Posted on Wed 19th Mar, 2025 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)
Carbon is a pan-African digital bank with a mission to provide friction-free finance to its customers. Carbon promises to play a fundamental role in its customers’ lives wherever they are, with flexible solutions. We pride ourselves on our efficiency and with just $10mm of equity raised in 2015, we have disbursed over $100m in loans and earned more than $30mm in revenue over the last 2 years. Carbon has operations in Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria, supported by a talented team spread between Lagos, Nairobi, London, Argentina, and Palo Alto so we operate with a remote-first mindset.
We are recruiting to fill the position belw:
Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full time
About The Role
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you'll play a key role in building and maintaining scalable, secure, and resilient systems that power our platform.
You'll collaborate with a cross-functional team to deliver impactful solutions and ensure seamless integrations between services.
Our stack leverages Java, Node.js, and PHP, with a strong focus on AWS, CICD, Microservices and Event-driven architecture.
You'll join a team dedicated to building scalable infrastructure, ensuring system reliability, and maintaining top-notch security standards.
We are heavily invested in modern engineering practices and are looking for someone passionate about driving excellence in backend development.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend systems using Java, Node.js, and PHP.
Architect and implement microservices that align with our platform's scalability and performance goals.
Leverage AWS services (e.g., ECS, Lambda, RDS) to deploy and manage cloud-native applications.
Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment and ensure delivery of high-quality code.
Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to deliver seamless end-to-end solutions.
Implement best practices for API design, particularly RESTful services
Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize backend services to ensure reliability, performance, and scalability.
Mentor junior engineers, participate in technical discussions, and contribute to the team's continuous improvement.
Write clear, maintainable, and testable code while following modern development practices.
Requirements
Expert-level proficiency in Java, Node.js, and PHP with a strong understanding of backend development best practices.
Proven experience designing and implementing microservices architectures and distributed systems.
Strong experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, CloudFront, and API Gateway).
Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment practices.
Familiarity with containerization tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience working with relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.
Proficiency in building scalable, maintainable, and secure RESTful APIs.
Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar.
Understanding of networking concepts, including CDNs, HTTP, and TCP/IP.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve performance issues.
Effective communication skills with the ability to mentor team members and contribute to technical discussions
Preferred Skills:
Experience with TypeScript for writing modern JavaScript applications.
Familiarity with Kafka, Redis, or other message brokers for event-driven architectures.
Exposure to financial services platforms or fintech environments is a plus.