Senior Python Backend Engineer at QuickCheck - Seedstars Nigeria

QuickCheck is a Nigerian Fintech Startup of Seedstars portfolio with the mission of providing financial services to underserved consumers. Built by people who work towards solving real world problems, we realized that a large portion of the Nigerian population has no access to proper banking services... We want to fill this gap!

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Python Backend Engineer

Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-time

About the Job

• As a Senior Python Backend Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in the development and maintenance of robust backend applications using the Django framework.
• You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including front-end developers, designers, and product managers, to deliver high-quality technical solutions. 

Profile

• You take pride in the code you write - it's clean, organized, and elegant;
• You live by the SOLID principles and know how to apply them in real life situations;
• You want to work in an agile environment - we move quickly and ship code often;
• Perform code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices;
• You see the bigger picture (you realize that there are exciting tasks and then there's bug fixing) but at the end of the day you're happy we're moving forward as a team, as a company, and as a product;
• You're friendly, interesting, and cool to hang out with.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working in an agile development environment;
• Proven expertise in Django framework with a strong portfolio of backend development projects;
• Proficiency in using Git;
• Relational databases like PostgreSQL experience;
• Track record of dealing with async programming (Celery, asyncIO…)
• Mobile oriented JS frameworks familiarity is a plus (eg. React Native);
• You are curious and love solving problems that make a positive impact.

Benefits and perks

• Be part of an international team
• Modern and cool office, Silicon Valley style 8-)
• High degree of autonomy, flat hierarchy, open communication and get shit done attitude
• Pension, Life, and health insurance schemes
• Flexible working hours.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.