Fresh Vacancies at Black Pen Recruitment

Job Description

• Do you have software development experience? Are you looking for a remote job? Then we have the opportunity for you!
• We're looking to hire a DevOps Engineer located within Africa, to join their exciting remote team. They are one of the first movers in bringing Cryptocurrency to the masses in Africa and the Middle East.
• As a DevOps Engineer you will make an extremely high impact on a small, fast scaling team. You will have the ability to help build a product used by thousands of people by taking full ownership of the product.
• They are looking for someone who has experience not only with their tech stack in a successful SaaS company, but also with agile methodologies and web development. Top candidates are clear communicators who are highly self-motivated; eager to collaborate, exchange knowledge, apply new skills and pitch in for whatever the team needs to ship new code.

Responsibilities

• Analyze current technology utilized within the company and develop steps and processes to improve and expand upon them.
• Work closely with engineering professionals within the company to maintain software CI:CD needed for projects to be deployed efficiently in an AWS Cloud Infrastructure.
• Mentor and train other engineers throughout the company and seek to continually improve processes companywide.
• Work alongside the agile teams to successfully monitor progress and implementation of initiatives.
• Experience developing enterprise applications

Requirements

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering is preferred.
• Experience with CI:CD in an enterprise software engineering environment.
• Certification on one or more of the cloud architecture technologies (AWS, GC, Azure)
• Experience with Linux infrastructures, database SQL (MS SQL), CI / CD tools, scripting such as JavaScript, PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, .NET, Scrum / Kanban / SAFe, Agile workflow methodologies.
• Current understanding of best practices regarding system security measures.
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Professional experience and a high-level understanding of working with various operating systems and their implications.
• Previous experience with software development, infrastructure development, or development and operations.

Salary
Based on experience

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Job Description

• Are you a software developer with a mobile and UI / UX background? Are you looking for a remote job? Then we have the opportunity for you!
• We are an American based remote company, looking to hire a Mobile Engineer with a knack for user experience and understanding of the Mobile Commerce space, specifically in Fin-tech, located within Africa, to join our exciting remote team. We are one of the first movers to bringing Cryptocurrency to the masses in Africa and the Middle East.
• As a Mobile Engineer, you will make an extremely high impact on a small, fast scaling team. You'll have the ability to help build a product used by thousands of people by taking full ownership of the product.
• Top candidates are clear communicators who are highly self-motivated; eager to collaborate, exchange knowledge, apply new skills and pitch in for whatever the team needs to ship new code.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction and own the architecture and implementation of features
• Provide guidance and assistance in helping knock down walls and a clear path towards work completion
• Provide clear and concise communication regarding feature development statuses to the team and stakeholders
• Plan, supervise and manage releases for the work the squad is performing
• Define, Contribute and adhere to internal coding standards, development processes, and design best practices
• Ensure quality by performing thorough testing and leveraging peer reviews for your work and the work of cross-functional teams
• Help scope, estimate, and prioritise work
• Embrace and demonstrate our values: teamwork, humility, and ownership
• Write and maintain clean, maintainable, and well-tested code for the future (and present) of the company’s platform

Team:

• Exude your upbeat energy and enthusiasm each and every day to motivate your team to be the best they can in every aspect of what they do
• Celebrate the success of others by recognising the contributions of committed team members and their achievements
• Align your values with the Mission, Vision and Values with our team
• Be a role model for our culture by creating a positive impact at every touchpoint with people, with every word you say or put in print and everything you do
• Communicate in a fashion that is respectful and well understood
• Collaborate with your peers to collectively think of innovative ideas that drive business through technology
• Build and utilise working relationships with internal business partners across the organisation and external business contacts

Requirements

• Previous experience within financial markets
• Solid experience with building mobile apps using Flutter and deploying/reviewing those apps to the Google Play and Apple App stores.
• NodeJS, NUXT, Serverless Framework, AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, AWS SQS a Bonus addition to your toolbox
• Experience in a software development environment, with capability in back-end development and / or depth of experience with at least one modern front-end framework (React, Vue, AngularJS, etc.)
• Experience driving technical projects, prioritising work, identifying dependencies, facilitating technical decisions and cross-functional team discussions
• Experienced in designing and implementing application architectures and code that are highly scalable, available, maintainable, and performant
• Ability to work independently while also putting an emphasis on mentorship of those around you
• Comfortable collaborating closely with product managers and designers, providing estimates or product ideas that will influence your team's roadmap
• Being a thoughtful communicator—some teams are partially or fully distributed so effective written communication is key

Type of Person:

• Critical thinking, strong in your domain and can engage and lead some of the largest most intimidating companies in the world

Salary
Based on experience.

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Job Description

• Are you a software developer with a mobile and UI / UX background? Are you looking for a remote job? Then we have the opportunity for you!
• We are an American based remote company, looking to hire a Full Stack Developer  with a knack for user experience and understanding of the Mobile Commerce space, specifically in Fin-tech, located within Africa, to join our exciting remote team. We are one of the first movers to bringing Cryptocurrency to the masses in Africa and the Middle East.
• As a Full Stack Developer, you will make an extremely high impact on a small, fast scaling team. You'll have the ability to help build a product used by thousands of people by taking full ownership of the product.
• Top candidates are clear communicators who are highly self-motivated; eager to collaborate, exchange knowledge, apply new skills and pitch in for whatever the team needs to ship new code.

Responsibilities

• Building and / or maintaining the company website
• Building out email campaigns as well as setting up and improving smart marketing email triggers
• Running analytics on marketing data
• Setting up website tracking and get marketing-related data via GA
• Any quick debugging of marketing-related assets, especially the website or anything customer-facing
• Supporting the CMS

Team:

• Exude your upbeat energy and enthusiasm each and every day to motivate your team to be the best they can in every aspect of what they do
• Celebrate the success of others by recognising the contributions of committed team members and their achievements
• Align your values with our Mission, Vision and Values
• Be a role model for the Client’s organisational culture by creating a positive impact at every touchpoint with people, with every word you say or put in print and everything you do
• Communicate in a fashion that is respectful and well understood
• Collaborate with your peers to collectively think of innovative ideas that drive business through technology
• Build and utilise working relationships with internal business partners across the organization and external business contacts

Requirements

• Previous experience within financial markets
• Experience in a software development environment, with capability in at least one modern front-end framework (Nuxt, React, Vue, AngularJS, etc.)
• Experience working in AWS, with a strong desire to further one’s skills
• SEO, GIT, UI / UX, third party marketing tools – Semrush, Ubersuggest, Google Tags, etc.
• Experience driving technical projects, prioritizing work, identifying dependencies, facilitating technical decisions and cross-functional team discussions
• Experienced in designing and implementing application architectures and code that are highly scalable, available, maintainable, and performant
• Ability to work independently while also putting an emphasis on mentorship of those around you
• Comfortable collaborating closely with marketing and designers, providing estimates or product ideas that will influence your team's roadmap
• Being a thoughtful communicator - some teams are partially or fully distributed so effective written communication is key

Type of person:

• Critical thinking, strong in your domain and can engage and lead some of the largest most intimidating companies in the world

Salary
Based on experience