Job Openings at TechAdvance Limited

Job Description

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

Every day, you will …

• Testing (black box, white box, integration, and performance) of the Web APIs
• Create automated Web / Mobile / API test cases
• Track and analyze automated tests to improve test efficiency
• Track and record product issues and analyze the problems through various tools, giving feedback to relevant personnel to make corrections
• Share test-related information with other team members
• Develop automated tests and test frameworks
• Improve our Continuous Integration pipeline
• Identify and execute on opportunities to improve or establish quality processes
• Help automate all aspects of the software engineering process
• Write test plans/test cases and output test reports according to feature requirements
• Simulate user needs and actual usage scenarios from a user perspective

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

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience as a QA engineer in software development
• Working knowledge of Python, also test tools like, PyTest
• Strong experience in Mobile or Web UI test automation
• Strong experience in API test automation, performance testing
• Understanding of CI/CD processes and tools
• 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.

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.

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Job Description

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

Every day, you will …

• Design, build, test, APIs and databases that will be responsible for data core to the business using Flask
• Expert in various database management systems(MongoDB/NoSQL, MySQL, Postgres).
• Deep understanding of web architecture including the HTTP protocol, REST services, etc.
• Strong understanding of designing secure systems.
• You are comfortable manipulating large data sets and handle raw SQL
• Experience with distributed architectures and measuring system performance metrics.
• Expert in some software engineering practices, such as version control with Git, unit tests, continuous integration, and automated deployment.
• Experience with modern client web programming languages and standards: JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, etc. (optional)

You would be great for this role if you have…

• Strong programming skills in Python, using the Flask framewor
• Solid understanding of Object-oriented programming
• Experience building APIs
• Experience working with relational databases (MySQL, Postgres) and designing data models
• Experience with continuous integration, test automation, and deployment
• Experience in microservice architecture design and best practices

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.

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.

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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.

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Role

• If building infrastructure for hundreds of businesses in Africa excites you, this role is for you.
• We are looking for an Intermediate frontend  Developer to own and ensure that our platform and core infrastructure product is optimized for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers

Every day, you will …

• Building reusable components and front-end libraries for future use, using React.js
• Translate designs and wireframes into high-quality code, while implementing highly responsive user interface components using react concepts.
• Optimize components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
• Meet with the development team to discuss user interface ideas and applications.
• Identify web-based user interactions, reviewing application requirements and interface designs.
• Troubleshoot interface software and debugging application codes.
• Develop and implement front-end architecture to support user interface concepts.
• Monitor and improve front-end performance.
• Document application changes and developing updates.

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

• Minimum of 3 years experience with front-end development, 2 years experience working as a react.js developer.
• In-depth knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and front-end languages.
• Knowledge of tools including, Webpack, Enzyme, Redux, and Flux.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• Experience with user interface design, and thorough understanding of React.js and its core principles

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.

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.

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Role

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

Responsibilities
Every day, you will …

• Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs and devise solutions to these problems
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Create the formal design documentation as required
• Contributing to all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Translate requirements and use cases into functional applications
• Develop code that complies with design specifications and meets security and Java/JEE best practices.

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

• Minimum of 4 years of professional Java, Spring Framework development experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases (Hibernate, Oracle, and MySQL, PostgreSQL), SQL and ORM technologies.
• Experience with creating, managing and consuming RESTful APIs, and understanding API lifecycle 
• Experience in different integration methods and protocols. E.g. Rest, JSON
• The ability to implement microservices and understanding of microservice architecture is an advantage
• Experience with, or understanding of Git, CI/CD, AWS infrastructure services, Docker, EFK, Kafka, AWS Cloud environments, Docker containers.

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.

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Location: Victoria Island, Lagos (Partly Remote)
Reporting Line: Group Chief Executive Officer

Job Purpose

• The Executive Business Manager to the CEO will be responsible for identifying, developing, and executing partnership opportunities with global and regional fintech across a variety of industries.
• If building infrastructure for hundreds of businesses in Africa excites you, this role is for you.

Responsibilities
You will …

• Assist in attending meetings on behalf of the CEO and making precise business decisions
• Work closely with existing and prospective partners to identify strategic partnerships, product development, and investment opportunities for the organization
• Manage clients and prospect pipelines, deals, and ad-hoc requests consistently and as needed
• Research, and formulate strategies and recommendations for new product development opportunities with Fintechs
• Design a daily operational plan that will build organizational objectives
• Assist in overseeing the daily operations of the business
• Work with the management team on strategic planning.

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

• Minimum of 5 years experience in the Fintech or Financial Services Industry
• A demonstrated track record in planning, managing, closing competitive business efforts, and managing deals from negotiation to closing
• The ability to work in a fast-paced and results-driven environment
• Vast knowledge of business and strategy development processes.
• Interpersonal & relationship-building skills and ability to lead.
• Great communication skills.
• Ability to influence and work within a matrixed environment.

Skills:
What’s in it for you?
Network:

• Grow your network by working with some of the best minds we know.
• You get to work with a great team of managers, designers, and strategists who are passionate about changing the fintech landscape in Africa.  

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 Victoria Island, Lagos. However, we are working partly remotely at the moment.

You shouldn’t take this role if …

• You require 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, where collaboration with your team is of utmost importance to drive alignment
• You find excuses for why you can’t get something done, “not possible” is a phrase that doesn’t exist in our organization.

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Role

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

Responsibilities
Every day, you will …

• Testing (black box, white box, integration, and performance) of the Web platforms
• Create automated Web / API test cases
• Track and analyze automated tests to improve test efficiency
• Track and record product issues and analyze the problems through various tools, giving feedback to relevant personnel to make corrections
• Develop automated tests and test frameworks
• Improve our Continuous Integration pipeline
• Identify and execute on opportunities to improve or establish quality processes
• Help automate all aspects of the software engineering process
• Write test plans/test cases and output test reports according to feature requirements
• Simulate user needs and actual usage scenarios from a user perspective

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

• Minimum of 3 years of professional Java, Spring Framework development experience.
• Familiarity with the test tool (Mockito)
• Familiarity with various tests (function / integration / regression / stress / API)
• Experience in developing and running a Continuous Integration system
• Familiarity with Automation testing knowledge with REST APIs
• Familiarity with MySQL / SQL database

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.

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Role

• If building infrastructure for hundreds of businesses in Africa excites you, this role is for you.
• We are looking for an Integration/Technical Support Engineer to own and ensure that our platform and core infrastructure product is safe and secure by design.

Responsibilities
Every day, you will …

• Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code
• Identify bottlenecks and bugs and devise solutions to these problems
• Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization
• Create the formal design documentation as required
• Contributing to all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Translate requirements and use cases into functional applications
• Develop code that complies with design specifications and meets security and Java/JEE best practices.
• Evaluate and prioritize customer support cases
• Act as the primary liaison between the company and your customers
• Communicate and solve customers' problems via phone, email, live chat and face-to-face meetings 
• Act as a consultant and offers solutions for customers' problems

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

• Minimum of 3 years of professional Java, Spring Framework development experience.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and design patterns
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases (Hibernate, MySQL, PostgreSQL), SQL and ORM technologies.
• Experience with creating, managing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience with, or understanding of Git, CI/CD, AWS infrastructure services, Docker, EFK, Kafka, AWS Cloud environments, Docker containers.

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.

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Role

• If building infrastructure for hundreds of businesses in Africa excites you, this role is for you.
• We are looking for an Intermediate Android Developer who will be responsible for Android/Mobile development.

Every day, you will …

• Design, build and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code
• Design and build advanced applications for the Android platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
• Work with outside data sources and APIs
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability and general reliability
• Work on bug fixing and improving application performance
• Continuously discover, evaluate and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

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

• Minimum of 3 years of proven software development experience and Android skills development
• Proven working experience in Android SDK, third-party libraries and APIs
• Working knowledge of the general mobile landscape, architectures, trends and emerging technologies
• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle, including shipping Android apps to the Google Play Store
• Strong knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns and best practices

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.

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.

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Role

• If building infrastructure for hundreds of businesses in Africa excites you, this role is for you.
• We are looking for an Integration/Technical Support Engineer to own and ensure that our platform and core infrastructure product is safe and secure by design.

Responsibilities
Every day, you will …

• Design, build, test, APIs and databases that will be responsible for being the source of truth for data that is core to the business
• Experience with modern backend web frameworks and libraries: Flask
• Expert in various database management systems(MongoDB/NoSQL, MySQL, Postgres).
• Deep understanding of web architecture including the HTTP protocol, REST services, etc.
• Strong understanding of designing secure systems.
• Manipulate large data sets and handle raw SQL
• Evaluate and prioritize customer support cases
• Act as the primary liaison between the company and your customers
• Communicate and solve customers' problems via phone, email, live chat and face-to-face meetings 
• Act as a consultant and offers solutions for customers' problem

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

• Minimum of 3 years of professional Python development experience.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and design patterns
• Excellent knowledge of Relational Databases (MongoDB, and MySQL, PostgreSQL), SQL and Sqlalchemy
• Experience building APIs
• Experience with continuous integration, test automation, and deployment

Skills:
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.

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Role

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

Every day, you will …

• Responsible for the tech infrastructure, mostly based on AWS and Digital Ocean
• Administer multiple AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, VPC, PostgreSQL, Route 53
• Enable Developers and Operations to build and deploy applications to multiple environments quickly and rapidly with ease.
• Perform end-to-end automation from Continuous Integration (CI) to Continuous Delivery (CD), on AWS and DigitalOcean Cloud Providers
• Develop BASH scripts for various system administrative purposes
• Drive improvements to our build and release scripts, tools, and processes.
• Perform penetration testing, security auditing and best practice implementation across all teams.
• Continuously improve the reliability, stability, and performance of the infrastructure
• Collaborate with the team to define architecture, quality standards, and best practices.
• Automate and streamline our operations and processes for scale.

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

• Experience building, operating and scaling systems on AWS, Digital Ocean
• Experience using container technology and orchestration tools such as Docker, ECS or Kubernetes
• Experience with using and configuring CI/CD pipeline toolsets like CircleCI, GitLab, Jenkins
• Experience with software development testing techniques, including integrating automated testing into a CI/CD pipeline
• Experience using configuration management tools such as Ansible, Packer, and Terraform

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.

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.