Senior MEAN Stack Engineer at Gokada Incorporated

Gokada is a technology company focused on changing the face of transportation in Nigeria starting with an on-demand motorcycle taxi service in order to solve some of the country’s most challenging problems in logistics and transportation. We aim to help millions of passengers across the country rethink how they move by providing a safe and affordable engine for smart mobility.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior MEAN Stack Engineer

Location: Lagos

Position Summary

• We are looking for a MEAN Stack Developer who will be  committed to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products.

Responsiblites

• Responsible for the development of robust and secure APIs that will power all our applications
• Development of robust and secure APIs that would power all Gokada platforms
• Work alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure.
• Resolve issues and fix bugs in good time of robust and secure APIs that will power all our applications

Requirements

• Must reside in Lagos
• Minimum of 5 years experience
• Proficient with JavaScript and Modern JavaScript (ES6, ES7).
• Experience with Nodejs Modules.
• Experience with Testing Libraries and Frameworks like Mocha, Chai, Sinon, Jest, Karma, Protractor.
• Experience with Web Sockets, Buffers and Streams in Nodejs.
• Familiarity with Building and Maintaining Restful Backend Services
• Familiarity with the JavaScript Module Pattern.
• Good Knowledge of Asynchronous programming in Javascript.
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Working knowledge in user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments.
• Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards.
• Knowledge of Continuous Delivery and Deployment
• Knowledge of AWS and its Cloud Messaging APIs.
• Knowledge of C or Rust Programming Language is a plus.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits

• Free Gokada Rides
• Flexible working hours
• Ground floor opportunity as an early member of our business team; you’ll shape the direction of the company and redefine the face of the Nigerian transport industry
• Amazing corporate culture and un-arguably the best place to work in Nigeria
• Opportunity to join the next unicorn on the African continent

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Applications with an updated CV to: [email protected]