Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Paystack Nigeria

Posted on Tue 26th Sep, 2017 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)

Paystack’s mission is to help merchants in Africa accept payments from anyone, anywhere in the world. We build a safe, convenient, and modern payment experience for many thousands of merchants and their customers.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Location: Lagos

Job Summary

Paystack engineers work on designing, developing and maintaining the systems that power businesses by enabling them to accept payments online.
As a senior software engineer, you will be responsible for making sure our systems are scalable, reliable and performant.

Job Description
You will:

Design, develop and maintain Paystack APIs, systems and services
Improve engineering processes especially through testing, monitoring and alerting
Debug production issues across all products
Participate in code, design and production-readiness reviews
Work with our partners to provide new payment services to the market
Work with the business, sales and customer success teams to ensure that our users have the best possible experience on our platform.

What it takes to Succeed at this Role
You:

Have strong design and problem solving skills
Are comfortable with ambiguity and poorly defined complex problems
Are innovative, push technical boundaries, and are excited to solve problems that have never been solved before
Communicate in a clear and direct manner
Can self manage, set an implementation schedule and manage communication with team members and stakeholders
Can mentor other engineers and lead by example
Take an evidence-based and data-driven approach to making decisions

Your Experience

Have 3+ years work experience in a software design and development role
Have experience working with payments systems in Africa
Have working knowledge of Node.js and Github for content management
Have working knowledge of relational and non-relational databases
Have previously worked at fast-growing internet startups (preferred)

Benefits

Competitive salary
Full medical coverage
MacBook Pro
Catered lunch
Smart, kind colleagues who’re invested in your growth

Application Closing Date
30th September, 2017.

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

Application Instructions

Please use the “Apply to Position” button at the top right of the page online to submit your application. Do not use the “Apply Using LinkedIn” option.

In your Application:

Attach your CV/Resume (1 page)
Attach a cover letter (1 page) with details about:
Why you’re interested in being an engineer at Paystack
How your skills and experience make you uniquely qualified to excel in this role
Your favourite Paystack feature and why
Links to GitHub profile or other online profile you’d like to share (optional).

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