Overview

Flutterwave was founded on the principle that every African must be able to participate and thrive in the global economy. To achieve this objective, we have built a trusted payment infrastructure that allows consumers and businesses (African and International) make and receive payments in a convenient border-less manner.

Job Position: Backend Engineer – Node.JS

Job Location: Lekki, Lagos

Job Summary

  1. We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users.
  2. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.
  3. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application.
  4. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.
  5. As a senior, you would also contribute to the team building efforts, owning product feature development and mentoring juniors.

Job Responsibilities

  1. Implementation, testing, delivery and maintenance of product features (new and existing)
  2. Creating technical reports on feature implementations
  3. Research on existing/new product features and areas of improvement
  4. Commitment to creating and maintaining secure coding practices (and standards)
  5. Providing support for product features (when needed)
  6. Perform any other duties that may be assigned.

Key Performance Indicators

  • Adherence to coding standards and best practices (95% one-time delivery)
  • Quality of written codes
  • 95% adherence to agreed timelines for project and tasks assigned
  • % backlog burn rate
  • # of escaped/prevented bugs (at least 5 per shipped feature in a sprint)
  • # of shipped features (at least 2 per sprint)
  • # of enhancements (due to research) on existing features (at least 5 per appraisal period)
  • Avg. response time to enquires & complaints through channels (at least 5 minutes after enquiries / complaints are logged).

Job Requirements

  • Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and work experience.

Competence and Skill Area:

  1. Good knowledge of Javascript/Java for the backend (NodeJS) [Typescript is a plus]
  2. Good, working, knowledge of a git
  3. Good, working, knowledge of the SQL query language (MySQL flavor). [Knowledge and understanding of ORMs is a plus]
  4. Good, working, knowledge of NoSQL databases (MongoDB especially). [Knowledge and understanding of ODMs is a plus]
  5. Good research skills
  6. Good time commitment/management skills
  7. Attention to details
  8. Quick learner.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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