Junior Backend Engineer at Aku Fintech Services Limited

Aku is a digital bank licensed by the CBN to offer easy payment, simple banking for everyone. Send/receive money and pay bills via USSD, app, cards. We are on a mission to help africans get paid and grow.We leverage the power of tech to drive financial inclusion - one mobile device at a time.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Junior Backend Engineer

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• The Junior Backend Engineer will be tasked with troubleshooting and improving current backend applications and processes and building new applications to streamline and enhance internal and external processes.
• The role holder will use his or her understanding of programming languages and tools to analyze current code and industry developments, formulate more efficient processes, solve problems, and create a more seamless experience for users.

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 with the latest technologies such as Java (latest versions), Spring and Spring Boot, Docker and Consul, PostgreSQL, and Microservices architecture on AWS.

Requirements

• BSc / BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• Minimum of 2 years of hands-on java 17 experience building financial services products.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies
• Experience with software design and development in a test-driven environment
• Knowledge of coding languages (e.g. C++, Java) and frameworks/systems (e.g. AngularJS, Git)
• Experience with databases and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks (e.g. Hibernate)
• Ability to learn new languages and technologies
• Excellent communication skills
• Resourcefulness and troubleshooting aptitude.

Benefits

• MacBook Pro
• Flexible working hours
• Remote friendly
• Health Insurance
• Team building events
• Paid Leave Days.

Application Closing Date
5th July, 2022.