Software Developer at Konga Nigeria

Konga - We are Nigeria’s largest online mall and have been in operation for over 7 years. Some of our major feats are winning Great Place to work awards two years in a row, winning an award for The Place Most Millennials would like to work and according to Forbes in 2015, 2nd Most Innovative Company in Africa.

Our culture and values, in a nutshell, speak to placing our customers as a priority, working hard, being passionate about what we do (and having fun in the process!) and teamwork. Our Company is full of ordinary people with extraordinary minds who desire to do extraordinary things!

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Software Developer

Location: Nigeria

Job Description

• Konga is looking to add a Software Developer to our team, to build and implement functional programs. You will work with other Developers and Product Managers throughout the software development life cycle.
• This role will require you to work with different stack and technologies to build new products, maintain and optimise existing Konga products.
• In this role, you should be a team player with a keen eye for detail and problem-solving skills. If you also have experience in Agile frameworks and popular coding languages, we'd like to meet you.
• Your goal will be to build efficient programs and systems that serve user needs.

Responsibilities

• Work with developers to design algorithms and flowcharts.
• Produce clean, efficient code based on specifications.
• Integrate software components and third-party programs.
• Verify and deploy programs and systems.
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing software.
• Gather and evaluate user feedback.
• Recommend and execute improvements.
• Create technical documentation for reference and reporting

Requirements

• B.Sc / BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Software Developer, Software Engineer or similar role.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with software design and development in a test-driven environment.
• Knowledge of coding languages (e.g. PHP, Java, JavaScript, Python) and frameworks/systems (e.g. AngularJS, Git, GCP, React).
• Experience with databases and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks (e.g. MySQL, NoSQL).
• Ability to learn new languages and technologies.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Resourcefulness and troubleshooting aptitude.
• Attention to detail.

Application Closing Date
Friday, 18th February, 2022.