Full stack Software Engineer (Web) at Jaza Energy

Jaza EnergyLagos, Nigeria Software Development

Full Time

The last mile energy company. We build solar energy charging stations and rent batteries in off-grid communities

Position Overview

We’re looking for a strong backend-focused fullstack engineer to own internal tooling, APIs, and workflow automation across Ops, Finance, and Device Data. You’ll work primarily in a Laravel/PHP ecosystem, with exposure to Python and JavaScript, and be responsible for stabilising and extending our core backend systems: payment logic, integrations, data contracts, and automation workflows. This role is a mix of deep backend work (70–80%) and pragmatic fullstack tasks (20–30%) to keep internal tools fast, reliable, and easy to use. You’ll be joining a small, highly-autonomous backend team and will have an immediate impact on reducing bottlenecks, improving reliability, and unlocking new workflows for a product that takes Solar Energy to Africa’s most rural areas.”

Roles And Responsibilities

The Full stack Software Engineer responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Internal Tools Development

Build and maintain internal web tools used by Ops, Finance, Device teams, and other internal stakeholders.
Translate manual workflows into robust, auditable tools and dashboards.
Migrate some Python logic into the main Laravel system.

API Layer

Design, build and maintain RESTful APIs in Laravel/PHP.
Ensure secure, well-documented, and backwards-compatible APIs for internal and external consumers for scale migration System Integrations
Own integrations with payment providers, telcos, CRMs, analytics, and other third-party systems.
Monitor and fix integration failures and edge cases, especially those tied to money and critical ops workflows.

Workflow Automation Engine

Implement and maintain automation logic for recurring operational workflows(collections, device events, notifications, settlement flows, etc.).
Replace brittle manual processes with reliable automated pipelines.

Data Contracts & Reliability

Define and maintain data contracts between services and teams.
Ensure data correctness for financial and operational reporting, including well-tested and observable code.

Qualifications
Required

3+ - 5+ years of experience in full-stack web development
Fluent in English, both written and spoken, with excellent communication skills for working across international teams
Strong proficiency in PHP and the Laravel framework, including Eloquent ORM, middleware, and service containers
Solid understanding of REST APIs
Relational databases (PostgreSQL)
Experience with Laravel's queue system, job processing, and message queuing systems such as RabbitMQ
Working knowledge of Redis for caching, session management, and queue handling
Experience building and maintaining internal tools and automation workflows, including scripting repetitive tasks and scheduled jobs
Hands-on experience with Livewire for building dynamic interfaces
Proficiency in Alpine.js and comfort with JavaScript for internal UIs
Strong CSS skills with Tailwind CSS
Able to read and modify Python scripts
Intermediate DevOps familiarity, including Docker, environments, logs, and basic CI/CD
Familiarity with DigitalOcean infrastructure, including Droplets, managed databases, and Spaces
Experience with version control using Git and GitLab

Preferred
Experience with:

Payment providers, mobile money, or other FinTech-style integrations
Telco, IoT, or device data integrations
Event-driven architectures (queues, pub/sub) and workflow engines are used for designing systems where components communicate through events.
Particle console

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