Senior Backend Developer at Stratostaff

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Write well designed, testable, efficient code for new features for existing products or creating entirely new products
• Ensure designs and back-end change process and signoffs  are in compliance with specifications
• Prepare and produce releases of software components
• Continuously research, develop, implement and Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review
• Provide level 1 and level 2 support to customer service department on all backend applications deployed in test and production environments

• Ensure all system back-end processes and procedures are carried out, developed, designed and monitored effectively  based on customer requests or industry best practices
• Establish and maintain sound backup and recovery policies and procedures
• Attend to user queries, system problems and resolve or coordinate the resolution of the problem within agreed timelines (SLAs) and all escalations are done immediately
• Maintain the required system configuration and parameterization by ensuring that change control procedures are maintained.
• Ensure back-end compliance to change process and signoffs
• Provides advice to concerned parties, trainings, demonstrations and all troubleshooting of all back-end processes and needs for any problems before liaising with the Vendors if technical problem is over capability
•  Design and Implementation of data storage and retrieval solutions
• Work with Frontend and Mobile App developers to define RESTFul API specs that are compatible with all supported platforms.
• Develop, support and monitor application infrastructure(servers and databases) to ensure performance, capacity, and security issues as well as performance is optimal
• Develop technical aspects of the company’s strategy to ensure alignment with its business goals
• Discover and implement new technologies that yield competitive advantage
• Help departments use technology profitably
• Supervise system infrastructure to ensure functionality and efficiency
• Build quality assurance and data protection processes
• Monitor KPIs and IT budgets to assess technological performance
• Use stakeholders’ feedback to inform necessary improvements and adjustments to existing technology
• Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle

  KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Reliable and dependable on the role
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Excellent Timekeeper and good planner
• Problem solving & Analytical thinking
• Good communicator
• Self-driven and a team player who can work well with technical and non-technical people to deliver high value results
• Excellent programming skills
• Passion for developing applications
• Coding & Database management
• Attention to details

  MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Computer science,software engineering or any other relevant course
• Proven working experience of at least 6 years on software development & complex applications integration
• Proficient in Node.js, Typescript, NestJs, ExpressJS, KoaJs, SQL, python and firebase cloud functions languages and frameworks
• Proficiency in postgreSQL, noSQL eg Mongo, firebase databases
• Proficient in AWS and GCP cloud platforms
• Ability to work with Linux servers
• At least one ci/cd tool such as Circle CI, Jenkins, Travis CI
• Ability to work with code versioning tools, such as Git, Docker, Kubernetes
• Basic understanding of Development Operations
• AWS Developer Associate Certification
• AWS Serverless development
• Knowledgeable in the development of  restful APIs
• Proficiency in at least one of the following: JavaScript, ReactJS, Bootstrap, MaterialUI
• Understanding of peer programming
• Experience with at least one database design tools and design itself
• Experience with the design and implementation of APIs
• Understanding of code management tools such as Subversion, Git, and Helix Core
• Understanding of code deployment tools such as Capistrano, and ElectricFlow
• Desire to work in a start-up environment & ability to self-manage