Software Engineer (Backend) at Klasha

Klasha simplifies the online shopping experience for African consumers. Our advanced technology facilitates convenient access to desired goods within the continent. By supporting online payments in local African currencies and managing last-mile logistics for retail partners, we ensure a seamless process. We firmly believe that Africa holds the key to the future. Therefore, we are committed to providing consumers on the continent with the same effortless access to the global e-commerce economy as their Western counterparts. Our mission is to bridge the gap and create a frictionless shopping journey for all African consumers.

Title: Software Engineer (Backend)

Location: Remote

Job Type: Full-time

Department: Engineering

About the Role

• Are you an entrepreneurial Backend Engineer looking to build impactful products? As a Backend Engineer at Klasha, you’ll be joining a high-performing team that is the bedrock of our offering.
• This role would suit a resourceful, high-performance IC with experience in greenfield projects.
• We’re a Seed-stage startup, so ideally you’d be comfortable wearing multiple hats. We’re learning quickly, shipping regularly, and working cross-functionally to build the future of commerce in Africa.
• You’ll join a mission-led team that cares deeply about connecting Africa with the global economy.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the Frontend Engineers and other team members to establish objectives and design more functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience.
• Developing ideas for new programs, products, or features by monitoring industry developments and trends.
• Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle.
• Define and communicate technical and design requirements.
• Provide training, help and support to other team members.
• Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future.
• Build and scale our product with input from other team members.
• Develop functional and sustainable web applications with clean code.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications.
• Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve applications.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of designers and engineers.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of experience as a backend engineer, ideally in a Fintech startup environment
• Fluent application of Java (JDK version), Spring boot, Eureka, Zuul.
• Familiarity with Github, Hibernate, Apache Kafka, Postgresql.
• Knowledge of Design Patterns
• Strong understanding of the web development cycle and programming techniques and tools.
• Focus on efficiency, user experience and process improvement.
• Excellent project and time management skills.
• Strong problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently or with a group.
• Ability to move fast and adapt as the business requires.
• Strong knowledge of the African and/or Global payments and logistics ecosystem would be an advantage.
• Previous experience with functional programming would be an advantage

Benefits
Our people are the heart of the business, so we prioritise welfare and offer a wide range of competitive benefits including but not limited to:

• All the latest technology you need to do your role.
• Employee stock option scheme.
• Private health insurance.
• Mental health wellness benefits; Headspace app subscription and Spill mental health support.
• Budget for French language classes.
• One-time home office set-up allowance.
• Work-from-anywhere weeks; work from anywhere for three weeks in a year.
• Paid birthday day off.
• Team building events.
• Paid parental leave.
• Learning and development budget.

Deadline: Not Specified.

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