Kredete is a personal finance company that's focused on helping everyone in Africa make financial progress. We believe that when it comes to money, everyone deserves a chance to succeed. That's why we offer a range of tools and personalized recommendations designed to help people make the most off their money - no matter where they're starting from. With Kredete, anyone can access the financial resources they need to get ahead.
We are looking for a talented and high impact Backend Engineer to drive our growth, he/she will be responsible for the you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend systems that power our applications.
What You Will Do:
- Design and implement RESTful APIs
- Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability
- Implement security and data protection measures
- Write clean, maintainable code and conduct thorough code reviews. Troubleshoot and debug issues
- Investigate defect reports from products, isolate their causes, inform development teams for fixing and retest to ensure adequate resolutions.
- Profound knowledge of MongoDB & mongoose ODM (SQL & PostgreSQL a plus)
- Ability to understand specifications and API requirements
- Understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Excellent communication, attention to detail and collaboration abilities
- Provide root cause analysis and solve all user issues on the backend
- Ability to make sound decisions quickly and efficiently.
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and best practices
Who You Are:
- Proficiency in NestJS & Typescript
- 5 Years Experience as a backend engineer in the Fintech space
- Profound knowledge of MongoDB & mongoose ODM (SQL & PostgreSQL a plus)
- Ability to understand specifications and API requirements
- Understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Work cross-functionally with Product, Design, Support etc.
- Familiarity with ticketing (Intercom, Freshdesk) systems and JIRA
- Technical exposure in any of these will be a plus to be successful in the role – API Development and testing, Working with Web Services, Programming languages like Java, JavaScript, API Integration.
- Excellent communications, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Humble, hardworking and ambitious.
What We Offer
- Rewarding Pay
- Team bonuses and office-based perks
- Premium HMO Plan
- Professional development and an opportunity to work with a team that is changing the financial future of Africa and immigrants globally.
Method of Application
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