Senior Java Developer at Sabi

Sabi is Africa's leading provider of enabling infrastructure powering the distribution of goods and services. Our platform enables and empowers a wide ecosystem of users, allowing agents, merchants, exporters, aggregators, distributors, and manufacturers to expand their capabilities and grow their businesses using Sabi's technology rails. These rails provide access to physical goods supply, logistics, business tools, financial services and data insights. In a short span of two years, Sabi has grown to be the largest B2B marketplace on the African continent.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Java Developer

Locations: Remote
Employment Type: Full-time
Industry: Technology

Job Summary

• In the senior developer role, you will be building and scaling up a broad range of applications and proprietary solutions.
• Success in this position is demonstrated by the development of high-quality applications that fulfill user requirements. you are expected to contribute to the development process using the springboot framework.

What You Will Do In This Role

• Analyze user requirements to inform application design.
• Collaborate with the front-end developers and other team members to design more functional, cohesive code base to enhance or create seamless experience for users.
• Develop high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code. Develop technical documentation including database schemas.
• Analyze current codes and industry developments and recommend and implement improvements to processes and technologies.
• Run diagnostic tests, repair defects, and provide technical support where required.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements, architecture, and design solutions
• Work closely with DevOps team to deploy and maintain applications in cloud environments.

Requirements, Special Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in Java development, with a strong preference for Spring Boot.
• Proficient in Java programming language and Spring Boot framework.
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with user interface design, database structures, and statistical analyses
• Good understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Analysis and Design (OOAD), Procedural Programming, UML (Unified Modeling Language)
• Comfortable working independently and able to deliver top-quality, error-free work on time
• Excellent knowledge of current frameworks, SDKs, APIs, and libraries.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Experience with cloud platforms, especially MS Azure,

Candidate Specification:

• Motivated by the mission of Sabi
• Pragmatic with quantitative and analytical ability and attention to detail
• Driven, independent thinker and leader who can juggle multiple projects simultaneously with fast-changing priorities
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency.
• A focus on execution. Willing and able to get hands dirty.
• Flexibility to roll up your sleeves and attack problems and projects as they arise, where you will need to set out a clear structure, method and outcomes yourself.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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

Recruitment Process

• Pre-screening with the Talent team
• Technical Interview with the Hiring team.
• Follow-up interviews with Sabi Leadership team.
• Hiring Decision.