Backend Engineer at Princeps Credit Systems Limited

The Princeps Credit Systems Limited is a subsidiary of Princeps Holdings Limited. Today, it is positioned to become Africa’s foremost provider in consumer financial services, with one of its product being Creditwallet, a brand with a vision to make borrowing experience stress-free for every salaried worker in Africa by providing quick and easy access to loans with high quality service.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Backend Engineer

Location: Ikeja, Lagos
Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

• We are actively seeking a skilled and self-motivated Mid-Level Backend Engineer to join our innovative team. 
• The candidate should possess expertise in Microservices architecture and demonstrate the ability to work independently.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy high performance backend applications.
• Implement and maintain scalable and secure backend solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes.
• Work with Microservices architecture to build robust and scalable systems.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize code for performance and efficiency.
• Must be familiar with ReactJS or Angular - Frontend JavaScript Framework, MySQL, Postgres – Database, RabbitMQ, Kafka - Message broker, GitHub- Source code management, Sentry - Log management, Postman, Selenium - Testing tools, New Relic, Data Dog - Monitoring, Redis – Cache, AWS – Hosting platform.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or related field
• 3 - 5 years of professional backend development experience
• Proficiency in PHP with Laravel(A must have).
• Knowledge of Java and NodeJs.
• Knowledge of building REST APIs. Knowledge of gRPC is desirable as well.
• Solid understanding of Microservices architecture
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of projects.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Salary
N500,000 / Month.

Application Closing Date
24th March, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: sandra.okaforukwu@princepsfinance.com using the Job Title as the subject of the email.