Developing ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends.
• Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle.
• Define and communicate technical and design requirements.
• Provide training, help and support to other team members.
• Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future.
• Build and scale our product with input from other team members.
• Develop functional and sustainable web applications with clean codes.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications.
• Conduct UI tests and optimize performance.
• Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve applications.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of designers, developers and system administrators.

Requirements

• Minimum 2-3 years of experience as an engineer.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Programming, Computer Science or a related field.
• Fluency or understanding of Java, Python and PHP.
• Strong understanding of the web development cycle and programming techniques and tools.
• Focus on efficiency, user experience, and process improvement.
• Excellent project and time management skills.
• Strong problem solving, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently or with a group.
• Ability to move fast and adapt as the business requires.
• Strong knowledge of the African payments and logistics ecosystem.
• You must be an expert in Javascript and Python.

Remuneration
The fun stuff:

• Competitive salary.
• Cool company perks.
• You'll be working with a young, growing team based in Lagos, Nigeria.
• Fast and expanding career progression.
• Flexible working conditions.