Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

Britam is a leading diversified financial services group, listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The group has interests across the Eastern and Southern Africa region, with operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Mozambique and Malawi. The group offers a wide range of financial products and services in Insurance, Asset management, Ban...

Responsibilities or duties

Design, develop, and maintain APIs using spring boot and Go for internal and external applications.

Design and develop and enterprise grade application backend.

Optimize API performance by implementing caching, batching, and efficient query resolution.

Collaborate with frontend teams to ensure APIs meet business and user experience requirements.

Implement security best practices (authentication, authorization, rate-limiting, input validation).

Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following industry best practices.

Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and architecture planning.

Monitor, debug, and improve the performance and reliability of backend services.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Qualifications and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.

Proven experience as a backend developer with Spring boot and Go in production environments.

Proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, or similar backend languages.

Proficiency in Message queues (Azure Service Bus, Kafka) for async workflows

Strong knowledge of database technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar).

Experience with API security, authentication (OAuth, JWT), and authorization patterns.

Familiarity with server frameworks (Apollo Server, Express.js, NestJS, etc.).

Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, or cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).

Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams.

• Design, develop, and maintain APIs using spring boot and Go for internal and external applications.
• Design and develop and enterprise grade application backend.
• Optimize API performance by implementing caching, batching, and efficient query resolution.
• Collaborate with frontend teams to ensure APIs meet business and user experience requirements.
• Implement security best practices (authentication, authorization, rate-limiting, input validation).
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following industry best practices.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and architecture planning.
• Monitor, debug, and improve the performance and reliability of backend services.

• Spring boot
• Go
• Node.js
• TypeScript
• Message queues (Azure Service Bus, Kafka)
• Database technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB)
• API security, authentication (OAuth, JWT), and authorization patterns
• Server frameworks (Apollo Server, Express.js, NestJS)
• Git
• CI/CD pipelines
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Problem-solving
• Cross-functional team collaboration

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Proven experience as a backend developer with Spring boot and Go in production environments.
• Proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, or similar backend languages.
• Proficiency in Message queues (Azure Service Bus, Kafka) for async workflows
• Strong knowledge of database technologies (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar).
• Experience with API security, authentication (OAuth, JWT), and authorization patterns.
• Familiarity with server frameworks (Apollo Server, Express.js, NestJS, etc.).
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, or cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in cross-functional teams.