Backend Engineer at Infostrategy Technology Nigeria

Infostrategy Technology Nigeria is an Information, Communication and Software Technology firm incorporated in Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Founded in 2002 and reconstituted in 2003, we operate with a burning passion to transform the technological terrain of Africa by delivering value to clients through innovative and effective leverage of cutting-edge technology solutions.

We combine sound knowledge of world-class technology to design, implement and support business transformation in areas of web and mobile application, software, service and storage systems installation, networking technologies and technology procurement. We have an in-depth understanding on how technology accelerates success, and are passionate about attracting and supporting unique talents in growing our business and driving operational excellence.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Backend Engineer

Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Will be responsible for developing and maintaining codes, databases, APIs, and infrastructure that support our web and mobile applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with front-end developers, UI/UX designers, and business team members to understand project requirements.
• Understand the languages and frameworks behind the products and solutions we build and support.
• Implement database structure.
• Write clean, efficient, scalable, and secure codes.
• An agile practitioner.
• Integrate user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic.
• Understand the practice of DevOps.
• Collaborate with the DevOps team for deployment and infrastructure considerations.
• Required Skills
• Strong knowledge of OOP concepts.
• Experience with the 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 Queueing systems such as SQS, RabbitMQ, 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.

Education and Experience

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering / Development, or any other related discipline. A Master’s degree would be an added advantage but is not mandatory.
• At least 6 years of experience in the development and delivery of high-quality software applications.
• Experience in the financial technology sector.

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
1st July, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their updated CV as a PDF file to: [email protected] using "Backend Engineer Associate - Abuja" as the subject of the mail.