HIRING – Backend Developer, JAVA (Financial Technology Firm)

Location: Lagos (Mainland) Work Schedule: Hybrid Job Type: Full Time About Company: Our client is a Nigerian payment company that provides cutting-edge payment technology that allows businesses and individuals to make and receive payment globally licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria as a Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP). The company is seeking to hire a Senior Software Backend engineer with a specialty in core Java or/and Spring booth to work with their backend engineering team to complement the technical skills needed to serve as a key contributor in building and maintaining its core infrastructure and product development launch and scale. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in software development and agile methodologies. S/he should be able to work independently with little or no supervision with excellent organization and problem-solving skills. Responsibilities ▪ Take ownership of technical solutions from coding, and release, to production. ▪ Design and improve the maintainability of the code base through innovative design. ▪ Use technical skills to build amazingly exciting world-class products. ▪ Constantly communicate with diverse internal and external stakeholders in embracing agile practices. ▪ Seek to understand how the business works to identify risks (in code, features, and design). ▪ Diagnose complex issues across various levels of the stack. ▪ Understand the business context deeply and leverage engineering knowledge to propose creative solutions to problems. ▪ Work collaboratively to complete projects, showcase progress, and address problems. ▪ Mentor and coach junior and intermediate engineers within the Engineering team. ▪ Constantly improve to keep pace with innovations and technologies. ▪ Balance deep work with cross-team collaboration. ▪ Work alongside front-end developers to produce efficient and user-friendly systems. ▪ Work on other tasks as assigned by the Engineering Leadership. ▪ Write clean and scalable codes to develop functional applications. Requirements Key Requirements: ▪ B.Sc/BA degree in Computer Science or any related field ▪ 7+ years of cognate experience working with Java EE/Spring, with at least 3 years experience as a Senior Software Engineer ▪ Knowledge of Object-oriented Programming concepts. ▪ Test-driven development (TDD) experience. ▪ Experience working with AWS, architecture, and design principles. ▪ Strong team leader and player, with the ability to improve knowledge and skills. ▪ Analytical mind with problem-solving aptitude. ▪ Ability to work independently. Benefits Compensation – Base Pay ranges BTW NGN500,000.00 – NGN850,000.00 Monthly Net Subject to quality and level of experience + Other interesting benefits