Card Services Backend Development Engineer at PalmPay Limited

PalmPay is a pan-African Fintech company currently operating in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania and expanding to other markets this year. We are reinventing the payments experience by making it easy and reliable for everyone to transfer money, pay bills and shop online.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Card Services Backend Development Engineer

Location: Ikeja, GRA - Lagos
Job type: Full-time

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems for the Nigerian card business such as debit, and credit, ensuring system stability, scalability, and high performance.
• Participate in defining system architecture and technology choices, providing feasible technical solutions for business requirements.
• Address technical challenges in system development, ensure code quality and security, and perform code reviews and optimizations.
• Coordinate with the testing team to ensure product quality, and participate in system testing and troubleshooting efforts.
• Stay updated on technology trends, propose improvements and innovative suggestions, and maintain awareness of industry best practices.
• Possess detailed experience in the Nigerian POS business domain, understanding of the interaction flows between institutions and channels, and familiarity with business rules and processes.
• Assist in resolving critical issues, provide technical support and training, and ensure the system's smooth operation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in backend development, understanding card business development such as debit, and credit.
• Proficiency in Java programming language, familiarity with Spring Boot framework, and experience in microservices architecture is a plus.
• Experience in database design and optimization, familiarity with relational databases (such as MySQL).
• Practical experience with technologies like message queues, and caching, e.g., Kafka, Redis. Familiarity with at least one RPC calling framework, with FeignClient being preferred, knowledge of GRPC, etc.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills, familiar with common design patterns and principles, can break down and simplify complex problems.
• Strong problem-solving skills, and ability to work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high efficiency.
• Effective communication skills and teamwork, capable of collaborating with team members from diverse backgrounds.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.