Backend Engineer at Infostrategy Technology Limited

Nigeria

Infostrategy

Company Info

Infostrategy Technology Ltd is an Information, Communication, and Software Technology Company. We operate with a burning passion to transform the technological terrain of Africa by delivering value to clients through innovative and effective advantages of cutting-edge technology solutions. Our company creates some of the world’s most cutting-edge software solutions, and products, and supports organizations with Information Technology advisory services, and we want you to be a part of our team.

Infostrategy Technology Ltd is an Information, Communication, and Software Technology Company. We operate with a burning passion to transform the technological terrain of Africa by delivering value to clients through innovative and effective advantages of cutting-edge technology solutions. Our company creates some of the world’s most cutting-edge software solutions, and products, and supports organizations with Information Technology advisory services, and we want you to be a part of our team.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Backend Engineer

Location: Abuja (FCT)

Job Summary

  • We are currently in search of a dynamic and cross-functional IT professional to join our tech team as Back-end engineer
  • Will be responsible for developing and maintaining codes, databases, APIs, and infrastructure that support our web and mobile applications.

Requirements
Education and Experience:

  • A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering/Development or any other related discipline.
  • A Master’s degree would be an added advantage but is not mandatory.
    At least 5 years of experience in the development and delivery of high-quality software applications.
  • Experience in the financial technology sector.

Required Skills:

  • Strong knowledge of OOP concepts.
  • Experience with development of RESTful APIs.
  • Knowledge of agile software development methodologies.
  • Strong knowledge of any of the following RDBMS: MySQL, Oracle SQL, PostgreSQL or Microsoft SQL Server.
  • Basic understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
  • User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments.
  • Aggregation of multiple data sources and databases into one system.
  • Outputting data in different formats (JSON/XML)
  • Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform.
  • Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
  • Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
    Proficient knowledge of PHP and/or Javascript.
  • Strong knowledge of either Laravel or Express would be an added advantage.
  • Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.
  • Proficient understanding of OWASP security principles.
    Understanding of “session management” in a distributed server environment.
  • Experience with Queuing systemssuch as SQS, Rabbit MQ or Laravel Queues.
  • Experience with caching mechanisms such as Redis or Memcached.
    Strong knowledge of the AWS ecosystem and migration of applications to the cloud.
  • Experience with serverless technologies is an added advantage.

Competencies:

  • Excellent planning and team management skills, demonstrating mature confidence and integrity.
  • Proven ability to work as part of a cross-functional development team
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Good report writing and documentation skills.
  • Should be proactive.
  • Strong leadership skills.

Application Closing Date
31st December, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Updated CVs as a PDF file to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.