Paystack’s mission is to help merchants in Africa accept payments from anyone, anywhere in the world. We build a safe, convenient, and modern payment experience for many thousands of merchants and their customers.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer, Backend
Location: Lagos
Job Summary
- Paystack engineers work on designing, developing and maintaining the systems that power businesses by enabling them to accept payments online.
- As a senior software engineer, you will be responsible for making sure our systems are scalable, reliable and performant.
Job Description
You will:
- Design, develop and maintain Paystack APIs, systems and services
- Improve engineering processes especially through testing, monitoring and alerting
- Debug production issues across all products
- Participate in code, design and production-readiness reviews
- Work with our partners to provide new payment services to the market
- Work with the business, sales and customer success teams to ensure that our users have the best possible experience on our platform.
What it takes to Succeed at this Role
You:
- Have strong design and problem solving skills
- Are comfortable with ambiguity and poorly defined complex problems
- Are innovative, push technical boundaries, and are excited to solve problems that have never been solved before
- Communicate in a clear and direct manner
- Can self manage, set an implementation schedule and manage communication with team members and stakeholders
- Can mentor other engineers and lead by example
- Take an evidence-based and data-driven approach to making decisions
Your Experience
- Have 3+ years work experience in a software design and development role
- Have experience working with payments systems in Africa
- Have working knowledge of Node.js and Github for content management
- Have working knowledge of relational and non-relational databases
- Have previously worked at fast-growing internet startups (preferred)
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Full medical coverage
- MacBook Pro
- Catered lunch
- Smart, kind colleagues who’re invested in your growth
Application Closing Date
30th September, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Application Instructions
- Please use the “Apply to Position” button at the top right of the page online to submit your application. Do not use the “Apply Using LinkedIn” option.
In your Application:
- Attach your CV/Resume (1 page)
- Attach a cover letter (1 page) with details about:
- Why you’re interested in being an engineer at Paystack
- How your skills and experience make you uniquely qualified to excel in this role
- Your favourite Paystack feature and why
- Links to GitHub profile or other online profile you’d like to share (optional).