Senior Full Stack Engineer at Sahara Group

Sahara Group is a leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate with operations in over 38 countries across Africa, Middle East, Europe and Asia. Spanning three decades, we have broken ground and challenged stereotypes across the global business landscape. The women and men who make up our organization are our strongest levers for growth.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Full Stack Engineer

Job Identification ID: 176
Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Contract

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable REST APIs on Node.js/Express, Go, and Typescript backend
• Develop, test, tune for performance, and deploy microservices.
• Collaborate with the team, optimize, and refactor the back-end architecture
• Work with UX/UI teams to lead the development of pixel-perfect responsive web applications.
• Maintain high standards of quality for code, documentation, and other deliverables
• Architecture and tech stack discussions to optimize for increasing server load.
• Design, develop, and execute automation scripts using industry-standard open-source tools.
• Assist with partner integration validation and certification.
• Prepare technical documents and a handbook to accurately represent application design and code.
• Document SDKs and write developer-facing documentation.

Additional Information:

• This is a hybrid position.
• The ideal candidate will have a self-starter attitude with high ownership, self-motivation, and accountability.

Skills & Qualifications

• +5 years’ experience building full-stack web projects with a significant focus on back-end code and business logic.
• At least 3-5+ years of experience within the payment processing space is preferable and working with the Go programming language.
• Advanced level of JavaScript, Node.js, Typescript, and various Go frameworks and tools
• Ability to architect and develop service-based backends: APIs, code, and data.
• Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure such as Amazon AWS and GCP
• Experience in documenting complex systems, establishing style guides, and reviewing/editing others' writing.
• Proficiency with databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, Apollo GraphQL, and RabbitMQ.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools like Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, and Jenkins is a plus.
• Experience in building SDKs and developer-facing documentation.
• Proficient in documenting complex systems, establishing style guides, and reviewing/editing others' writing.

Application Closing Date
22nd October, 2023; 22:30